Matt Schwartz got up close and personal with Kristi Kaylor long before the two joined forces to create novelty Tshirt collection 2 Love.

The T-shirt maker is engaged to Kaylor, who previously designed junior swimwear for Sunset Beach, a division of Los Angeles–based Authentic Fitness Corp. Before the two teamed up, the line was missing something, said Schwartz, who noted that Kaylor adds a fun yet serious quality to the line.

The collection offers two groups: screen prints and novelty embellishments. The screen-print group comes in 14 styles, including marrow-edged T-shirts, three-quarter-sleeve T-shirts and tank tops featuring retro screen-printed logos. Graphics include phrases such as “Cocktail Lounge” and “No Cover or Minimum Charge.”

The novelty-embellishment group includes satin and cotton tank tops with butterfly and flower appliqueacute;s and velvet contrast stitching on the arms and necklines. A black tank top sporting satin flutter sleeves and a flower appliqueacute; with tiny wood-bead embellishments is rebellious yet feminine, while a white tank top with a crotchet flower appliqueacute; featuring embroidered stems and flower petals is clean and delicate. Shirts come in blue, brown, pink, white, black, red, olive and asphalt.

With wholesale price points ranging from $12 to $24, 2 Love’s first shipment went out to select Nordstrom department stores last June. The company expects the line will have roughly 100 accounts by the end of the year, Kaylor said.

For more information, call the showroom at (213) 623-2996. —Claudia Figueroa