Hip-hop stars rock their own gear/ do you rock it too?

[MonarC]

Hip-hop stars rock their own gear

Mariah Carey's got your back. So do Eminem, Eve, 50 Cent and Nelly. They've got rest of your body covered, too. They're just a few of the hip-hoppers who are infiltrating the fashion world with their own flashy clothing collections. Of course, the upstarts will be facing stiff competition from Jennifer Lopez's established J. Lo line,(NOT! ) P. Diddy's Sean John gear and Jay-Z's Rocawear garb.

But that's not stopping Mariah Carey — not exactly known for wearing a surplus of garments — who is in talks to develop an accessory and jewelry line called Automatic Princess. "It's this whole new idea of selling a lifestyle and putting a face on fashion, where before it was driven by faceless designers," says Barbara Coulon, vice president of trends at a Gen-X and Gen-Y research company called Youth Intelligence. "Now, someone's face and life is connected to it, so if you love Jay-Z, you can listen to his music, eat at his restaurant and wear his clothes."
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Do you guys buy clothes designed by the artist of your choice or could you care less?

[°Bubbly Blonde°]

I have a Sean John shirt some guy bought for me and I have J. Lo's perfume....

Did you all hear that Victoria Beckham aka "Posh Spice" is the new face of the Roca-Wear label. She also has a new album out and I heard she's signed to Jay-Z's label and has collabs with rappers such as Cam'ron.

[MonarC]

I really think that some people do have cool taste in clothes but not everyone can design their own stuff. They propbably just get someone to design it for them and buy their designs for a chunk of ching ching