Archive: November, 2008

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The American Idol winner can now add designer to her list of accomplishments. Jordin Sparks is the newest celebrity designer with a line of holiday dresses for Wet Seal. Jordin is in good company, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz also did a T-Shirt line with the teen-favorite retailer. Jordin’s line , appropiately called “Sparks”, will begin with an assortment of holiday dresses delivering to stores just in time for Thanksgiving and will later include casual apparel and accessories. “I am so excited that Wet Seal and I have been able to create a line of clothing that will appeal to more girls than ever before! The holiday season is my favorite time of year, and I can’t wait to see girls look cute, feel good and celebrate in style!,” Jordin says in a released statement. Wet Seal’s CEO Ed Thomas, couldn’t be happier to have Jordin on his team. “Jordin is a great role model for the young girls that shop Wet Seal. Not only does she have a youthful, yet refined, fashion sense, she has not lost sight of who she is through her rise to stardom,” he said in a press release. Jordin’s “Sparks” line of dresses is already available online at wetseal.com. The dresses range in size from XS to XL and in price from $30-55. get Jordin’s exact cheetah print dress, $30, at wetseal.com Tell us: What do you think of Jordin’s “Sparks” dress collection for Wet Seal? Will you buy it?

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He’s already have won over stars like Eve and Joy Bryant with his renegade fashions, and — as we reported two weeks ago — Alexander McQueen is ready to make the rest of America into fans with a new line for Target. In an interview with WWD, the designer dishes about his motivations behind the budget-friendly collection, McQ Alexander McQueen for Target, which will top out in price at $130 — a far cry from the thousands-high price tags of his usual clothing. His favorite challenge in doing a line with the retailer was in winning over an untapped audience. “Apart from the East and West Coasts, my company doesn’t have any visibility in the U.S.,” he says. “I always liked the idea of people in the Midwest wear my clothes. The idea of this upstart from London going to where people haven’t heard of me, I think that was interesting to me.” And, he adds, “I think it’s quite adventurous of Target.” Tell us: Will you be lining up at select Target stores — or on Target.com — to grab McQueen’s goods when they launch in March?

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Wearing one glove may be a trend that Michael Jackson launched back in the ’80s, but it looks like Beyonce is putting her own twist on the look. Since launching her “Single Ladies” video last month, the R&B star has been wearing the custom-made titanium Lorraine Schwartz mechanical glove on- and off-stage as her alter ego “Sasha Fierce.” Though the glove is a “fierce” on-stage prop, we aren’t sure it translates into red carpet fabulous. USA Today readers agree. More than 700 weighed in and only 4% coined it a “fun new trend”. Now we want to know what PEOPLE.com readers think. Do you like Beyonce’s glove or do you wish she would ditch it? Vote now!

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They may normally be ice cold and pale, but the vampires of Twilight look red-hot in tuxedo-inspired fashion in this month’s InStyle. Shot under the desolate skies of Portland, Ore., the film limited its actors’ wardrobe to “lots of jackets, hoodies and thermals,” leading lady and human love interest Kristen Stewart, 18, tells the December issue of InStyle. “If we were throwing our own party, this is what we would wear.” Modeling leather pants, bejeweled accessories, and unbuttoned dinner jackets, Stewart and castmates Kellan Lutz, 23, Nikki Reed, 20, Rachel Lefevre, 28, and Robert Pattinson, 22, sport formalwear befitting their undead counterparts. “It’s like we’ve gone in and taken our grandmother’s silver, brought it outside and tarnished it,” says Lefevre. See more from the cast of Twilight at instyle.com or pick up a copy of the new issue on newsstands November 21. –Kiran Hefa

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With everyone from Mischa Barton to LL Cool J getting in on the current trend of star designers, there is one star who is definitely not trying her hand at designing– Jessica Biel. Despite internet rumors to the contrary, a rep from William Rast confirms to PEOPLE that it is not true that Jessica will be designing handbags for boyfriend Justin Timberlake’s denim line. Repeat, she will not be designing for William Rast. The fashion world’s loss is clearly acting’s gain. Tell us: Would you like to see Jessica Biel try her hand at design?