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Jessica Simpson is one blond that will be laughing all the way to the bank. WWD reports that as of 2012 the Jessica Simpson brand is expected to hit $1 billion in retail sales!

Make all the dumb blond jokes you want, but don’t expect them to slow down this miniature powerhouse.

When Jessica Simpson came into our homes via her Reality TV show “Newlyweds” with then husband Nick Lachey, many people were hooked not because they thought the show was good, but because they were entertained to see what “dumb” things Jessica would say that would have Nick rolling his eyes; like the time she thought “Chicken of the Sea” tuna was actually chicken.

Since then, the TV series has come to an end, there has been a divorce and many rumors surronding her personal love life with stars like John Mayer.

However, popularity has its rewards.  When the Camuto group ( company behind Nine West and Vince Camuto) approached Jessica Simpson about a shoe line she reveals “I jumped right on board,”… “Vince Camuto is definitely a role model to me when it comes to making shoes. He just believed in me from ‘Newlyweds’ [her former MTV reality show that ran from August 2003 through March 2005]. He just thought I could relate to the everyday consumer, and that I had it in me to design and wear the product.”

Since then her name has skyrocketed to include 22 licensing agreements for junior sportswear, dresses, handbags, fashion jewelry, intimate apparel and fragrances.

Simply put , because of her music and her reality TV show she was “well enough” known for the company to attach a brand that consumers would find familiar to relate.

Behind every powerful young star is an even more powerful mother: There is a Tina behind Beyonce and there is a Tina behind Jessica. She shares the present duties with her mom Tina who handles all the monthly business trips to New York to meet people and see the licensed products.

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Here is every single photo from my issue of L’officiel March 2011, with Beyonce in Black face makeup. These photos have many people all worked up over her make-up. It’s just make-up used for artistic expression. I think she looks beautiful either way, dark or light skinned.

But how do you feel?

P.S. the photos were re-shot from the magazine with my camera, as I don’t have the patience to scan anything.

xoxo

American Apparel won’t be filing for chapter 11 anytime soon, thanks to the wad of cash they just received from London-based Lion Capital ( same private equity firm that made investments into the shoe brand Jimmy Choo) who bought off 18% of the company.

And again in the latest fashion courtroom battle, Payless Shoe Source has been ordered to stop using the American Eagle Brand. Which is very similar to American Eagle Outfitters brand(AEO).

Payless is marketing AMERICAN EAGLE shoes and accessories with advertising and promotional materials that copy the look and feel of AEO’s distinctive marketing style and falsely claiming to be the exclusive source of AMERICAN EAGLE and AE “women’s,” “men’s” and “accessories,” which has resulted in consumer confusion as to the relationship between Payless and AEO. Source

We’ll we’re not lawyers are anything here at TooCute magazine, but this just one just makes sense. My questions are, why did they wait this long to let people know its not actually American Eagle Outfitters, but Payless’ American Eagle? And why was Payless so brazen as to think they could get away with this blatant misrepresentation?

Copyright laws have long been a joke within the fashion industry, but where should a line be drawn and people be brought to court?

Stores like Payless, Steve Madden, Forever21 and even H&M have all been known to make their “interpretation” of a particular brand or designers style. Judging by the popularity of these stores it just goes to show that customers care less and less about high priced brand names and just want a quick fashion fix with cheaply made knockoffs.

More on the story here.

Reached for comment earlier today Jacobs’ business partner Robert Duffy confirmed the rumor that had started to circulate around New York. “Marc made the right decision,” Duffy said. “He’d been sober for seven years. When he relapsed, he wanted to deal with it right away.[WWD]

The Designer, who just completed his show in Paris, is reported to have immediately checked himself into a Rehab Facility in Arizona, after seven years of sobriety.

I’m glad that he made the move to make him better and not just sit around thinking he’d be ok, because the next thing that could happen could be a overdose. Alcohol and drug dependency are real issue that many people face everyday, and it’s never too late to get help. He’s already on the road to recovery as acceptance of your addiction is the first step.

My prayers and positive energy are with him in this time.

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