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\n\tImagine this mash-up of modern pop culture: Heather Graham\u2019s Boogie Nights<\/em> disco queen Rollergirl, 70\u2019s early athleisure wear, hip hop royalty, rock \u2018n\u2019 roll, punk, dance and snappy dressed pro skaters decked out for an after-hours club. They all came together for a kinetic night of fashion at Dover Street Market downtown on Thursday, Sept. 4, for the release of Flipper\u2019s, a new line of skating and clubbing clothes by Liberty Ross<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tSurrounded by Dover Street\u2019s wares \u2014 exalted avantgarde luxury clothes by Comme des Gar\u00e7ons, Margiela, Phoebe Philo and more, with exalted prices to match \u2014 were roller girls and boys decked out in Flipper\u2019s shorts, slip-sliding through designer racks with their serving trays of canned Gin & Juice like something out of a 60\u2019s outdoor movie with a hip-hop twist. \u00a0Not your usual clothing launch; you rarely see a reasonably priced sporting line (with most items ranging from $200 to $500) in this kind of store.<\/p>\n \n\tThen again, not everyone\u2019s Liberty Ross. The famed British model was discovered at age 13 by Mario Testino, and has appeared in many issues of Vogue<\/em>, walked many runways and been the face of Givenchy. Not to mention her grandfather\u00a0was Lord Killearn, and her father, Ian \u201cFlipper\u201d Ross, founded pirate radio with his creation of Radio Caroline, changing the tune of British radio \u2014 British music itself \u2014 forever.<\/p>\n \n\tThese days, the U.K. transplant and her husband, mega-mogul producer Jimmy Iovine<\/a> (co-creator with Dr. Dre<\/a> of billionaire dollar headphones brand Beats), are active art collectors and philanthropists. But Ross\u2019s true passion? Roller skating. \u201cAsk any of the serious skaters here,\u201d she said at the release soiree of the line that she has planned for years, with input from business partner Usher. \u201cWhy <\/em>do you love skating?\u2019 \u2014 they\u2019ll say one word: freedom<\/em>.\u201d A purposeful choice of words from a woman named Liberty?<\/p>\n \n\tShe and Iovine built a full rollerskating rink in their home, a sort of private club where they welcome mostly VIP friends and skater pals. \u201cIt\u2019s really about community,\u201d explains Ross. \u201cThough people come over, see it and say, \u2018I thought I\u2019d seen everything in L.A.: in-house theaters, basketball or tennis courts \u2014 but never a roller rink!\u2019 My favorite date with my husband is skating. We have so much fun. We feel like five-years-olds. Skating is like the fountain of youth.\u201d<\/p>\n