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C.J.: Sunglasses creators can make it anywhere but Minnesota

Article by: C.J. , Star Tribune
Updated: July 21, 2014 - 8:08 PM

Sunglasses entrepreneurs Coco & Breezy hang with Beyoncé, Prince and Tommy Hilfiger but can’t get their products in any Minnesota boutiques. Really?

Mixing business with family, the Minnesota-born twins popped into town last week to surprise their mother, Diana Aponte. Saturday they had a photo shoot in a Minneapolis space for some of their latest creations. Things are going well for the Apple Valley transplants, who moved to NYC in 2009 at 19 years of age with less than $1,000 between them and no place to stay.

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They told me Prince invited them to the Essence Music Festival this month.

“We danced on stage with Prince in front of about 35,000 people. It was crazy,” said Coco. “We used to dance; it used to be our passion. Prince is so inspiring. When we first met him in New Orleans, after we showed him our dances, he’s like, ‘You guys are going to make us famous.’?”

“And we’re like, ‘No, Prince,’?” they said to me in unison. “I think it’s the other way around,” Coco said to Prince.

The Twins, whom Vogue Italy has described as “fashion icons,” appeared in Beyoncé’s “Party” video in 2011.

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[Edited 7/22/14 2:48am]

Interesting. Thanks!