Teri Hatcher is following in Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's footsteps. Desperate Housewives, meanwhile, is following in Rosie O'Donnell's.
The small-screen leading lady has signed on to appear in the fall ad campaign for the fashion house of Badgley Mischka, taking over the gig from the diminutive, fashion-forward twins, who fronted the luxury brand last season.
The print campaign will feature the 42-year-old in everything from swimwear and sportswear to the Badgley Mischka Couture collection. The collaboration between actress and designers Mark Badgley and James Mischka has been a long one. The fashion house was the first to step up and outfit Hatcher back when she was just starting out on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
"Working with Mark and James has been a wonderful experience, there is such a great synergy between us," Hatcher said. "They were the first designers to dress me for my first-ever red carpet event.
"They empower women through amazing clothes. I like the idea of women finding great pieces of clothing and accessories to make themselves feel good. The shoot was relaxed and fun, it felt great to be styled by the actual designers."
The admiration was mutual, with the designers praising Hatcher not just for her abilities as a living hanger for their wares but as "an amazing actress," "established author" and "dedicated mother."
The professional partnership was rekindled last spring when Hatcher, accompanied by her nine-year-old daughter Emerson Rose, ran into the designers at the American Idol finale.
"Teri represents the Badgley Mischka woman," the twosome said in a statement. "We are excited to bring glamour and Old Hollywood style to women across the world with our new collections and are ecstatic to be partnering with such a beautiful and amazing talent on the campaign."
In addition to serving as the face of the brand over the next few months, Hatcher will also collaborate on numerous "initiatives" with the designers, though the exact nature of the effort has not been divulged.
The ads, which in addition to the Olsen twins have also featured Sharon Stone as their muse, have already begun appearing in the all-important September issues of major fashion magazines.
In the meantime, Hatcher herself has long been back on the set of Desperate Housewives, with production having kicked off last month for the upcoming fourth season of the sudsy show. The season is already shaping up to be more diverse than years past, introducing the first-ever gay couple to Wisteria Lane.
Judging Amy's Kevin Rahm and One Life to Live's Tuc Watkins have nabbed recurring roles on the series. They will play the show's first gay couple, but details are scarce about their exact story line. Though if tradition is any indication, it's likely the seemingly happy couple will have something to hide from their nosy neighbors.
At the TCA conference last month, Housewives executive producer Marc Cherry indicated that one of the men will have a particularly fractious relationship with Hatcher's Susan, whose desire to be politically correct and prove her open-mindedness toward the new couple backfires.
The boys are set to be the second new couple to warrant a welcome wagon this season. Last month, it was also announced that TV vet Dana Delany would also be joining the cast as a woman with a daughter and a much younger husband, played by Serenity and Firefly leading man Nathan Fillion.
The fourth season of Desperate Housewives kicks off Sept. 30.
Source: eonline.com
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