There seems to be a bunch of stuff going on with Taryn right now - so I’m going to post the latest right now.

Taryn and Tara Jane were recently interviewed on Karma Sol Radio about Born Uniqorn… Check it out at Karma Sol Radio under the “Fashion 411 with Barbra Horowitz” category!

Boomkat has a bunch of new concerts confirmed - all in the Los Angeles area!

October 5 - NoHo Scene
October 18 - Hotel Cafe
October 21 - Viper Room
December 11 - The Mint

I’m going to be resuming with site updates soon - I got behind on some stuff. lol

In the fall of 2005, indie actress Taryn Manning (“8 Mile,” “Crazy/Beautiful,” “Hustle and Flow”) and her BFF, Tara Jane, launched Born Uniqorn, a clothing line best described as a mix of Juicy Couture and Gwen Stefani’s L.A.M.B. The girls took some time out of their busy schedule—they’re preparing for an Elle magazine-sponsored show at fall’s New York Fashion Week—to chat with us about the origin of their real-deal, publicist-free friendship and the proper wardrobe for those oh-so-crucial first three dates.

You two have been besties for quite some time now. How exactly did you meet?
Tara Jane: Well, it was pretty much love at first sight—
Taryn Manning: Friendship-wise!
TJ: Right! We’re just friends! [Laughter] Basically, from the second we met, we got along. We have the exact same personality, the exact same sense of humor. Ugh, Taryn tells this story so much better than I do.
TM: We were both in seventh grade hanging out with our own individual cliques when they sort of merged one day. She had very wacky style, which drew my attention to her immediately, so we started talking and I asked her if she wanted to hang out with me the next day.
TJ: She asked if I had a best friend, and I said that I didn’t. She said that she didn’t either and asked, “So, uh, do you want to be best friends?” I said yes, and we’ve been best friends ever since.

You made a verbal contract?
TJ: We had our lawyers solidify it later that day.

What were your styles like then, and what are they like now?
TJ: Name any wacky trend and we were probably into it! We wore black lipstick, dyed our hair different colors and paired tights with baby doll dresses before it was ubiquitous.

What inspired you then?
TM: We’d go through Elle magazine or Vogue and see that hippie style was coming back, so we’d go to the thrift stores that weekend and find bell-bottom jeans and vintage platforms. The next thing you know, we’d show up to school on Monday with a completely different style than the week before.
TJ: We’ve always kind of walked to the beat of our own drum.
TM: Tara and I were both raised by single moms, so we never had a lot of money. Shopping at thrift stores was not uncommon for us, so we’d always end up finding really unique gems. I had a friend in elementary school whose mom wouldn’t let her hang out with me because of my pink converse. I used to have to hide my shoes outside before I walked in.

You were a fashion pariah!
TJ: We’ve always been big fans of Converse.
TM: We dressed like boys for a hot minute.
TJ: Total tomboys.

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Within less than 10 years, waifish beauty Taryn Manning has had memorable roles in over 30 films including 8 Mile, Cold Mountain, and Brittney Spears starrer Crossroads. She is also an accomplished musician and dancer, forming the band Boomkat with older brother Kellin in 2003. Their debut album Boomkatalog.One’s first single The Wreckoning hit 1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts, and is on the soundtrack for hit film The Italian Job.

Not contented to stop at triple threat, Taryn is the co-creator of popular clothing line Born Uniqorn whose designs have draped popular celebs such as Lindsay Lohan and Tori Spelling.

In 2006, Taryn was nominated for Screen Actors Guild and Washington DC Area Film Critics Association awards for her breakthrough performance in Oscar-winning film Hustle & Flow.

Noisetap caught up with her on the set of the music video (see it here) for Runaway, the haunting first single off upcoming album A Million Trillion Stars. Even in the midst of the madness on set, Taryn was calm and charming, open and honest about topics ranging from her creative process, to the madness of Hollywood, to her tight, toned abs.

NoiseTap: So, Runaway is really a beautiful song.

Taryn Manning: Awesome, thank you!

NT: What was your creative process? How did it all come together?

TM: Well, I was at kind of a low point, and down on the music business, and I started listening to some of my brother Kellin’s old beats and this one really hit me. So I sat down and started writing and this song just kind of flowed out.

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Taryn was interviewed at the Sundance Film Festival by YoungHollywood.Com. You can stream the video below:

Hi all! April here! My first post since the update! I don’t get a chance much to update but I will when I can - esp, with scans, I have a large international Taryn clipping collection that I will eventually get up! I have scanned in Taryn’s recent OK! shoot and interview, beautiful photos. She looks so natural and fresh. She talks about the axing of Drive, growing up, fashion and her new house. I’ve also started a new section in the photo gallery for scans of clippings and one’s that don’t need a full album [example scans from of Taryn at events and films/tv from like US Weekly, NW, People, Instyle, In Touch, Cosmo etc] - hope you enjoy them all and Jen and I will keep adding to it as out time permits!