Ivy Supersonic
| Ivy Supersonic | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 14, 1967 New York |
| Occupation |
Fashion Designer Entertainer Animated Character Creator |
Ivy Supersonic (born "Ivy Silberstein" on June 12, 1967) is a New York fashion designer, self-promoter, event planner, and animated character designer.[1] She is the daughter of Jerome Silberstein, co-founder of Silberstein, Awad & Miklos.[2]
Fashion and promotion
Supersonic is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology. She launched the denim brand I.B.I.V. during her university student years. Within three months of their launch, the jeans were featured on the cover of Women's Wear Daily, have also been featured on MTV, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Good Morning America. She has designed hats for Pamela Anderson,[3] Carmen Electra, Snoop Dogg,[4] and George Clinton, among others.[1][5][6] Reality TV star Omarosa wore a hat designed by Ivy on the season finale of The Apprentice.
Supersonic has held parties for Mira! Magazine and adult actress Gina Lynn.[7]
She had a cartoon character of herself tattooed on her by Kat Von D for the TV show Miami Ink. She originated the Ivy Supersonic cartoon at Universal Music Group, but bought it back in 2002, when Universal had a high staff turn over.[8] Ivy had 17 tattoos done in 30 days to protest the Sqrat case.
Controversies
Sqrat
In one of her many "public feuds" Ivy claims that the idea for the character Scrat from the movie Ice Age was stolen from her after she pitched her character Sqrat, a cross between a squirrel and a rat that she claims to have seen on Case Green at Skidmore College, to 20th Century Fox movie executives. Ivy claims she created the character in 1999. A CNN report by Jeanie Moos of Ivy claims was aired in 2000, 2 years before Ice Age went into development.[9]
Ivy claims she was offered a $300,000 settlement by Fox but turned it down, and subsequently lost the case at both the trial and appellate level.[10] Ivy has continued her "Make Rupert Murdoch Pay" campaign in hopes of still receiving damages for her perceived infringement.
Plumm Nightclub
On October 27, 2007, Ivy started another public feud with New York nightclub, Plumm, over $1000. Ivy claims she is owed for a party she claims she hosted at the nightclub. Supersonic admitted to defacing the club after Plumm refused to pay her the money she claimed to be owed. Supersonic faced felony vandalism charges, but through a plea did minimal jail time and community service.[11][12]
The Tyra Banks Show
Supersonic was thrown off The Tyra Banks Show on October 26, 2007, after producers did not like her tattoos showing through her dress. Ivy was given a shirt to cover the tattoos up but instead ripped the shirt and threw it on the floor and was subsequently asked to leave.[13][14][15]
References
- 1 2 "No: 1643 Ivy Supersonic". The Guardian (London). May 26, 2000.
- ↑ Infamous Medical Malpractice Attorney Jerome D. Silberstein Brutally Mutilated By Malpractice
- ↑ "Tommy Lee's Latest Love". New York Post. July 23, 2002.
- ↑ "Note Worthy". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. September 14, 2001.
- ↑ Rush, George (June 20, 2000). "Liam Finds Oasis in Ivy League". Daily News (New York).
- ↑ IVY Supersonic - HATS Collection & Gallery
- ↑ "Simmons In All-Night Prowl". The New York Post. July 14, 2001.
- ↑ PR: Miami Ink TV Commercial with Ivy Supersonic
- ↑ Videos on IvySupersonic.com
- ↑ 242 Fed. Appx. 720 (2d Cir. 2007)
- ↑ Foxley, David (November 12, 2007). "Ivy Supersonic Update". New York Observer. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- ↑ "Ivy Supersonic: 'I Don't Want to Go to Jail I'm 95 lbs'". November 14, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
- ↑ Johnson, Richard (October 28, 2007). "Tattoos Get Tyra Bounced". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
- ↑ "Supermodel thrown off Banks' show". Indo-Asian News Service. October 29, 2007.
- ↑ "Tabloid Tidbits". msnbc.com. October 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-01.