Gwen Stefani Hoodies Recalled!
Filed under: Fashion, Best of the Season
Wearing Gwen Stefani's baby clothing line could be hazardous to your children's health. Her Harajuku hoodies have just been recalled by the U.S. Product Safety Commission.The dapper duds got yanked after the commission deemed them a "strangulation risk." That's some scary stuff! You don't want to take chances like that with your kiddos, no matter how fashion-forward you'd like them to be.
Celeb Fashion Lines
These days, no self respecting celebrity can hold her (or his) head up in Hollywood without a clothing, shoe, handbag, or home furnishings line to call their own. But are these stars really qualified to add designer to their resume? StyleList puts them to the test. First up...
Celeb:Taylor Swift
Fashion Line: L.E.I. Sundresses by Taylor Swift
Qualifications:The young country singer is releasing a line of frocks this February that her die-hard fans will love and moms can afford. We're sure Swift's brand will expand into denim.
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Celeb: Dita Von Teese
Fashion Line: Science of Sexy for Wonderbra
Qualifications: This burlesque bombshell spends most of her time in scanty skivvies, so we're absolutely confident she is capable of creating amazing lingerie! Of her '40s and '50s-inspired line Von Teese says "Underwear isn't just something that you put on for your lover -- you wear it for you."
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Celeb: Lauren Bush
Fashion Line:Lauren Pierce (hits stores in Spring 2009)
Qualifications: An alum of both Parsons New School for Design in NYC and Central Saint Martins College in London, first niece and former model Lauren Bush definitely has a solid design foundation. Add to that an internship at Zac Posen, a boyfriend with a designer dad (her main squeeze is Ralph Lauren's son) and the success of the popular FEED bags she designed to benefit the U.N.'s World Food Program, and it looks like Ms. Bush has the chops to make her ready-to-wear sustainable fabrics line a hit.
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Celeb: Eva Mendes
Fashion Line: Vida for Macy's
Qualifications: Calvin Klein's latest controversial ad campaigns features a naked Eva Mendes rolling around on a bed, so perhaps her new venture isn't really all that surprising. The actress and her boyfriend, film producer George Augusto, are launching a collection of sheets and comforters. While neither has any design background, we're betting the betting the lovebirds know how to make a cozy nest.
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Celeb: Mischa Barton
Fashion Line: Mischa Barton for Stacey Lapidus
Qualifications:The former O.C. star gets more ink these days for her hair accessories than her acting jobs so maybe this is a brilliant career move: She's coming out with a line of headbands made from a wide array of materials including silk, feathers and crystals, ranging in price from $40-$200.
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Celeb: Janet Jackson
Fashion Line:Pleasure Principle
Qualifications:Named after her 1987 hit, the fancy pants (and matching bras) will all retail for under $40. "There's something for every woman, and that's very important to us," Jackson says. "I've always hated when lingerie is uncomfortable, so the fit and comfort was key." Nothing nasty about that, Miss Jackson.
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Celeb: Lenny Kravtiz
Fashion Line: Inspired by Lenny, Worn by You at Kohls
Qualifications:Hmmm, we're not sure that even Lenny's biggest fans would be inspired to wear this denim, fringe and wings ensemble, but fortunately for those who do want to emulate the the rocker's style, his jeans and t-shirts line for Kohls is a bit more traditional.
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Celeb: Tara Reid
Fashion Line: Manta
Qualifications:Sometimes an actress, always a party girl, and now a designer. According to Reid her little triangles of Lycra are more than simple poolside attire, "It's about putting into the universe what you want in life: Red means love, pink is friendship, green is lucky, black is protection. You're gonna have a story when you wear this bikini or when you put this dress on: You'll either get love or meet a new friend or you might meet a guy." Big promises from little bikinis!
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Celeb: Katie Holmes
Fashion Line: Holmes/Yang for Giorgio Armani
Qualifications: Mrs. Tom Cruise created her own storm at the LA premiere of "Tropic Thunder," debuting the first piece from her collection with stylist pal Jeanne Yang. But given the dress's sleek lines and navy blue fabric two Giorgio Armani trademarks it's a good bet that Katie got more than a little help from her silver-haired mentor.
