Been a long time since we talked about Gwen Stefani’s L.A.M.B clothing line, and today is probably a good day to talk about it as Gwen has just made her return to the New York Fashion Week with a new licensing partner, Manhattan Trade Inc. As the designer herself, stated:

“It started with an African Eighties feel. In the past, the clothes were a little more theatrical, but this collection is all about being real.”

To those of you who haven’t been such a big fan of L.A.M.B., do check their Spring 2010 collection. As Gwen said, they’re relaxed, chic and tamed down without losing the L.A.M.B. spirit. And for you L.A.M.B. fans, make sure to look out for blazers, draped skirts, balloon shorts, leopard print dresses, pleated diaper skirts and denim parade!

Loving the look?  While waiting for them to be available, we thought you might like some other L.A.M.B. items.

L.A.M.B. Tartan Shirt, $165.00

L.A.M.B. Marlene Hobo, $495.00

L.A.M.B. Juva Houndstooth Haircalf Pumps, $349.00

Check out more L.A.M.B. Collection by Gwen Stefani!

It’s been quite a while since we last talked about Gwen Stefani’s Harajuku Lovers quintet fragrances, and today is the right time, because in fall there will be a limited edition change of clothes for the teeny tiny characters.

Gwen Stefani loves the dolls, of course, and here’s what she said when the first edition was launched.

“I think [the appeal is] twofold, I think people really connect with these adorable little dolls. I know every time I look at the dolls, I can’t help but smile. Second, the fragrances are really great — extremely fresh and very wearable.”

The limited edition Harajuku Lovers fragrances will feature the dolls all bundled up in winter clothes, in tune with the Snow Bunnies theme.

Gwen Stefani is most excited about this.

“We brainstormed lots of ideas, but Snow Bunnies just felt and looked right, since it was coming out during the winter season. I loved the idea of the girls going skiing, snowboarding, sledding and having hot chocolate. Every season we create new versions of the girls, so you’ll always see lots of changes over time. One of my favorite things about this collection is that the possibilities are endless. The Harajuku Girls can go anywhere and be and do anything. We are always developing new artwork and graphics. The brand has an underlying sense of fun and whimsy and a Pop Art sensibility that is always evolving. Harajuku Lovers is like a never-ending art project!”

Despite the new package, the scents of G, Love, Lil’ Angel, Music and Baby will remain the same. Carlos Timiraos, group vice president of global marketing for celebrity brands at Coty Prestige adds:

“The packaging was a big part of the line’s success — people were buying and collecting them all. Rather than introduce another five scents, we decided to play around with clothes — there is a lot of territory to be mined there.”

As if the perfumes, the clothing line and the shoes aren’t enough, turns out that Gwen Stefani is planning another Harajuku project. She said that she’s working on a new costume and sterling silver jewelry line for Harajuku Lovers, on her off days from touring with her band, No Doubt.The Special edition Snow Bunnies will be priced at $30 per 10-ml and will be available in September.

If you can’t wait for the Snow Bunnies, you can get the existing Harajuku Lovers scents at HSN.com.  In fact, there’s a couple of special promos:  get free Harajuku Lovers .33oz Love EDT with the purchase of Harajuku Lovers 1oz Love Eau de Toilette for only $45.00!

See more of Gwen Stefani’s Harajuku Lovers Collection or shop HSN today!

Calling all Gwen Stefani’s L.A.M.B. fans!

Gwen Stefani’s famous L.A.M.B. handbags are now on major sale. And we’re talking super exclusive items as there are only 19 of them on sale.  If you wanna see how big the sales are, well, see for yourself.

See that Large Offbeat Shoulder Bag in Vanilla?  Well, it’s usually retailed at $595, but via Gilt, it can be yours for $268.  It’s a serious 54% discount, and to not take advantage of it would not be sensible.

As a Gilt member, you’ll be able to participate in online sample sales like this.  If a regular sample sale requires you to stand in line in the cold before you enter the venue and get into catfights with other girls when you finally found the designer item you’re lusting after, an online sample sale is anything but.  Seriously, you can place your order right away as soon as your favorite designer’s sale event is on, sit down and relax while waiting for your coveted item to arrive at your doorstep.  And you can totally do this at home, at work -when the boss is not looking- or wherever you please.  A Gilt sample sale contains all designer items at half prices or more, so they will fit your budget!  And as a Gilt member, you will be notified daily about upcoming sale events, so you won’t miss out on anything.

The question now would be: How To Be A Gilt Member?

Because Gilt is an exclusive group, you’ll need to be invited to become a member and enjoy all the privileges.  The good news is:  today, we are inviting you. That’s right, people, you’ll just have to go to this Gilt Page, fill out your details and voila, you’re one of us.  Don’t worry, it’s TOTALLY FREE to become a Gilt member.

