Troubled Times For Kardashian Fashion Business
Posted on Dec 09, 2010 @ 06:55PM
The gilded life of the Kardashians is finally showing some of its flaws. News of Bebe potentially dropping the sisters' resort collection came a day after a New York Times column gave a scathing, first-person take of a recent trip to the sisters' new store in Manhattan.
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"Dash is an odd fit even for global anti-chic SoHo; the meatpacking district must be weeping," Jon Caramanica wrote in the NY Times following a trip to the store with some pals.
The review said the store- which Kim, Kourtney and Khloe opened this fall to much fanfare- had lackluster inventory "essentially split into two categories of fit: vacuum-sealed and hot-air balloon." Describing one pricey outfit a friend and fellow shopper assembled at the store, Caramanica wrote, "You could wear this look, in the same way you could hire an enthusiastic 5-year-old as your stylist."
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Earlier this year, Bebe had launched a Kardashian line inspired by "something the sisters would wear on vacation." The 15-piece collection retailed from $119 to $129.
Bebe president Emilia Fabricant defended the sisters in an interview with WWD, though she admitted that they are re-thinking their partnership with the Kardashians.
“The sisters do still have relevance,” said Fabricant. "But at Bebe we need to move with fashion and we want to be first in the fashion world with everybody else and not fall behind. We are definitely assessing the situation.”
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Posted Sat, 12/11/2010 - 4:46pm
Not surprised the store is not doing well. These girls have no sense of style. The featured pic is a great example. The clothes look cheap and not exactly flattering on any of the the girls. No comparison to the style of Paris, Gwenyth, Jolie.
Posted Sat, 12/11/2010 - 7:06am
I think the girls look great, I'm glad they are not hung up on being sooo skinny, BUT Khloe's foul mouth is more then I can stand. Has nobody ever told her to shut up? She is so offensive, where was Mama when she was growing up?
Posted Fri, 12/10/2010 - 12:45pm
their looks doesn't make them who they are. their size doesn't either. so why so much talk on here about they way they look. i am sure if all u haters posted ur pics. u would be criticized as well
Posted Thu, 12/09/2010 - 11:54pm
anyone that thinks these girls are hot is nuts.Those super wide hips on all of them make them good baby makers
not hot lovers.
Posted Thu, 12/09/2010 - 11:21pm
these three "women" are so dependent and needy...why do they get all this press. they all go for black men. now it is white men...one for weeks, then another. scott disick is an alcoholic abuser..but their mother is desparate to marry em off.
Posted Thu, 12/09/2010 - 11:19pm
The store is small and usually crowded but most ppl are looking, not buying.
Posted Thu, 12/09/2010 - 10:45pm
hmm i just saw on the news they were the highest banking retail store in their area and made record sales.. *shrug*
Posted Thu, 12/09/2010 - 8:58pm
aren't you ppl nasty
Posted Thu, 12/09/2010 - 8:56pm
Maybe it's just me but these girls are huge and ugly and why would someone want to dress like them is beyond me.
Posted Thu, 12/09/2010 - 8:44pm