Posts Tagged ‘The Hills’

Beauty, News

Lauren Conrad launches beauty website

By Andrea Petrou on April 20th, 2011

Lauren Conrad has launched her own beauty website.

The former ‘Hills’ star turned fashion designer has teamed up with her hairstylist, Kristin Ess, and make-up artist Amy Nadine to create the site thebeautydepartment.com, which will show visitors how to master popular hair and make-up trends at home.

Lauren said: “Growing up, I never really learned how to do my hair and makeup correctly and the results weren’t always great. Our goal with The Beauty Department is to provide girls and young women with a basic how-to of simplified versions of popular trends and styles that they can recreate themselves.”

The website will also cover health-related beauty topics and allow readers to submit questions.

Lauren is not the only celebrity to launch her own website.

Earlier this month Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen joined forces with BeachMint Inc – a company headed by MySpace founder Josh Berman – to launch a shopping forum.

The site promises to combine shopping and social media to offer users a unique experience where they will be given recommendations for purchases based on the responses registered users give in style questionnaires.

Mary-Kate and Ashley will design products available – starting with a range of $29.99 women’s t-shirts – and create videos for the site.



Celebrity Style, News

Audrina Patridge says seeing herself on a huge billboard for her latest Bongo campaign is “insane”.

By Andrea Petrou on April 15th, 2011

Audrina Patridge says seeing herself on a huge billboard for her latest Bongo campaign is “insane”.

The reality TV beauty – who is the face of the denim brand – thinks the new advert, in which she showcases one of the label’s new bikinis, is “amazing” but “way up close and personal”.

Speaking of the huge image on Hollywood’s Sunset Boulevard, in which she is posing in a black two-piece, she told People magazine: “It’s gigantic. It’s so big! When I saw it, I was like, ‘Oh, my god, that’s way up close and personal.’

“I’m so appreciative of it. I never in a thousand years thought I’d ever be up there. It’s insane, but it’s amazing.”

The 25-year-old brunette – who used to star in ‘The Hills’ and now has her own VH1 show ‘Audrina’ – says the new campaign shows what the brand has to offer for the summer and excited to be promoting their first ever swimwear line.

She explained: “It was really about promoting the brand’s spring and summer lines. Bongo has bathing suits now, which they’ve never had in the past. I think they really wanted to promote that, and since I’m always in a bikini, it just kind of made sense. It was an amazing shoot.”

Audrina is also delighted to be representing Bongo because she remembers her mother wearing the brand when she was little and now likes to wear its clothes and accessories herself.

She said: “I love Bongo. My mom used to wear it in the ’80s. It’s been around forever. They have all kinds of apparel, as well as accessories. The clothes are actually cute. I don’t like to just slap my name on something. I like to be involved. I need to like the product, otherwise I’m not going to represent it.”



Celebrity Style, Magazine news

Lauren Conrad admits: “I feel sexiest when I’m in sweatpants”

By Kimberley Foster on May 28th, 2009

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On the brink of her television departure from The Hills, due to air on Sunday, Lauren Conrad has admitted that she prefers a more casual look when hanging out with boyfriend, Kyle Howard.

“I feel sexiest with him when I’m in sweatpants and no makeup,” she tells the June issue of Cosmopolitan.

In addition to her sexy sweatpant style, L.C. also confessed that she was annoyed at producers for insisting that she and Heidi Montag be brought together.

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Fashion News

Read an excerpt from Lauren Conrad’s novel

By Kimberley Foster on May 19th, 2009

laurenconrad_novelexcerpt.jpgLook out world! It seems Lauren Conrad wasn’t kidding when she said she was “writing” a novel.

Teen Vogue got their mitts on two pages of the young adult novel titled, L.A. Candy, due out June 16. What’s it about? I hear you ask. Well, it’s about a girl named Jane who moves to Hollywood and lands her own reality show (sounding familiar yet?). Jane soon finds the pressures and pains of being the star of her own somewhat rehearsed reality show a drag.

In other words, it’s bound to mirror LC’s own life and the reasons behind why she has decided to leave The Hills. Click here to read an excerpt.

For all the latest book news and reviews check out our sister blog, Trashionista.



Celebrity Style, Department Stores, Designer collaborations, Fashion News

Lauren Conrad isn’t done yet with a new line for Kohl’s

By Kimberley Foster on April 22nd, 2009

laurenconrad_newkohlsline.jpgIt’s a bit of Lauren Conrad overload today, but we thought you’d still like to know those rumours that she would be resting her fashion label really weren’t a sign that she was giving up on design for good.

Why? Because the reality TV star has just announced a new collaboration with Kohl’s department stores.

Just a month after LC revealed she would be taking a hiatus from her upscale line, she has revealed that she will be launching a brand new range, called LC Lauren Conrad, for Kohl’s.

“It is a California chic line,” she said. “It is a little more casual. They are basically trying to take that California style and make it accessible everywhere.”

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Celebrity Style, Television

Another season of Whitney Port’s ‘The City’ headed our way

By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on January 29th, 2009

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Whitney Port’s The Hills spinoff series The City has been given the green light for a follow-up season.

This is obviously good news for fans of Port and her ‘social’ (not socialite, darling) pal Olivia Palermo who are based in New York. It’s also good news for Diane von Furstenberg, where Port now works who will no doubt score more screen time thanks to MTV.

