Football star David Beckham has been successfully persuaded by his popular wife to enter the world of fashion. According to reports, former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has convinced her husband to launch his first ever men’s line of sharp suits and evening wear under her fashion label. These products are said to be fitting in time for winter fashion collection which will be launched later this year.
Sources revealed that the 35-year old football icon has already started working on a collection for Autumn/Winter 2011. The source added that Victoria has been persuading her husband for quite some time and eventually the hunky football player relented.
Victoria believes that her husband has the eye for fashion and it would be fitting for him to make use of this talent. She already hired a team of employees to work with him on the new line.
Billionaire television personality Oprah Winfrey has decided to auction off some of her accessories including items which have featured on the show but not been worn like designer clothing, sportswear, big bras and unwanted women’s business clothing for charity.
Winfrey has put up around 150 items which is composed of the aforementioned items plus designer bags and shoes for sale via the internet auction site eBay. The details of the auction have been outlined at her signature O Magazine.
Interested buyers can bid for the items starting March 1 with the target end date on March 11, 2010.
The proceeds of the sale will all go to Winfrey’s Leadership Academy Girls School situated in South Africa.
Winfrey is currently busy with her final few seasons of her eponymous talk show which has been announced to end soon. She’s been venturing to other modes of businesses and is believed to start her own talk show at her own television network.
Rumors are swirling that multiple Grammy winner Madonna is set to design a professional clothing line for Macy’s. The speculations arose during the New York Fashion Week recently. Aside from that, the pop star may also venture into the lingerie line as well.
As of press time, Madonna has yet to confirm the developments. Her rep has refused to make comments about the issue, as well as the representatives from Macy’s and brand management firm Iconix.
There have been reports that the fashion line may be called “Material Girl” or “Truth or Dare.”
Should the report confirm this, the pop icon may have a busy year. Aside from managing the line, she’s also in talks to shoot a film about a love affair between American socialite Wallis Simpson and King Edward III.
Madonna has collaborated with H&M in 2007 for her spring line called “M.”
Reality television stars Kim, Khloe and Kourtney – known as the Kardashian sisters are venturing into the clothing business by launching their own casual business attire line.
The line of clothes was presented during the New York Fashion Week. The American TV stars reportedly partnered up with fashion clothing chain Bebe to come up with designs for the clothes.
Kim Kardashian has sported on one of their latest creations which was a grey hooded mini dress hidden under a cropped leather corset as reported by a UK tabloid.
The line that was presented included fitted blazers, leather items and basic jerseys. The clothes that were also strutted in the runway were silk army jackets and white silk blouses that accentuate the wearer’s body.
The sisters are very talented and also have a store in Miami so a swimwear line may be on the horizon.
The sisters are part of the hit reality show “Keeping up with the Kardashians.” Khloe and Kourtney are also part of a reality tv show shot in Miami, Florida.
Retail company Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc or JOSB is about to enter a high-end business clothing which involves tuxedo-rental among others. The company will be setting up a test launch in about 5 percent of its stores starting this month. The major rollout will be made to more than half of its entire store locations later this year.
Company Chief Executive and President R. Neal Black said that there’s a limited availability of this service in the market. He said that they have been the top-performing company when it comes to the sales of tuxedos but this time they are taking another one step further in their operations by giving more people the opportunity to wear their clothes.
He revealed that tuxedo rentals are expected to aid in increasing revenues in most of its stores.
Aside from this latest development, JOSB is planning to increase its number of stores later this year.
Jon Gosselin, a reality star from the top-rating show “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” made media headlines after his recent trip from France with his new girlfriend. According to reports, the lovers were not simply having a vacation in Europe but rather having business transactions as well.
The father of ten and new beau Hailey Glassman were in French Riviera so that the former could finalize a lucrative deal to design his own line of children and business clothes. People Magazine reported that the deal was made with Christian Audigier, fashion designer for Ed Hardy.
Glassman will be helping with the design of the children and business clothes. The 22-year old is the daughter of the plastic surgeon who recently performed the tummy tuck surgery on Gosselin’s wife Kate. The couple has announced their separation and divorce earlier this year.
Gosselin told People that he and Hailey will be spearheading the designs.
Meanwhile, his eight kids will be modeling the said clothing line in advertisements set for release later this year.
People reported that Audigier personally approached Gosselin for this clothing deal after he noticed that the reality star had been wearing most of his products in the television series.
