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From Baghdad with Love

So how does Iraqi-Grecian-American model Gina prepare to step out?
"Baby Phat. Kimora Lee Simmons is a great designer and a beautiful woman that makes other women feel just as beautiful wearing her clothing design," Gina says. "Bebe, another clothing design that I enjoy wearing. The clothes to me represent class, which describes me well. My makeup brand would be Revlon, Landis and MAC. My favorite perfumes, I have plenty. Two that I love are Giorgio Armani and Gucci."
Source: Black Star News

Kimora Lee Signs for Toy Drive

Kimora Lee Simmons is a triple threat: mother, model and mogul.

On Wednesday, the icon swept through Macy's for what she described as the "fabulosity" of giving.

Her style is over the top, her smile is big enough to brighten any room, but it's her heart that is just fabulous.

"There's a lot of people and children that I've come to say hi to, and hopefully they've all brought toys for a toy drive that I am doing for Children's Treatment and Diagnostics Center, which helps sick children," Simmons said.

The toys will be delivered to the center in Broward County, a cause close to Simmons' heart."It's really important for me to sort of show people that a very big part of fabulosity is giving back to the community and sharing of your time," she said.

The first 25 in line to bring an unwrapped toy walked away with a signed copy of Simmons' book and a picture

"It was awesome," fan Noelia Veccio said. "She's as fabulous as she is on TV as she is in person. She was wonderful."

Simmons, decking the halls in South Florida with style, is the driving force behind the popular fashion line Baby Phat, star of the hit reality TV series "Life in the Fab Lane" and author of "Fabulosity."

The sultry celebrity drew hundreds to Macy's in Aventura Mall. The 6-foot symbol of success transformed a line of basic tees to a mega-lifestyle collection of perfumes, jewelry and the slinky Baby Phat feline logo.

"Baby Phat," Simmons said. "The first three words: Hot, sexy, Simmons."

Simmons went from Aventura to the Macy's at the Pembroke Lakes Mall.

Kimora Lee Simmons in Collector's Corner

The pajamas, books, and T-shirts I understand, but Hello Kitty bowling balls, bicycle tires, and Fender Stratocasters? Add the estimated 50,000 to 100,000+ other items bearing the Hello Kitty logo that have been marketed in the US alone, and the idea of collecting the cute feline can be overwhelming.

Since Hello Kitty's "birth" in 1974, the brand has become a worldwide marketing phenomenon, appealing not just to children, but to adults as well. Sanrio, the Japanese company that owns Hello Kitty, offers a line of designer merchandise just for grownups. There are cashmere sweaters, perfumes, and diamond watches and jewelry among the sundry goods offered online and at boutiques around the globe. A diamond ring and a pair of diamond earrings designed by Kimora Lee Simmons will cost you $1950 and $2150 respectively, while watches bearing the feline's visage can run from $995 to $3450, and more.

continue "Collector's Corner: Hello Kitty" at AuctionBytes.com

Kimora Lee Simmons: Ultimate Achiever Under 40

Kimora Lee Simmons was named one of America's Most Powerful Players Under 40 on Black Enterprise magazine's 2007 Hot List, which is comprised of ultimate achievers under the age of 40 in media, music, entertainment, and sports.

"These celebrities have shrewdly leveraged their fame to build multimillion-dollar empires that will sustain them beyond their careers in sports and entertainment," says be Editor-at- Large Carolyn Brown. "Plus, this year's list goes outside the box to include business executives, top-ranked money managers, and medical researchers whose impact on our world is undeniable."

The 2007 HOT LIST: America's Most Powerful Players Under 40 is in the December issue of BE on stands now.

Macy's Big Phat Suit

Kimora Lee Simmons overcharged Macy's for her beauty products and then refused to pay back the extra profit, according to a lawsuit filed last week in Manhattan Supreme Court.

In September 2006, four months after Simmons separated from her multimillionaire husband, Def Jam Records co-founder Russell Simmons, she signed an agreement to provide Macy's with her line of cosmetics.

But then she allegedly jacked up the price of her beauty products.

Simmons declined comment.

Source: New York Post

Kimora's Got Mail

Kimora: You are so real. You don't care what society thinks about you and you don't care who likes what you say.... Not even a man. You are an inspiration to me during this time in my life that I am dealing with depression and once in my life had the confident to go and get what I needed in life... now has left me home with 5 children and one on the way and no ambitious emotion anymore. I was watching your Fab Life show on style tv yesterday evening and you are so special to me. You are a goal setter as well as a trend setter and I just wanted to express you that I thank you for being the real woman that you are. I love you and God bless you and your success always.

