LemLem Debuts At J Crew

 
 Model Liya Kebede's kid's line LemLem debuted at J. Crew last night in New York.  

The lovely mom of two started the collection in an effort to provide employment to traditional weavers from her native Ethiopia.

“They don’t have a market anymore. I wanted to give them a way to showcase their art and get money from it,” the 31-year-old told WWD recently. 

The name LemLem means "flourish" or "bloom" in Amharic.  And bloom the collection is, in cotton shirts, onesies and dresses — six pieces are exclusive to J. Crew in a first time collaboration.

"Liya is incredibly invested in having this project work and having it be viable,” says J. Crew’s creative director Jenna Lyons of the new collection.

source:  WWD, wireimage