Samantha Pleet debuted her namesake collection for the Fall 2006 season, intertwining elements if the dark, mysterious and fantastical —dandies and rogues of centuries past and lands afar—with a sense of modernity that is distinctly Brooklyn. Her signature rompers, jackets and chic day dresses are now best sellers at boutiques across the US and abroad, and she has developed a specialty in dressing indie bands such as Au Revoir Simone, Apache Beat, Grizzly Bear, Yeasayer, and Holy Hail. For Fall 2008, she introduced Patrick Pleet, a menswear line co-designed with her husband, architect Patrick McGovern. Since October 2008, she has designed an exclusive collection called Rapscallion, which led to curating an Urban Outfitters pop-up store in Los Angeles in November 2008. She received a 2008 Ecco Domani sustainability design award for her work on the premiere collection of Bodkin. The 27-year-old Philadelphia native also paints, acts, makes films, and plans to start a band if she ever has the time.