Triple Threat?

Nowadays many movies stars are trying to become singers, while many well known artists are branching into the acting world. But recently the newest trend is celebrities trying to manage their own fashion line. This “triple threat” combination is ruling Hollywood right now, but unfortunately the fashion lines aren’t truly a threat.
When actors try and become singers it is hilarious, because most of the time they have no singing ability. Also when singers try and become actors, usually they are not good at it. Taking this into consideration, when celebrities try to enter the fashion world they often don’t achieve much. It is not often that you see students walking through the halls wearing Gwen Stefani’s “L.A.M.B.” fashion line or the boys wearing P.Diddy’s “Sean John” apparel. One of the few reasons why these clothing lines have managed to survive is because, unlike the average American, these celebrities have the money to keep a clothing line in business. While most would have to close down a store that is making little profit in this economy, the celebrities have the money to keep a line going. This would then avoid the humiliation of closing an unsuccessful store down, or losing some of their “celebrity status.”
The numerous amount of celebrities creating clothing is outrageous. It’s rather humorous that once a celebrity is out of the spotlight for a second, they easily jump right back with the newest trend, clothing lines. The odds are definitely against any celebrity creating their own apparel. They obviously created their line thinking there was a chance that it would thrive, but contrary to their own belief, there is a very good chance it will not.
So why do celebrities create their own fashion lines? Is it to gain money or to gain more publicity? Celebrities already have enough money and don’t need more to buy mansions all around the world that they won’t even end up using. Celebrities should use the fame they have to do good, not to gain more money or to be more popular. If these fashion lines went to charity, I bet that more people would want to go and buy their clothes. The fact is that their clothes are bad and people will not want to buy these clothes that lack style to give celebrities more money or more fame.
I’m sure most people don’t even know about half of the lines celebrities have recently created. How about Lindsey Lohan’s legging line named “6126”? Basing a line on leggings, is not a very intelligent thing to do, but then again has Lindsey Lohan made many intelligent decisions in her lifetime? Leggings were in high demand about a year ago but they are not anymore. The legging craze is far in the past and it is very unlikely that Lohan’s line will succeed in the fashion world of today. Also these leggings sell from $40-$140, which is pretty expensive for leggings. Also another unsuccessful line was Jessica Simpson’s fashion line named “JS”. This line came after her disappointment of a fragrance line called “Dessert”, but to no one’s surprise “JS” could not survive either. The best was Heidi Montag’s “Heidiwood” line. This “star” started out on the reality show The Hills, then branched out into music(where she failed miserably). Apparently she moved on to fashion and made cheap clothing that many people didn’t like. These are only a few examples of the many celebrities that have recently decided that they were fashion designers.
Celebrities should just stick to what they know best and what they are good at. Fashion lines might seem like a good idea at first, but in the end, fashion lines really will not end up being a good investment.

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