Catching Up With Anders Lee

New York Islanders forward. Notre Dame grad. Fashion mogul.

With his new clothing line – Anders Lee Line by 500 Level – Anders Lee has crossed into the fashion world, offering clothes for men, women and children (available at andersleegear.com). It’s one of the highlights of the summer for the 26-year-old, who’s back home in Edina, MN, training hard after recovering from a season-ending injury, skating with some Islanders teammates and plotting a takedown of Derek Zoolander.

NYI: So you have your own clothing line now, how did this come together?

AL: I was approached by the 500 level company and they had some pretty cool ideas. I took them up on it and I thought what they came up with was pretty cool. I figured it was a way for me and the fans to connect a little bit and to have that opportunity to have something like a clothing line, it’s something I thought I’d never have. I thought it would be a fun idea to give some fans an alternative to wear around and show their support of the Islanders.

NYI: So what’s your capacity in the company? Are you designing shirts?

AL: Right now I’m working with a designer, we’re looking to come up with a logo that we’ll implement in the shirts and the line. It’s mostly just approving some stuff that they’ve come up with. (there are a lot of “for nows” in this portion so I’m trying to change it up a bit)

At least for now it’s pretty …

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