Justine Bateman Designs

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If you grew up around the same time I did, then you probably remember Justine Bateman as the air-headed Mallory on Family Ties. Wow, I haven’t thought of that show in a while. Before the Huxtables came along, it’s sort of what every family wanted to be, wasn’t it?

If you’re growing up right now, you might know her as Gabby’s drug-dealing boarder on Desperate Housewives. Oh, and you’re probably too young to be watching Desperate Housewives.

Justine Bateman actually went on to live out her most famous character’s fantasy. Mallory wanted to be a fashion designer, and Justine actually is. Her creations tend to center around her hobby and obsession of knitting. She started out by knitting stuff for friends, but as her ideas began to take on a life of their own, and in 2000 she started to get downright serious about it. Her little hobby turned into Justine Bateman Designs.

She creates some of the typical knitwear you would expect, like hats and such:

But some of her creations are a bit out there, like these boy briefs:

Bateman has even designed for some big names like Courtney Love, who got a sweater similar to this one:

Other famous clients include Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.