Interview with Trashy's Randy

Through this blog I recently came to contact Randy from of my personal favourite lingerie website Trashy. After much praise and plenty of blowing smoke up his ass, I thought it'd would be interesting to get a little more insight on how everything works there. So I sent him a little questionnaire and this is what followed:


-If you could give us a quick overview of the history of Trashy?

...Where would all of Hollywood's most beautiful women be without the help of Trashy Lingerie? Its owners, Mitchell and Tracy Shrier opened the doors to the tantalizing Tinseltown store almost 25 years ago! With only one store located on La Cienega Blvd in Los Angeles, Trashy Lingerie has worldwide name recognition for providing their rich and famous clientele with only the highest quality of lingerie and clothing. "Our Fantasy is Fulfilling Yours" is their slogan, and let me assure you that is EXACTLY what they do.


On any given day you may run into Madonna, picking up another one of her famous Bullet Corsets which Trashy specially designed for her. Or perhaps you might see Pamela Anderson Lee coming in for a fitting for another one of those super low V leather corsets like the one she wore in Barb Wire. Many of Hollywood's stars have come to learn that the "Sky's the Limit", when it comes to Trashy! You may start by looking at one of the over 8000 designs to choose from, all of which are designed by Mitch and his extraordinary design staff. Everything in the store is produced right on the premises. There are 30 seamstresses, handsewers and pattern makers, which makes it easy for them to custom fit all the very different bodies to their original designs. Dolly Parton takes advantage of this free custom tailoring to accommodate the part of her body which is well endowed!

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-How much time goes into the design of a new collection?

It depends on what we're working on.Lingerie we find either a fabric or a trim that we'll design the collection around. It usually takes a few week for us to come up with the 20 to 50 garments that will make up a line. This includes patterns to first samples.


-I don't know how deep you are involved into the design process but where does the inspiration for things such as the Masochist or Marie Antoinnette collections come from?

We give our designers a great deal of freedom to do what they feel. We do not put restriction on them. Most of the industry designs for the retailer,meaning they need to be below a certain price point. Where we are the absolute opposite. We make garment how it should be made and if it come out at XXX price it that price. This is one of the main reasons why Trashy is Trashy!


-Not every piece at Trashy is an original creation, how do you go about selecting what you distribute from other makers?

Most other manufactures I carry are friends of mine so I just carry their whole line. It's a way for me to help them get rid of inventory and get great prices for my customers. Since most of them are a short drive from me a mile or two we can sell much cheaper than anyone because we're not having to pay shipping which is passed on too the customer at a lower price point.


-How did the concept of the Trashy Girls start?
[If you're unaware of what trashy girls are, check here]

It was a fluke to tell the truth. About 8 years ago the Hard Rock in Vegas call asking if we could open a temporary store in their casino for a high rollers weekend party event. So we loaded up 5 ton truck and went out and have a good experience. We did it a few more times but it was a lot of work to day the least. So my wife said to the management what they really wanted was the vibe and brand plus the girls we brought to run the store and walk around to model. So scratch the store and pay us to bring the girls. So the rest is history.

-My readers would like to know if you get celebrities coming into the store and what kind of gear they would leave with?

Well most of the time it's for on screen so they have no say so or what they feel comfortable in just depending on the costumer. Now when they come in for their selfs it different,depends on the person. Some are big fans of our panties, others bras or polar fleece. There is no real general rule of what they buy. You need to keep in mind we can make anything, so the only restriction is their imagination .




If you have any follow up questions you'd like Randy to answer, email them to me and maybe he'll have time for them. In the meantime I just received my latest order from Trashy and have, once more, nothing but praise. I can't say what it is quite yet since it's a surprise for the missus but I'll post about it later on.

So do yourself a huge favor and hop on to Trashy and in the box at checkout where it asks where you heard of Trashy? Put in this blog.

Thanks for reading and thank you Randy for your time.