Former “Lost” star, and unapologetic drinker & driver Michelle Rodriguez is jumping on the bandwagon and starting her own clothing line. I didn’t know you could make a whole line from denim jackets, tank tops, and combat boots, but apparently I’m wrong. Rodriguez says she will travel to at least twelve countries including Brazil and China to study cultures, history, and lifestyles, and will then start her own company to make the clothes she designs.

The company that I want to start should be ethnic,’ Rodriguez said in Spanish. ‘I think there is a (growing) awareness and people are opening their eyes about the world and the environment.’

Rodriguez said she hopes her travels will also help her come to know the potential market for her clothing line, to be named Ishkadada.”

[From Newsday]

Rodriguez said she also plans to continue her acting career. She stars in the upcoming movie “Battle in Seattle” with Charlize Theron, Woody Harrelson, and Ray Liotta about the WTO riots in Seattle in 1999. This isn’t Michelle’s first foray into fashion design. During fashion week in New York this past year, the actress sported her customized court-imposed alcohol-detecting ankle bracelet (worn after her convicted for her second DUI). “Asserting ‘this level of control just isn’t necessary,’ Rodriguez decided to fight back—with an ironic fashion statement. ’I felt it was necessary to express my truth. Hence the Orwell 1984 reference in white out on the ‘Vigil Net Government Dog Tag.’ What show better than Marc Jacobs,’ she said.

I’d be all behind this if there’s any truth to it. If she’s actually traveling around, doing research and coming up with designs, that’d be awesome. If someone else is sitting there doing all the work and she’s just putting her name on it (as seems to be the case with most other celebrity “designers”) then I think we already have enough of those, thank you. Either way, I blame J-Lo for this trend. Actually I blame J-Lo for a lot of things, because she’s the one who really took to the notion that celebrities should do a little bit of everything. How about you all just do one thing well, instead of ten things mediocre? Be a really great actor, singer, dancer, or designer. There’s nothing admirable about doing them all poorly.

If you were wondering, here’s a listof all the celebrities that have clothing lines (some are in development).

Jessica Alba, Scartlett Johanssen, Paula Abdul, Kylie Minogue, JLo, Pamela Anderson, Queen Latifah, Elizabeth Hurley, Amanda Bynes, Damon Dash, Milla Jovovich, Nelly, Jessica Simpson, Snoop Dogg, Reba McIntyre, Christy Turlington, Elle Macpherson, Jaclyn Smith, Hilary Duff, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Kelly Osbourne, Mandy Moore, Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Sarah Jessica Parker, P. Diddy, Madonna, Eminem, Kate Moss, Jay Z and Lance Armstrong, 50 Cent, Will.i.am, Justin Timberlake, Victoria Beckham, Gwen Stefani, Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Boy George, Shaquille O’Neil, Lenny Kravitz, Bono, Ryan Seacrest, and Nicky Hilton. And I’m sure I missed a few. I’m embarrassed to admit that I own a J Lo satiny blazer that fits oddly. I never wear it because my sister mocked me mercilessly when I bought it. I wonder how many people actually buy much from these lines? And the question still remains over how involved celebrities are in the design process, or if they’re just a name. If nothing else, Michelle Rodriguez will be in good company.

Header image of Michelle Rodriguez in a see through shirt via Celebworm.