Lauren Conrad's Fashion Line Fights For It's Life

The Hills' Lauren Conrad launched a fashion line six months ago. The uber popular reality star was featured in Hollywood's hottest fashion boutique, Kitson. However, "lackluster" sales have made LC a style loser. The boutique has unceremoniously dumped the line.

At the same time, LC has been criticized for not being the actual designer and not being involved with the line, charges she vehemently denies. Well, we all saw how seriously LC takes the fashion business while working as an intern at Teen Vogue (wink!). Lisa Love, the editor and her boss dismissed the fashion wannabe and did not have very complimentary things to say about her fashion line...Ouch!!

The line appears to be a big disappointment for such a young designer. The designs (seen below) have been less than flattering or unique.



Her nemesis on The Hills, Heidi Montag has hit back with her own fashion line called Heidiwood. The very ambitious antagonist of the main character has been very succesful with her own line which is still stocked at the popular Kitson.

I have to vote Team Heidi on this one for sure. Heidi is a great marketer and saleswoman of her line. Lauren, unfortunately, has looked a gift horse in the mouth. She has shown incredible immaturity and seems to throw away incredible opportunities. Case in point, she was seen at an in-store fashion show at Bloomie's in LA where she was just deplorable in running the show, completely un-prepared and un-professionable. Heidi on the other hand has worked the talk shows selling her line incredibly well, always with the value-added. Sorry LC, Heidiwood 1, LC Collection 0.

Tim Hasselbeck joins ESPN this week

Tim Hasselbeck has joined the Bristol, Connecticut based ESPN network this week. He will be an analyst on the NFL Live show. He will also contribute to SportsCenter as well as ESPN radio broadcasts. Last year he was signed as a back-up Quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals.

Now that both Elisabeth and Tim will be on the East Coast there will be no need for Elisabeth to leave her View co-Hosting position. Last year, when she was pregnant, (as seen above) she took leave early to join him in Arizona.

Fans of The View can now rejoice or sigh!

All The View is Back despite reports of discord

Yes, they will all be back for next season! Despite the on-air rants pitting Elisabeth Hasselbeck as the devil for having a non-Democratic bone in her body. Despite Whoopi heating up Broadway. Despite Joy being little Miss Negativity. Despite Sherri being less than Mensa Material. Despite Sherri saying in a magazine article that she will try to "Save" Babwa who happens to be Jewish. Despite reports alleging Babwa thought that Sherri was persona non grata...
ABC has released their latest photo for the new season with all returning members! Voila!! Now, much has been read-into the positioning of the playas of The View and their supposed Body Language. I think it is obvious that they were not all in the same picture and ABC photoshopped them together. The floor is of varying heights in the photo.

Alot has also been said of their fashions or lack there-of. As for Miss Whoopi, I happen to like her fashions as of late on the show and as seen in the latest photo released. She has been sporting the Indian Kurta style shirts. The one's chosen by her or the stylist are truly gorgeous. She looks comfortable and very much herself. The photo above of Whoopi shows her at the Tony Award Show where she was the host. The Brave comedian chose to wear Christian Soriano's work - site unseen. The result provided by the Project Runway Winner showcased her beautiful legs and was a great unique look for Whoopi.

As far as the other fashions of the new photo from ABC, Elisabeth Hasselbeck looks like she is in a prom dress. I hope it is not one of her own creations. I know she is a sometime designer so it is possible but I am not sure. The outfits she wears on the show are usually very fashionable and cute so I am surprised on this one.

As for Sherri, I suspected that the previous brew-ha-ha about her "saving" Babwa and Babwa then canning her were for PR purposes. It seemed the stories came out as The View was going on hiatus. The didn't want us to forget about them. Keep them talking while we are on vacation, eh?

The Stupidity of Lauren Conrad : The Hills

Oh Dear, where do we begin with this trainwreck that is Lauren Conrad...Let's remember she is only about 22 yrs. old. Even so, most people of this age have more brains. This spoiled child of Laguna Beach, CA thinks it would be a good idea to start dating her crush when she leaves to go to Paris for a work trip. A work trip that should be more fun than work after all as the work aforementioned is Teen Vogue. The work involves going to a sweet gala at the Hotel Crillion, I believe. Anyhow, if the crush that is Brody Jenner now seems to be interested in you, a friend, perhaps you can wait to see when you get back what happens...This guy hasn't been with a girl thus far longer than 20 minutes, so I doubt you should take this seriously until you are in the midst girlfriend.

So, they land at Charles DeGaulle and after going through their carefully planned itinerary, it is clear they have a few errands to run before shops close. Whitney Port who (plays) is LC's boss, one of the more likable peep's on the show, is usually acting with her head screwed on straight except for once or twice(doing shots with the clients before big photo shoot the next morning comes to mind). Anyhow, she is veered off course by the likes of LC's dumb intentions. LC suggests that they just have to go get their ball gowns first because she cannot wait another minute! Later they discover the place they need to get their shoes is now closed. Zoot alors!

Later in typical LC fashion, she decides to go out with some cheesy dweeb frenchie who gives her some dumb lines. I meant the verbal ones there, as far as I know. She must go out with the losers as soon as they ask although she has no other clothes but the ball gown to wear... Then the dumb ass decides to alter the gown and if that is not bad enough go clubbing in it. Nothing will happen! Afterwards, she hikes it up to go on this idiot's scooter around town. I definitely thought this would be the part where she ruins the dress. No such luck.

Shortly before the gala, LC realizes she has burn/stain marks on the dress. She burned it with her hair iron. I thought she was going to blame poor Whitney for this..but she just makes her dig her out of this terrible ditch.

Whitney speaks to the dress store which comes up with a last minute dress for the dumb spoiled intern.

On top of this, she is shocked that Brody is out with some other chick!! Quelle Horror!

How dare he not follow by LC's rules!! Brody might be off the show if he doesn't straighten out! Although, that surprisingly hasn't happened to Speidi, yet!

THOU SHALT NOT DATE WHO YOU LIKE WITHOUT FIRST GETTING APPROVAL FROM LC!!

Hasselbeck at the Made of Honor Premiere

Elisabeth Hasselbeck made an appearance on the red carpet for the Made of Honor Premiere at the Zigfield with her husband Tim last night. She makes a cameo in the new movie starring Patrick Dempsey. They showed her cameo on The View today. Her part is that of the "Perfect Maid of Honor" in a self-help video seemingly given to Dempsey's character. Can't you just see EH as the model Maid of Honor? She strikes me as the type.

She was wearing a real cute pink baby doll dress with a bow at the breast. The style dress makes you wonder whether she could be pregnant with baby number 3 or not... Something she wore last week seemed to hint at a bump as well. Wouldn't she be tickled pink? Tim's tie also had some pale pink in it making them look sweet together. For shots of the premiere, click here.

People.com has several shots and also asked about her thoughts on Star's breakup. To see the article, click here.