So what are you waiting for?  Sign up now because the L.A.M.B sale will only last until 09 April, 2009 at midnight EDT.  And 2 L.A.M.B. bags are sold already -so that leaves you 17 bags to go after!  If you don’t get the L.A.M.B. ones, you can still catch other designer sales too!

They couldn’t be Pastry heels, ‘coz the event happened before their fashion show in Vegas, so we searched and searched and found that Nessa was actually wearing the gorgeous L.A.M.B. Signature Hip Bootie, designed by the fabulous singer, Gwen Stefani.

Now we wonder when Gwen’s gonna rock some Pastry shoes!

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If you’re a fan of Angela and Vanessa Simmons, go check out their Pastry Shoes.
If you love Gwen Stefani’s designs, check out her L.A.M.B. collection.

L.A.M.B. Petra Gold Watch, $155.00. That flap can cover the dial, so it can double as a gold bracelet.  Elegant and chic, it represents the true Gwen Stefani soul.

Girls, here’s something to look out for your men.  From the KR3W folks who endorse Angela Simmons’ ex-boyfriend, TK, here’s the Blade Watch, $157.19.  Perfect if you don’t know whether your guy prefers dials or digits.  Give ‘em both in a cool package, and you’re gonna be a hit.

See more L.A.M.B. Collection by Gwen Stefani.

And given the recession, which of these 10 will still be holding on to their crown in 2009?

#10. Jennifer Lopez – JustSweet

Last year, J.Lo managed to rake in $7 million in earnings, even though it’s been a while since we’ve seen anything from her juniors clothing collection JustSweet.Maybe we have to wait until she delivers a third baby. Hey J, how about a maternity line?

#9. Serena Williams – Aneres

Serena Williams earned a cool $14M in 2008, helped in part by her own clothing line Aneres. Established in 2004, the brand is designed by Serena herself, who has an art background. The tennis star is often seen out and about in her own collection, but we wonder why we don’t really see much Aneres these days? Maybe this article will tickle Serena’s creative bones.

#8. Sarah Jessica Parker – Bitten, Perfume Lines

Sarah Jessica Parker is sitting pretty on the $18M she made last year, even though her Bitten apparel collection bit the proverbial dust after huge retailer Steve and Barry’s was forced to fold in late 2008.

But with the recent greenlight on the Sex and The City movie sequel, perhaps SJP will have enough juice to launch a brand new clothing line… stay tuned.

#7. Sean Diddy Combs – Sean John

Well surprise surprise! We thought P. Diddy would be the richest celebrity designer alive, probably he did too.

But no, even with a cool $25 million earnings in 2008, P.Diddy got the designer pants beat off of him by 6 other competitors. We still give him props though. He’s demonstrated with his Sean John collection that he’s great at creating gentlemanly looks for G’s. He might not be as rich as some other people, but he’s definitely a KING of style in our book.

#6. Gwen Stefani – Harajuku Lovers, LAMB

The singer / celebrity designer / yummy mummy, Gwen Stefani, is sitting comfortably at number 6 with $27M in earnings. Her funky lifestyle brands, Harajuku Lovers and L.A.M.B., are both hits with CelebrityClothingLine.com readers and have contributed significantly to Ms. Stefani’s piggybank.

#5. Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen – Elizabeth & James, The Row

The tinseltown twins share the #5 spot with earnings of $35M, thanks to their Dual Star empire. Although their mugs and names are all over videos, books, to self-produced home movies, you won’t see this type of blatant star marketing on their more sophisticated Elizabeth & James clothing collection or their even more upscale collection: The Row.

These two celebrity designers are the brains behind every fashion item in both lines. It’s said that their involvement is very hands-on, and “real” designers have given the pair kudos over their sophisticated tastes and creativity.

#4. Giselle Bundchen – Ipanema

Although the highest-paid supermodel in the world was said to be working on a clothing line with Dolce and Gabbana, it turns out the rumor is false. Ms. Bundchen instead went green and designed a line of sandals called Ipanema, which contributed to her bottom line of $35 million last year.

If you purchase a pair of Ipanema kicks, you are contributing to re-foresting the Atlantic treeline through the Florestas do Futuro program, sponsored by the SOS Mata Atlantica.

#3. Beyonce – Dereon

With 2008 earnings of $80 million, Bey is 2 mil short of keeping up with her husband Jay-Z, so we guess he gets to keep picking up the check. She’s making a strong play this year with Dereon and the luxury collection designed by her mom Tina Knowles, House of Dereon.

