Monkey Rose launched its first fashion show in Tampa Bay, Florida to benefit a local cosmetology scholarship fund. The event showcased the brand's debut collection called "Rock Star Elegance" which incorporates luxury, art, and quality details into each article of clothing. Monkey Rose is a new high-end clothing company founded by brothers Hassan and Hussain Shamseddine to create a hip, youthful, and progressive brand.

2. Monkey Rose launched its first fashion show at the Czar on February 16th. The event entitled The
Heart Show incorporated art, music and fashion. All proceeds went to the James Anthony Ray Sadler
Scholarship Fund, a scholarship benefiting a local aspiring cosmetologist. These candid pictures were
taken backstage through the designer’s lens. Monkey Rose is a NEW high-end clothing company
branded in Tampa Bay Florida. Two brothers, Hassan and Hussain Shamseddine, set out to create a
brand that is hip, youthful and progressive. In their debut collection “Rock Star Elegance” - luxury, art,
detail, and quality are incorporated in each article of clothing. Garments are run through a preshrunk
vintage washing system. Original graphic designs are applied using light weight printing techniques.
They have also mastered the fit and only provide the best quality.
Check out www.monkeyrose.com and join the MR Society at myspace.com/monkeyroseclothing.
Monkey Rose is mindful of a society in need of finely tailored threads. It’s for this that Monkey
Rose takes pride in the product line and the level of quality it provides.
The line: Rock Star Elegance
-100 % Combed Cotton Distressed Euro-fit tees with original graphic designs.
-Tailored Polo’s with light weight printing techniques.
-Cotton Lycra blend pencil skirt with surged stitching contours the body creating the perfect fit.
-Not your baggy Hoody, ours fit like a glove and still maintains Monkey Rose’s comfort requirements.
-100% Combed Cotton Boat-neck T (L/S & S/S) so comfortable it is worthy of sleeping in.
-And the list goes on…
DESIGNERS
HUSSAIN SHAMSEDDINE, HASSAN
SHAMSEDDINE
STYLISTS
BRANDON WAGNER, KATHY MORANDO,
KELLY ALEXANDER, JAMIE ROURKE, STACI
INGRAHAM, WINSTON MASSEY, ANGEL
MARTIN, MYKE VELA, JESSICA EIRING,
GWEN NETTLES, JEREMY BRYANT DAVID-
SON, AMANDA STINE, CRISTLE CHUMMEY,
CHERYL CALDERONE, JOAN ATKINS,
CYNTHIA GILBERT
MONKEY
ROSE
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3. We the people of monkey rose rise to the call
for stylish clothes. Focused with a desire like
no other we evolve and discover; A sense of
style brought forth with individuality in mind,
creating a new reality and leaving the past
behind. Come join the evolution and know
that all will change, for this is how the monkey
rose and the monkey will never be the same.

4. FEMALE MODELS
MARIAM ZAKI, WENDI HUGHES, KATIE
ELDERKIN, EVA L., VANESSA G., FRANC-
ESCA GARRIDO SOWSAN KARIM, RANDA
SHAMSEDDINE, SAMIHA ELVIRA
MALE MODELS
CHRIS JACKSON, JOSEPH GRILL, THOMAS
GLASS, PAUL TRUSIK, RYAN OSENREDER,
MATTHEW MEEKS, BEKI HOXHA, CHRIS
HATCH, ELLE BRITTINGHAM

6. FEMALE MODELS
MARIAM ZAKI, WENDI HUGHES, KATIE
ELDERKIN, EVA L., VANESSA G., FRANC-
ESCA GARRIDO SOWSAN KARIM, RANDA
SHAMSEDDINE, SAMIHA ELVIRA
MALE MODELS
CHRIS JACKSON, JOSEPH GRILL, THOMAS
GLASS, PAUL TRUSIK, RYAN OSENREDER,
MATTHEW MEEKS, BEKI HOXHA, CHRIS
HATCH, ELLE BRITTINGHAM