July 17, 2008 | 6:00 am

Kitson Drops Lauren Conrad’s Clothing Line

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Lauren Conrad may be expanding her eponymous design line — recently previewing Holiday, Fall/Winter and Resort collections as well as discussing a possible shoe line — but not everyone is buying it. Kitson owner Fraser Ross has dropped Conrad’s line from his well-known Robertston Boulevard boutique, citing flagging sales coupled with a lack of support on Conrad’s side. Ross tells PEOPLE, “Celebrity clothing lines are a tough sell as it is, and you have to promote your line just as you would an album or a TV show.” And as Ross points out, it’s not that Kitson is inaccesible for Conrad. “Lauren has been on Robertson three times since her clothing line launched but she couldn’t pop by to say hello to the sales staff that sell her line to her fans.” Ross’s advice to Conrad on how to succeed in fashion reasonates to all of her fellow celeb designers. He explains, “You have got to make your clients and customers happy because you are competing against a lot of talented designers in the industry.” Tell us: Have you bought L.C.’s clothing line?

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Socialite Dreams July 17th, 2008

very very womp clothing, i wouldn’t have even looked at it. It’s so plain and boring

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stacey July 17th, 2008

Does this wanna be a celeb ever go away? Isn’t her 15 minutes up yet. The girl is a train wreck.

Dorothy July 18th, 2008

Well deserved if you ask me! Her line was totally Yawn- so boring and overpriced at the same time. Even if she was at Kitson 24/7 I doubt the sales would have been any better- when a clothing line lacks creativity nothing could possibly fix that!

Peanut July 18th, 2008

LC’s clothes are nice and do fit well if you are a smaller person, but I must agree with MANY of the posts that I have seen – go to Target, H&M or FT21. You can get many of the same pieces for a fraction of the cost, save the money! If you want a desginer line that is just a tad more expensive go for T-Bags, the prints and styles are amazing.
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Jane July 18th, 2008

Everything in that picture looks very cute, but it’s not exactly original or unique; it looks as if it could be designed by anyone. I haven’t bought anything from it, but I’m guessing that it’s all overpriced, especially for the simple clothing in the picture. I agree with Nicky- if it was about half the price I may take a look.

Lauren July 19th, 2008

Looking at her clothes now some look a mess and you can get clothes like that just as cute for less and at the mall…like wet seal and they look way better!

Nadine July 19th, 2008

I bought two things from Lauren line and I am very satisfied. I cannot find it in any store, so I bought things online. The material is soft and very wearable not to mention good quality. I have been wanting to purchase more, but they are often sold out. I think she will be successful since her fall line is cuter than her previous line. I am looiking to buy 4 items from her fall line.

ava July 19th, 2008

maybe if her line was actually worth the money she’s asking customers to pay, it would have worked out. the clothes just dont look that expensive.

Cucumber eyes July 21st, 2008

why would i? she’s wanna be star and she doesn’t do anything in her life that’s worth and that would make my buy anything she “designs”…

Ambiepants July 21st, 2008

Lauren seems like a nice girl. I just don’t care for the clothing line at all because it looks to be made of modal or jersey-knit pieces… all in loosey-goosey, potato-sack shapes. You can get the same quality clothing at Old Navy for a fraction of the price too. Just my .02.

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