Catherine Malandrino now available online

Designer Catherine Malandrino's designs will now be available online as the company adds ecommerce to its roster. The online store offers 41 of her designs, with prices ranging from $145 for a Statue of Liberty print T-shirt to $795 for a long, flared trench coat. The T-shirts are exclusive to the web. The looks are each featured on mannequins for easy viewing and shoppers are further assisted by an online size chart.In the future there will be a page containing Malandrino's personal favourite designs, her inspirations and her take on each season.Although the service is currently only available to shoppers in the US and Puerto Rico, there are plans to roll it out globally next year.

"E-commerce is the most modern way to shop wherever you are," Malandrino told WWD. "It provides a perspective that everything is reachable." The designer has stores in various New York locations, Los Angeles and Paris and is planning to open a store in Manhasset in July. Botechnology created and will manage the site. Its other clients include Lacoste and Vilebrequin.