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Celeb: La Lohan
Fashion Line: 6126 Leggings
Qualifications:Lindsay Lohan's collection owes its name to Marilyn Monroe born on 6/1/26 but it doesn't look like she captured what made the '50s bombshell so sexy. Does the modern American woman really need leopard print "ankle gloves"? Or glimmer leggings? Seems like La Lohan is channeling no one but...Lindsay.
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Gwen's had enormous commercial success as a clothing designer, so we're guessing this won't be a major setback for her. Keep your eyes peeled for the standard statement of remorse, assuring us that she's sorry and had no idea the sweatshirts were dangerous. Then, assuming no children are injured in the meantime, all will be forgiven.
Sandy 2-06-2009 @ 8:18PM
HAHAHA I have that same exact jacket.. ironic but funny
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basketpam 2-06-2009 @ 8:52PM
How is this hoodie dangerous? How is this hoodie any different than any other hoodie? It seems very odd that this garment would be different than any other child's hoodie except in the look of it. Does it has strings like these jackets used to have "back in the olden days" when I was a kid and they were just called sweatshirt jacket? Now anyone in their right mind KNOWS that this woman did not intentionally design something that would hurt a child. Who would think a garment like this could do such a thing. But, of course this garment being associated with a celebrity a big deal has to be made about it. We would have never heard of this had someone famous not been the designer.
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shell 2-06-2009 @ 9:31PM
I'm glad I grew up when I did they'd have baned over half the things we played with or wore..Oh wait they have..
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ssjtus 2-06-2009 @ 10:21PM
Another news article said they had a drawstring.
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goldfinger 2-06-2009 @ 10:32PM
well (Sandy), i hate to break it to you but these hoodies are suppose to be for children,not some fat jobless 35yr old,now if you trying to kill yourself by strangulation,i rap this 14inch tallywhacker around your neck and look at porno,i take it in the middle of the movie,i either break your neck or choke your silly ass to death...your choice,MY PLEASURE
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Annoyed 2-06-2009 @ 11:10PM
wow,, we know who has a little dick here. mature man, real mature. and you said that should take her life because she is small enough to wear a kids jacket?? i hope you never have kids.
blog2speak 2-08-2009 @ 12:19AM
According to the picture of the "hoodie", it's a zip-up that I see as being no threat whatsoever! What the H is the big deal about this thing?? Things like this become news is because of some idiot parent who neglects their child, claims they died from strangling from the clothes (in this case) they were wearing (or some other lame excuse) and redirects the blame so they don't become accountable for their blatant disregard and neglect! Chances are they did it themselves by accident. One can only speculate as to the actual truth behind it all though.
One bad apple always spoils the bunch! Hypothetically speaking, before you know it, some idiot parent is going to blame the seeds in apples for their child choking to death..leading to a ban on apples...then the next thing you know, some money hungry (notoriety craving) lawyer is going to sue the state of Washington for growing the apples that inadvertently caused the death. You see the bullsh*t logic that follows such a ridiculous claim? It's no wonder that insurance companies jack their friggin' rates up to compensate for frivolous claims like that.
This may seem to sound crazy but if you think about it, there are way too many people out there who want to blame everything on everybody else but never on themselves...and the way the "trigger-happy" lawyers are these days and the way the media loves to sensationalize cases like this, especially because a celebrity is involved, it makes you just want to scream out and say WTF!? is wrong with people these days?
It reminds me of an old joke that goes....What do you call 10,000 lawyers at the bottom of a lake?....A good start!!!
Lighten the F up people and own up to your own mistakes!!!
It's such a sad, sad world that we live in nowadays.
Anybody in compliance with me, then blog 2 speak your mind!
On a lighter note, my condolences go out to the grieving family anyway...I know what it feels like to lose a loved one.
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corpsepie 2-07-2009 @ 1:04AM
both me and my sister have this hoodie and there is nothing wrong with it that any other hoodie has.
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tuxedokat 2-07-2009 @ 1:31AM
The article doesn't tell you why they are recalled except for strangulation. The reason is the strings at the neck! I work for a large retail company and have seen many recalls especially in toys and childrens hoodies. We have to remove the strings or we cannot sell them. The strings are around the neck are not safe!
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chrisgee 2-07-2009 @ 1:34AM
that thing is ugly, who would wear it anyway?
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ayomide 2-11-2009 @ 7:30PM
Well on if she did her homework then Gwen would have know that you can't have drawstring on children's clothes especially if the thing works. The string can only be so long and it has to be sewn down. This law isn't anything new.
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