http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/national/party-pest-corey-heads-for-the-catwalk/2008/02/02/1201973717356.html
February 2, 2008
Notorious party pest turned unlikely style icon Corey Worthington is
expected to make his catwalk debut at the Melbourne Fashion Festival.
The Narre Warren teenager, who has sparked a nationwide trend for bug-
eyed yellow sunglasses since throwing the most talked-about party this
year, looks set to team up with a national clothing chain to create a
line of T-shirts.
His manager, celebrity agent Max Markson, said he was an obvious
fashion icon. "He's got it. I mean, the girls go crazy for him and the
adults hate him, which is an immediate step in the right direction
when it comes to fashion," said Mr Markson. "We've already had an
invitation from a local designer for him to be in a parade at the
L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival in March.
I can't say who it is but you're pretty likely to see him on the
catwalk there. And I'm about to go into a meeting now with a company
that wants to do Corey T-shirts," he said. "He's really on the money
when it comes to fashion."
While there are many who will disagree, there is no question the
demand for retro-style yellow sunnies has skyrocketed since
Worthington refused to remove his famous specs during a national TV
interview, then fled a live radio interview when Fox FM presenter Matt
Tilley tried to remove them.
Sales assistants at several Dotti and Dangerfield stores around the
city this week said there had been an increase in demand for the
"Corey glasses" in recent weeks.
"These bright coloured and retro style sunglasses have been really
popular at Dotti over the summer," said Mimi Scantamburlo, a product
manager for accessories at Dotti. "And while we don't endorse
behaviour like Corey's, we can see how his yellow sunnies can spark
excitement in the younger demographic."
Several pairs of lookalike "Corey sunglasses" have recently turned up
for sale on eBay. Meanwhile the originals are up for grabs on Zoo
Weekly's website. The reader who sends in the "most insane party pics"
will win the infamous specs which Worthington bought for "$10 or $20
from a local store", Mr Markson said.
Such has been the demand for the sunnies, Mr Markson says he is also
looking at merchandising an official range of "Corey sunglasses".
"I intend to start looking into that next week. We're keen to do
something with that," he said.
"In fact we are going to be seeing a lot more of Corey and Corey
products over the next year. There'll be Corey clothing, I also want
to get him into a recording studio in the next couple of weeks and put
a record out, we'll be downloading Corey stuff on to mobile phones and
doing Corey wallpaper," he said.
It sounds like it could be a long year.
Source: The Sun-Herald
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