about East Melrah Design



		EAST MELRAH DESIGN produces a line of hand silk-screened women's T-shirts called BGIRLSTYLE. "B-Girl" is a term from the beginnings of "hip hop" and means "Break Girl" or a girl who is into hip hop. Other creative influences of the BGIRLSTYLE line are urban skateboarding cultures, with roots in Afro Latin and African American cultures. With its casual, hip designs and versatile styles, BGIRLSTYLE sportswear appeals to a wide variety of women ages 17-30 in urban, suburban, and rural areas of the United States. From New York City to Venice Beach, Seattle to Miami, young ladies sport the latest B-GIRL styles.
		FRANK RODRIGUEZ founded East Melrah Design in 1994, printing T-shirts with political, cultural, and social messages on a homemade printer in his mother's kitchen in Spanish Harlem. Frank brings his educational background in illustration, graphic design, and business development to EAST MELRAH DESIGN. Upon graduating from the High School of Art and Design with an Arts regents diploma, Frank attended the Fashion Institute of Technology where he studied computer graphics, illustration, and business. Before starting BGIRLSTYLE, he created logos for small businesses as a freelancer.
		THE LINE BGIRLSTYLE has different computer rendered and hand-drawn illustrations onto a variety of clothing such as: baby T's, sweatshirts, tank tops, regular T-shirts, etc. We also embroider our "BGIRLSTYLE" logo onto specific items. The line changes seasonally. BGIRLSTYLE is carried by small boutiques and large retailers alike across the United States. Accounts include: Bobbitos Footwork, NYC, Phil. Urban Outfitters Gearing Up Sports Wear, Michigan Hi Life Lounge, NYC BGIRLSTYLE currently advertises in Stress Magazine and The Source. For more information please call Frank Rodriguez, (212) 289-3685 or email him directly at frank@bgirlstyle.com