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Celebrity Fashion
Lindsay Lohan - www.hollywire.com
Fashionistas have embraced Lindsay Lohan’s leggings range, with the collection proving to be a hit as it sold out in stores across the United States.
The fashion accessories line, named 6126 after screen legend Marilyn Monroe's birthdate, was launched earlier this month. And it has become such a hit that customers are now being placed on a waiting list until stores can order new stock.
"The collection is blowing out, we were so overwhelmed by the reaction. We have launched other celebrity collections here, and this one is just flying through the door”, Los Angeles boutique owner Jaye Hersh tells E! Online.
Lauren Conrad - unleashingideas.org
Top US retailer Kitson has taken Lauren Conrad's fashion label off its shelves.
Conrad, who became known for her appearance in the MTV reality show The Hills, has only launched her label in February, and Kitson’s decision to drop her fashion line from its catalog doesn’t bode well for the future of her range.
Part of the reason, store owner Fraser Ross says, for the fashion label’s failure are lackluster sales brought about by the celebrity’s lazy attitude towards promotion.
Continue reading 'US Retailer Drops Lauren Conrad Fashion Label'
Marilyn Monroe - www.cinemaretro.com
Looks like the trend of celebrities launching their own fashion lines extends even to celebs who have long been dead and gone.
In what could only be a clear-cut case of cashing in on the name of a celebrated icon, an entire collection using the name of the late screen goddess Marilyn Monroe will be launched next year.
According to WWD, Bradford Licensing Associates in America, which owns the rights to 400 archive photos of Monroe, in collaboration with U.K. based manufacturer Blues Clothing, will create a Marilyn Monroe-inspired clothing line that is said to be aimed at young adults.
Jennifer Hudson - www.stanford.edu
Jennifer Hudson, who’s swept all major awards shows in her category last year ought to have her pick of the major fashion labels. While she does allow herself to get dressed by the biggest names in fashion, she has revealed in an interview with People that she is by heart a big fan of the cheap and chic fashion of the UK shopping emporium Topshop.
“My favorite place to go is Topshop. I love Topshop!, the multi-awarded actress and singer, who was just recently screen in the big-screen version of the hit HBO series Sex and the City, exclaims.
Rihanna - www.musicremedy.com
Rihanna has signed on to become the face of Gucci’s UNICEF campaign.
No less than Gucci creative director Frida Giannini sought the Barbados-born singer out to participate in her label’s fund-raising campaign for children’s rights after seeing her perform at a UNICEF fundraiser earlier this year.
As part of her commitment with the Gucci drive, the 20-year-old Rihanna will appear in ads for the ‘Tattoo Heart’ campaign, which will see special limited edition Gucci products sold, with 25 percent of its sales to be donated to UNICEF.
The Dark Knight - www.toxicshock.tv
Leather label Belstaff is set to dress Batman in The Dark Knight, the latest installment of the DC superhero film franchise.
Christian Bale, who returns as Batman in the upcoming film, will wear a Belstaff vintage-look leather jacket.
Belstaff, whose fans include Kate Moss to Alexa Chung, has been heating up the screen lately with their must-have leather jackets and biker boots. Among the movies that have made use of Belstaff creations are Mission Impossible III, Ocean’s Twelve, and most recently, Wanted, where a super-sexy Angelina Jolie killed a slew of enemies while clad in leather.
Takeshi Kaneshiro - www.asianpopcorn.com
Giorgio Armani continues his tradition of choosing only the most attractive men to front his iconic fashion label with his choice of Taiwanese-Japanese actor Takeshi Kaneshiro to be the latest face of Emporio Armani Underwear.
Kaneshiro, who has starred in more than 30 films, including The House of Flying Daggers and Red Cliff, follows in the footsteps of British soccer star David Beckham, whose Emporio Armani ads have caused quite a stir. He is also the first Asian model to appear in one of the brand's advertising campaigns.
Continue reading 'Asian Superstar Is Emporio Armani's New Man'
Sophie Ellis-Bextor - catwalkqueen.tv
Rimmel has a pair of new faces in the persons of singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor and model Lily Cole.
The cosmetics brand, however, will retain the services of supermodel Kate Moss as its official face and spokesmodel.
Bextor and Cole, aged 29 and 20 respectively, will be starring in campaigns for the brand, which chose them because they represent "two visions of modern British beauty".
Continue reading 'Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Lily Cole for Rimmel'
Sheryl Crow - www.boston.com
Another day, another celebrity hopping on the celebrity clothing line bandwagon.
Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Sheryl Crow has announced her plans to create her own range of eco-friendly fashion for Western Glove Works. To be called Bootheel Trading Co. By Sheryl Crow, the collection will include jeans, vintage tees, and vests.
“She’s incredibly excited,” a pal tells Star. “She’s heading to Australia in October to meet with her partners and start production.”
Helen Mirren - www.virginmedia.com
Primark is starting to feel the fallout from the child labor issue that has dogged the high street retailer recently, with Dame Helen Mirren expressing her intention to not shop there.
While attending the Christian Lacroix couture show this week, the Academy Award-winning actress was quoted as saying, "I won't buy from Primark. It's tempting, but immoral. I'd rather go to jumble sales and buy secondhand than buy slave-labor clothes".
