Fashion News: Jessica Simpson gives birth in time for Mother’s Day
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For the last few months, anyone paying attention has heard all about Jessica Simpson’s maternity wardrobe, baby shower, pregnancy fitness routine, etc. Now she’s on her way back to regular clothes. Simpson gave birth to a baby girl on Tuesday. I wonder if the next step might involve a wedding to fiancé Eric Johnson? Which would require a trousseau, of course! That’s the happy couple pictured above, at an event last November. [Los Angeles Times]
Skullcandy has come out with a video in which NBA players James Harden and Kevin Durant ‘Take a Supermodel to Work.’ The model in question is Kate Upton, of Sports Illustrated swimsuit fame. She reciprocates by taking them to work with her. This is labeled ‘Episode 1’ so it looks as if we’re in for a series.
Wait a minute. A Kardashian is stepping away from the reality cameras? A little bit. Khloe Kardashian says she’s put ‘Khloe and Lamar’ -- the series featuring herself and husband Lamar Odom -- on hold while the NBA player rebuilds his currently stalled career. ‘I’m a modern girl, but you should put your husband first,’ she tells People. Oh, but they will still make appearances on E!’s ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians.’ [People]
Naomi Campbell has been named as one of three coaches for the Oxygen network’s upcoming model competition program, ‘The Face.’ [The Hollywood Reporter]
Target’s new Shops at Target concept -- essentially adding a few specialty pop-up shops, in-store and online -- is scheduled to start Sunday. [WWD] (Subscription required.)
A 14-year-old girl has started a petition drive aimed at getting Seventeen magazine to run one unaltered photo spread a month. Good luck with that! [Styleite]
Elle.com has lost more than half its editorial team. [Fashionista]
More than 1,200 guests turned out Monday night for the annual gala to benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation founded by the late Evelyn Lauder in 1994. The gala, at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan, attracted guests including Elizabeth Hurley, Michael Kors, Donna Karan, Vera Wang, Tommy Hilfiger and Erin Heatherton. [WWD]
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