'It's too much!' Eva Mendes reveals her mother tells her to lower the prices on her clothing line

Eva Mendes' mother complains about the prices of her clothing line.

The Place Beyond the Pines actress uses her sisters as 'guinea pigs' for her eponymous clothing line with New York & Company, while she knows she can always rely on her mom to keep things grounded.

She told People magazine: 'My sisters are definitely my guinea pigs and then my mom always keeps me grounded.

Designer: Eva Mendes is seen promoting her clothing range; she says her mother gives her feedback on the price of her items 

Designer: Eva Mendes is seen promoting her clothing range; she says her mother gives her feedback on the price of her items 

'I will be like, "Mom what do you think about this jacket for $79?" 

'And she's like, "Too much!" I'm like, "mom it's $79 for a beautiful coat!" Sometimes we adjust it according to my mom's opinion.'

But it isn't just the opinion of her mother that is important to the 42-year-old actress - who has daughters Amada, four months, and Esmeralda, two, with partner Ryan Gosling - as she knows the value of listening to her customers.

'It's too much!' Eva's mother, Eva Perez Suarez, gives her daughter very honest feedback

'It's too much!' Eva's mother, Eva Perez Suarez, gives her daughter very honest feedback

She said: 'We average a collection every six weeks so we're just constantly making adjustments and really paying attention to what the customer wants...

'It's so important to read all the comments and really listen to the customer.'

Eva's long-time stylist Erin Walsh helped her craft her runway looks for her New York Fashion Week show and she was thrilled with the 'unique and modern' outfits she came up with.

She said: 'Erin is so talented and I love how she makes everything feel very unique and very modern.

'And the combinations she comes up with are very fun.' 

Actress turned designer: Eva struggles to make her fashion range affordable

Actress turned designer: Eva struggles to make her fashion range affordable

Add some Italian countyside glamour into your wardrobe like Eva

Eva Mendes really can do no wrong in the fashion stakes and while she's usually spotted in her own designs for NY & Company, here she amps it up with a designer dress from Dolce and Gabbana and white Christian Louboutin stilettos.

This beautiful blue and white Majolica print dress just evokes porclein patterns and summers in the Italian riviera. Sadly this exact dress is sold out since it's from the sumer 2016 collection. But click to the right to shop the current Dolce and Gabbana collection at MATCHESFASHION, where there's dresses in colorful yellow tile print.

If Eva has inspired you to pick up a little blue and white print dress of your own, check out our picks below, including bargain buys at Romwe and Boohoo as well as a luxe styles from Rococo Sand. They're perfect for a summer occasion, wedding or day out, just team with sandals or wedges and a denim jacket!

* PRICES MAY NOT BE AS ADVERTISED

But the headscarves the models donned were all the actress' idea - though she was willing to be flexible if they didn't feel comfortable with sporting her own signature look.

She said: 'For the scarves I just wanted something that was specifically me,but I also didn't want the girls to feel uncomfortable.

'I talked to the models beforehand and I just said if you prefer your hair a different way that's fine. I want you guys to feel super comfortable, because not everyone feels comfortable with a head wrap.'

Her own idea: Eva dressed the models in her runway show in headscarves - a look she has made her very own
Her own model: The actress debuted her latest line in a fashion show on Wednesday, as part of New York Fashion Week

Her own idea: Eva dressed the models in her runway show in headscarves - a look she has made her very own

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