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Apr23
Thoughts on Celebrity Fashion Lines and Endorsements
British fashion designer, Jeff Banks, has openly criticized celebrities like Kate Moss and Madonna for their clothing lines.  The London Paper quotes him as saying [about Kate Moss]:

"I'll bet she just grabbed one of her many Prada bags, rifled through her wardrobe... and turned up at Topshop's head office in Oxford Street for a quick hour's briefing with the in-house designers and buying staff."kate_moss_300x400.jpg

Well, I’m sure many celebrities don’t sit down, sketch out and actually create these pieces for their clothing lines.  We just like to think they did ;)  The majority of us are celebrity-crazed people who will buy anything because someone’s name is on it.  That’s what the fashion industry has capitalized on. Companies like H & M, Gap, TopShop, etc are banking on celebrities to bring in the money and I don’t think this form of marketing will change anytime soon.  

The Wall Street Journal wrote a post a couple months ago about when celebrity product endorsements go awry…and PopSugar asks if we buy clothes endorsed by celebrities…

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