Post by rocky on Aug 16, 2003 21:06:29 GMT -5
Found the following story on www.Rapdirt.com, too much money, I say
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Once upon a time, the must-have accessory for a Hollywood power player was a car phone.
Then, it was a certain designer bag. And later it became the latest PDA.
Now the stakes are higher -- the hottest celebrity accoutrement is your own line of clothing.
And pages of A-Listers -- everyone from Jackie Chan to Lisa Marie Presley -- are coming to Las Vegas for the MAGIC clothing convention the last week of August to promote their own new lines or to support others.
Since the days of Audrey Hepburn and Givenchy, celebs and fashion designers have worked hand-in-hand. But now, the famous are branding their names on duds as never before.
Sela Ward is hosting the MAGIC opening-night party at an undisclosed location. Hip-hop vocalist Eve is launching Fetish, her own naughty lingerie line, at Crustacean.
"Why not? I got tired of asking designers for clothes. It was time to start designing my own stuff," Eve told Essense magazine.
Christy Turlington might attend some MAGIC events to promote her Nuala yoga-wear line. Bow Wow is also hosting a party for his new line, Shago.
A new male underwear line called Big Headed Boxers has rented out ghostbar one night for its launch party, and is trying to get as many high-profile pugilists as it can round up to attend. Mike Tyson was to be its star attraction, but after his recent bankruptcy filing he is not expected to show.
Dionne Warwick's son Damon Elliot will likely have Presley in his audience and Beyonce and Pink modeling his wares on the runway; both have an eye toward doing their own designs.
Ja Rule and Ashanti are hosting a party celebrating denim and how their new line incorporates the fabric.
Already, such Las Vegas stores as Macy's carry Carlos Santana Shoes, Jay-Z's Rocawear, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs' Sean John, Russell Simmons' Phat Farm, and items designed at least in part by Eminem, Jennifer Lopez and Gwen Stefani.
Of those, Combs will be in Vegas during MAGIC co-hosting a basketball tournament with Nelly. Stefani is expected at Eve's party, and she has been asked to sing a few songs for guests.
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Once upon a time, the must-have accessory for a Hollywood power player was a car phone.
Then, it was a certain designer bag. And later it became the latest PDA.
Now the stakes are higher -- the hottest celebrity accoutrement is your own line of clothing.
And pages of A-Listers -- everyone from Jackie Chan to Lisa Marie Presley -- are coming to Las Vegas for the MAGIC clothing convention the last week of August to promote their own new lines or to support others.
Since the days of Audrey Hepburn and Givenchy, celebs and fashion designers have worked hand-in-hand. But now, the famous are branding their names on duds as never before.
Sela Ward is hosting the MAGIC opening-night party at an undisclosed location. Hip-hop vocalist Eve is launching Fetish, her own naughty lingerie line, at Crustacean.
"Why not? I got tired of asking designers for clothes. It was time to start designing my own stuff," Eve told Essense magazine.
Christy Turlington might attend some MAGIC events to promote her Nuala yoga-wear line. Bow Wow is also hosting a party for his new line, Shago.
A new male underwear line called Big Headed Boxers has rented out ghostbar one night for its launch party, and is trying to get as many high-profile pugilists as it can round up to attend. Mike Tyson was to be its star attraction, but after his recent bankruptcy filing he is not expected to show.
Dionne Warwick's son Damon Elliot will likely have Presley in his audience and Beyonce and Pink modeling his wares on the runway; both have an eye toward doing their own designs.
Ja Rule and Ashanti are hosting a party celebrating denim and how their new line incorporates the fabric.
Already, such Las Vegas stores as Macy's carry Carlos Santana Shoes, Jay-Z's Rocawear, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs' Sean John, Russell Simmons' Phat Farm, and items designed at least in part by Eminem, Jennifer Lopez and Gwen Stefani.
Of those, Combs will be in Vegas during MAGIC co-hosting a basketball tournament with Nelly. Stefani is expected at Eve's party, and she has been asked to sing a few songs for guests.