I wonder what Lauren Conrad and co. think…

[Via Catwalk Queen]



Celebrity Style, Television

YouTube Watch: Whitney Port talks The City for TeenVogue

By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on January 5th, 2009

In case you DVR’d Gossip Girl and weren’t inundated with commercials for Whitney Port’s new show, The City, here’s a little sneaky peak. Whitney talks to Teen Vogue about the show and how she’s liking living in New York City.

The New York Times yesterday skewered the show, and the whole Hills franchise, hilariously. Nonetheless we’re expecting it to be popular in the same way that the Hills is – earnestly with teens and ironically with fashion peeps and pop culture fiends.



Fashion News Roundup

Pick of the blogs: Paris parties, Rachel Zoe-speak and unusual style inspiration

By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on October 2nd, 2008

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Be a fly on the wall of Jeremy Scott’s Pashion Week (that’s Paris Fashion Week) party and do what you’re supposed to do at these events – check out everyone’s outfits.
The W editors’ blog helps us speak Rachel Zoe’s language.
Forget Wellies, slip on some high heel galoshes.
More proof The Hills is totally fake.
Fashion Robot explores skinhead style.



Celebrity Style, denim, Fashion News

Audrina Partridge to turn denim designer

By Kimberley Foster on September 29th, 2008

audrina_denimdesigner.jpgNot to be outdone by her co-stars, Audrina Partridge is jumping on board the fashion bandwagon by launching her own denim line.

The reality star has reportedly landed her first endorsement deal, by signing a contract with fashion label Divine Rights of Denim, to not only co-design a collection, but to also be the face of it.

“She has that flavor to her,” said Divine’s director of sales, Angel Shoshan. “She can wear a wife beater and jeans, and she just looks comfortable and hot.”

If true, then she joins The Hills‘s Lauren, Heidi and Whitney in unveiling her own clothing range.

I guess wearing her favourite pair of DRoD jeans (‘Lust’ style, retails US$58) finally paid off for her.



Celebrity Style

Get Lauren Conrad’s Karen Walker ‘Annie’ sunnies

By Andrea Thatcher on September 6th, 2008

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From our handbag blog, TheBagLady: We know The Hills star Lauren Conrad gets very attached to certain things in her wardrobe (her Chanel quilted tote for one) and can sometimes find it hard to change it up or replace the old favourites.

Right now the accessory that is finding pride of place in her accessory cupboard (aside from her ‘Lauren’ name ring) are her Karen Walker ‘Annie’ shades in tortoiseshell, which she has been wearing for months on end now. These are a popular style from the designer’s first eyewear collection (TheBagLady’s Kelly has them in black) which she is bringing back this season in two new colours – the tortoiseshell as seen on Lauren and a cream/chocolate combination.

[Images: Most Wanted/Rex Features]



Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Whitney Port job drama on The Hills again, reviving Clueless style and more…

By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on August 21st, 2008

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Whitney Port makes another professional trade up on this season of The Hills – reportedly to Diane Von Furstenberg. [Fashionista]

The Fashion Flipside festival went down on the LES – nothing if not a cool location for a fashion show. The city streets make a much cooler background for a runway than a white tent. [Fashion Pirates]

Does this spread remind anyone else of an America’s Next Top Model shoot – the watery shots anyway? (minus the nudity – NSFW). [Avant Garde Fashion Photography]

Nicole Kidman is quite finicky about her shoes – commissioning Ferragamo for Australia, but sticking to RM Williams off set. [Shoewawa]

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Gallery

Shiny Style Gallery: The girls of the Teen Choice Awards 2008

By Gemma on August 4th, 2008

The Teen Choice Awards this year were about one show and one show only, Gossip Girl. Once you’ve got over that (non) shock, it’s time to admire the dresses, which ranged from floor-length and hippy inspired to micro mini 80s. Click the image below to view our gallery of the best (and worst) of the night!



Affordable Fashions, Celebrity Style

Heidi Montag on TRL

By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on April 15th, 2008

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Heidi Montag popped in to MTV’s TRL today, surely promoting her upcoming fashion line Heidiwood, her current range for Anchor Blue, or most likely both.

And we’ll bet those are one of the pairs of Christian Louboutins she was seen buying with is-he-or-isn’t-he fiance Spencer Pratt in New York this weekend.



Affordable Fashions, Celebrity Style, Fashion News, New Fashions, Retail News, Television

Whitney Port’s Eve & A line to debut this fall

By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on April 10th, 2008

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Whitney Port is the most fashionable star of “The Hills” in our opinion, even if she did mispronounce Givenchy. Now she’s set to launch her own contemporary clothing line called Eve & A this fall.

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Celebrity Style

Seen around L.A. Fashion Week

By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on March 13th, 2008

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If you can’t get enough of your B and C-list celebs and designers, well then L.A. Fashion Week is for you!

Paris Hilton is pretty much the biggest celebrity sighting you can have in L.A. and her front-row spot at sister Nicky’s fashion show (which we reviewed here)providing prime peeping.

Other actresses included The Hills gang (if acting like you’re human isn’t an accomplishment, what is?), Mena Suvari, Juliette Lewis, Lauren German, Jenna Elfman. And then there were “actresses” of a dirtier sort – Jenna Jameson and Mary Carey.

Rounding out the ecclectic crowd were Lily Collins, Bijou Phillips, Ruby Stewart and Gene Simmons.




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