~PW, Blog Kimora Reader

Kimora Lee Simmons: Reality Faker

Kimora Lee Simmons made a big deal about the purchase of a $15 million house on her reality show, Life in the Fab Lane, but the house shown was far grander than her actual $5.9 million purchase, shown here.

Reality TV just gets more phony by the minute. In a recent installment of "Life in the Fab Lane," former model-turned- trophy wife-turned-fashion mogul Kimora Lee Simmons appears to pony up $15 million for a gigantic mansion with a glittering view high in the Hollywood Hills. Don't buy it.

The blinged-out bi-racial babe did not buy the house on the show. And a little research of public property records reveals that the newly single mother of two actually paid far less for the house she actually bought than her vanity show would would have you believe.

In reality, Simmons paid $5.9 million for a 5,923 square foot Tudor style house in the Beverly Hills Post Office with seven bedrooms, eight and a half bathrooms, and no view to speak of. In a delightful twist of irony, her new next door neighbor is none other than former reality star Jessica Simpson. Note to Kimora: Check your rear view. You're struggling star power is causing congestion in the Fab lane.

Source: Radar, includes photo gallery

Goodbye Kitty

Will the tyranny of Japan’s cutest export ever end?

Sanrio brought Hello Kitty to the West in 1976, yet despite endless innovations in other forms of popular culture—Al Gore’s Internet, the radicalization of fondue, the subtle evolution of wide-legged pants—Hello Kitty hasn’t changed. Her oval, wide-set candy eyes sit miles away from her tiny yellow nose. Her moony white head, which teeters on her body, has a balloon-y bow. Her delightful outfits change according to the situation—gardening, instant-soup time. She’s the very essence of adorable.

Enthusiasts buy everything Hello Kitty: air purifiers, banana covers, vitamins, tarot cards, bicycles. Kimora Lee Simmons’ new Glam Kitty jewelry line has a watch for almost $2,000, and a necklace for $25,000. Urban Outfitters currently offers three Hello Kitty T-shirts, as well as limited-edition Hello Kitty statues.

Hello Kitty is a new interface for the video game World of Warcraft, and NEC recently released a black Hello Kitty Swarovski-studded computer with a heart-shaped mouse, so you can palm Kitty’s face while you search online for the latest Kitty product.

She’s everywhere. Just like last year. And the year before. Hello Kitty is the “it” girl of cute every day of the week, every week of the month, every month of the year.

But why? Is there such a paucity of imagination that we can’t conceive of anything cuter?

Kimora Lee Simmons And Her A Priori Analytic Knowledge Of Self-Promotion

In light of today being almost-Thanksgiving, we found ourselves inadvertently reminiscing about 18th century German philosopher Immanuel Kant and his theory of the categorical imperative. And, from what little we gleaned from our (mandatory) Columbia philosophy course, we seem to recall that it was largely about moral relativism and doing the right thing for the right reasons (i.e. a sense of innate moral obligation) rather than because you’re solicitous of the positive attention or because it’s expected of you.

And since, as Kant so aptly pointed out, not all charitable acts were created equal, we couldn’t help but wonder: in this celebrity-obsessed day and age, is it truly possible for a moderately famous person to achieve what Kant defines as the “highest form of good will,” put her negligibly impressive public image aside and do something selfless purely because it’s what she ought to do?

Alas, if these “candid” pictures of Kimora Lee Simmons spreading the Thanksgiving cheer to the children of St. Vincent’s hospital are any indication, we’re thinking the answer is “Probably not.”

Source: Jossip

Kimora Lee: Loud, Rich and Rude

TheLedger.com - I frowned at the way she talks to her staff and people she interacts with for business. She's the classic case of how fame can go to your head.

Before she became the mogul of Baby Phat and married hip hop icon Russell Simmons, she was just a model. When she married Russell, her new lifestyle took off. Now granted, her savvy skills and knowledge of the fashion industry has made Baby Phat clothing line into a phenomenal empire but her attitude stinks.

I feel sorry for those people who have to heed to her every demand. She threatens to fire her staff on a whim if they don't meet her expectations. It's OK to expect excellence but there's a way to bring out the best in people without belittling them and being mean.

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