He was 14 years old when he began sketching for designer Bill Blass, andin the 1980s Sprouse worked with Andy Warhol on a collection inspiredby Warhol's "Camouflage" series of paintings. Sprouse reemerged inthe 1990s, but it was his 2001-02 graffiti-motif clothing (for Target)and handbags (for Louis Vuitton) that fueled his reputation as a designpioneer. Sprouse also clothed a former neighbor--Debbie Harry ofBlondie. He worked extensively with the band Duran Duran at the endof the 1980s