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Gwyneth Replacing LC As Annoying Celeb Designer De Jour?
By admins | April 3, 2009
As many of you have heard by now, Lauren Conrad’s fashion line has been canceled (shocker), who could have seen that coming? Yet another celebutante thinking that becoming a fashion designer would be a piece of cake. The Hills star who barely designed the line herself, as we discussed here, is now getting a dose of reality and perhaps a swift kick to her reality star ass. LC has tried to spin the story and claims she has just taken time off to rethink the line and will be back with an improved product. So, we guess it’s just a coincidence that stores like Kitson and Bloomingdale’s reported dismal sales and along with other retailers had already decided to not reorder? Yeah, right!
One would think between, celebrity lines failing left and right and our current economic recession we would get a break from these kinds of endeavors. But no, just as one celebrity line crashes and burns another rises from the ashes. Gwyneth Paltrow has announced she will be designing her own collection for Fall 09’. It’s bad enough that she narcissistically launched her own website Goop.com, a lifestyle blog teaching the average jane how to be more like her. Now we can all shop, eat, worship, and workout like Gwyneth. Who could ask for more? Well, Gwyneth will now be ”designing” a capsule collection for the French label ZOEtee. Elle UK magazine is so very excited about this, they wrote, “With Gwyneth’s fashion credentials we’re expecting a luxe, sophisticated yet very wearable collection of instant hits.” We’d like to know what freakin fashion credentials? Does being a six foot tall skinny blonde, whose stylists can dress her well, replace actual design ability suddenly? On we go with delusional celebs believing since they can afford to dress well and look good in clothes the next logical step is to launch a fashion line. So will this never ending cycle of celebrity fashion lines ever come to an end? And will it ever stop pissing us off?
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April 4th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Every celebrity thinks they can be a designer, cash grab or what.
April 5th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Gwyneth producing a line, doesn’t really bother me, I mean honestly what girl doesn’t dream of being a designer? Given the opportunity I would take it! Regardless of whether or not Gwyneth is just a mannequin for stylist’s she has been around long enough to have cemented herself as somewhat of a fashion icon. People like LC bother me..she springs up from nowhere, thinks that people will care about her (boring, uninspired) clothes and spend high$$ to get them…thank god the tweens who love her couldn’t afford the clothes and she’s dropped off the radar!!
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:01 pm
I’m late to this but have to comment: I couldn’t agree with you more. Even if GP doesn’t have a stylist, which is hard to believe, is it such an accomplishment to dress well when you’re $$, tall, slender, and Balenciaga is a mere text away from being in your hands? Certainly she’s well put-together, but I wouldn’t consider her a fashion icon. Celebrity “designers” are an insult to people who have put real time (years) and effort into developing an eye, a voice, and their line. Just like Gwyneth, I’m sure, has put serious work into developing her craft as an actress. And I’m trying to be serious while saying the latter.