#2. Jay-Z – Rocawear

Jay-Z aka Shawn Corey Carter, is now the second richest hip-hop celebrity designer with earnings of $82M. He sold Rocawear for $204M in 2007, but is still involved in overseeing marketing and plays frontman for the brand.

Apparently he hasn’t gotten over his creative thing for threads because he bought high-end streetwear brand Artful Dodger right after selling Rocawear.

#1. 50 Cent – G-Unit clothing

The richest man in hip-hop and now the richest celebrity designer: 50 Cent aka Curtis James Jackson III, who’s raked in $150M in 2008. Word.

He founded The G-Unit Clothing Company in 2003 with Marc Ecko, inspired by his own style and fellow members of G-Unit.As a do-gooder, 50 makes sure he shares his wealth. G-Unit sponsors The Book Bank Foundation and donated proceeds to the G-Unity Foundation.

Surprises missing from the list: Kimora Lee Simmons for Baby Phat, Justin Timberlake for William Rast, Nelly for Apple Bottoms and last but not least, Miley Cyrus for the Hannah Montana clothing line. Perhaps these contenders will shove their way to the top 10 for 2009… stay tuned!

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So we’ve talked about another version of this gorgeous ombre bag, but as we see the Soft Signature Marchont bag that Christina totes, we decide we’ll feature the gorgeousness of this ombre trend.  Don’t you just wanna drool?

It’s roomy, stylish and has just the perfect color for winter with a little yellow tang to spice it up.  We think this is just the must-have bag for the season.  We lurve!

See more on L.A.M.B by Gwen Stefani

From the elegant taste of Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, here’s Elizabeth and James’ Lucinda Dress.  What’s cool about this dress is that you can wear it any way you please.  From boat neck, to Sabrina neck, to asymmetric toga style, or with a huge belt and go ‘batwing’ look like they did in the 70’s, the choice is yours!

Next, from the quirky L.A.M.B. collection that truly reflects its celebrity designer’s taste in fun but stylish clothes, Gwen Stefani, we have the Twiggy Plaid Coat.  Wear it with the right attitude and people will think you’re related to England’s Royal Family.

And last but not least, the newest TV personality to add her success in the fashion world, Lauren Conrad.  We like her collection as they are done with taste, albeit some which we’ve seen before.  But this time, Lauren scored with a simple white cardigan with a layered effect on the front. It’s so elegant for winter and we couldn’t resist getting it with the 30% off from Shopbop!

So what are you still doing here?  Get movin to Shopbop’s 30% off EVERYTHING* with code EARLYGIFT at shopbop. *excludes sale, jewelry & accessories right now, because the offer is only good until Thursday, November 13th 2008 at 11.59 pm PST.
Happy mid-week shopping, people!

A couple of weeks ago it was handbags.  Now it’s the perfumes.  Wow.  Gwen Stefani is really making mega bucks this September.  The Harajuku Lovers Perfumes are now available for purchase and we especially like the cute bottles.

One of our favoritest celebrity designers, Gwen Stefani, has come out with a whole matching set of perfumes. The perfume line contains of five different scents:  G (as in Gwen), Love, Lil’ Angel, Music and of course, Baby.  Each scent is intended for different personalities, so Gwen says that it’s best to choose the one that matches yours.  Here’s a lil’ guide from us.

G: is for you who likes to smell delicious, and we mean literally the edible kind of deliciousness.  It’s filled with mandarin, coconut, apple, freesia and sandalwood.

Love:  is for those who’s ultra feminine and has to smell like a lady all day long.  Notes consist of bergamot, pomelo citrus, peach, rose, jasmine, orchid and musk.

Lil’ Angel:  is for the sporty girl, we reckon, as it consists of mostly berries (raspberry, cranberry and blackberry), pineapple, rose and amber.

Music:  is for those who loves to appear sexy (but in a sweet way).  Sexy girls, according to Harajuku Lovers wear clementine, pear, jasmine, sweet pea, honeysuckle, vanilla and musk.

Baby:  is for the girl who’s all about cute and pastels all the way as it is a powder musk, with freesia, bergamot, rose, jasmine, musk, heliotrope, vanilla and violet.

Get them now as each fragrance will come in a 30-ml and 10-ml bottles, priced at $45 and $25.  The Harajuku Lovers Perfume Collection is currently available at Nordstorm.

“I wanted to design a super cute dress that I would be excited to have in my own closet and approached it in the same way I think about my clothing for a tour,” Gwen commented on her upcoming venture.  Now we are really intrigued.  Will there be a parade of gold mesh?  Will there be cut-up sexy skirts?  We’ll have to wait.  The creations will be unveiled later this year.