Nicole Richie took this photograph of her fiance DJ Joel Madden on the way to the Academy Awards. She posted the photo on Twitter and tweeted, "Hey DJ yeah ya playin' that song all nigggghhhtttt." Joel Madden is the the in-house deejay for this year's Oscar telecast. He was keeping the set list a secret before the show.
People is reporting that Nicole Richie has checked into the Cedars-Sinai hospital. She is being treat for pneumonia. People says Nicole Richie's rep denied swine flu rumors last week.
"Nicole has checked into Cedars-Sinai where she is being treated for pneumonia," her rep tells celebrity news agency X17. "She is doing well."
Last week the star's rep shot down Internet rumors that Richie, 28, was suffering from the swine flu.
Nicole Richie had been complaining of flu-like symptoms on her Twitter account, @nicolerichie. On November 11th, Nicole Richie tweeted, "pain, pain go away. come again another day.... body aches = hell." Another tweet said, "Sick Sick Sick in bed. Guess you'll be getting a lot of tweets from me. How many bad tv shows can a girl possibly watch?"
We are glading she is getting help and hope she makes a speedy recovery.
Nicole Richie and Joel Madden pose for a photograph with Dr. Robert F. Katz, M.D. at the March of Dimes Stork Club Tea sponsored by Stride Rite in Beverly Hills. March of Dimes says the Stork Club is a "group of high profile and celebrity expectant parents and new parents, who serve as role models for the March of Dimes commitment of love and hope for healthy babies."
Nicole Richie and Joel Madden, who recently became the proud parents of a son named Sparrow, are among the celebrity parents who will participate in the March of Dimees Celebration of Babies event on November 7th. Halle Berry, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Hank Azaria are expected to attend the gala event. Stride rite is a sponsor of this year's event. You can learn more about the event here.
Nicole Richie is launching a contemporary clothing line which will debut next spring. The contemporary line, called Winter Kate, will be casual with a bohemian flair. WWD reports:
The 37-piece Winter Kate line, which takes her daughter Harlow's two middle names, will hit stores such as Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Ron Herman, Intermix and Kitson, beginning in February.
"It feels as though I've always been working on this collection, but officially I started putting it together in early 2009," said Richie, who is lying low at home after the birth last month of her son, Sparrow. "I've wanted to design a clothing collection for a very long time."
Richie, who has become known for her eclectic bohemian style with a Sixties and Seventies flair, said she has torn fashion pages out of magazines for years and also draws inspiration from her favorite animals, including peacocks and other birds.
The line includes mostly tops, vests and bed jackets in colorful vintage-inspired silk, crepe and chiffon because these tops are a mainstay of Richie’s own wardrobe.
"I probably wear the same two pairs of jeans every day as the background to a fabulous top," she said. "Bed jackets are a staple of my wardrobe because they are a gorgeous way to give jeans and a white T-shirt a completely different look."
Also key for spring dressing are "definitely a beautiful, fun slip dress in a great print and also a leather jacket to turn the romantic day dress into an edgy night-out outfit," Richie said.
Nicole loves slip dresses and said she made the dresses in both solids and prints. She likes to use the dresses as a base piece and layer pieces on top. There are also maxidresses, which have made a comeback since Angelina Jolie started wearing them several years ago.
Nicole says the ideal customer is a woman like her: She does not look at labels; she knows how to mix and match. The pieces can be dressed up, made casual, but most importantly, they provide the wearer a means of self-expression and fun."
Nicole Richie and Joel Madden have introduced their six-week old son Sparrow on the cover of People. The entire family - Nicole, Joel Madden, Harlow and Sparrow - posed for an inside the magazine shot.
Nicole told People, "I couldn't be happier. The only thing you want is for your kids to be healthy and happy, and they are. I'm right where I belong. I'm glad I had a girl before I had a boy. She just loves him so much."
Nicole Richie's Maternity Line Hits Pea in a Pod Stores Friday
Nicole Richie, currently pregnant with second child, models her new wmaternity clothing line for A Pea in a Pod. Nicole Richie told People why she chose to work with A Pea in a Pod.
"Pea in the Pod is such a known company for pregnant women. They carry great lines, and so when they asked me to create a line for them, I was really excited and eager to do it."
She also said that when you are pregnant "You really feel like you have to change your whole wardrobe. And that's the last thing a woman wants to go through. So I really tried to make this line to get women excited about wearing clothes."
Nicole Richie's maternity line hits A Pea in a Pod stores tomrrow, Augustt 7th.
Nicole Richie Designs Capsule Collection with A Pea in the Pod
Nicole Richie blogged that she is creating a maternity capsule collection for retailer A Pea in the Pod. She also posted some photographs of a recent photo shoot with photographer James White.
Pea in the Pod and I joined to create a capsule collection of maternity wear that will be available in stores this summer. Last weekend I shot some images for the campaign with one of my favorite photographers, James White.
I'm really excited for you all to see the new collection.
A Pea in the Pod told told People that the collection will arrive in stores in early August.
Nicole Richie is modeling her own House of Harlow 1960 line in the Spring/Summer ad campaign. She is fully embracing the bohemian look in the ads. Her jewelry has sold very well at Kitson. The House of Harlow section on Kitson can be found here. You can see her favorite piece from the collection here.
Nicole will be expanding the line to include shoes and handbags in 2010.
Marie Claire UK has another photo from the campaign here.
Here's the new Funny or Die video entitled "Zac Efron's Pool Party." Zac and Vanessa Hudgens are hosting a pool party with their celebrity friends when Zac's horrible uncle and his trashy girlfriend show up to ruin things. Justin Long drinks his Corona underwater, Lance Bass confides that he's managed not to Google himself for an entire week, Brody Jenner wonders whether Nobel laureate Paul Krugman is really a Keynsian-style economist, and Nicole Richie and Joe Madden are about to get engaged. But Uncle Hank (Thomas Lennon) and his pregnant girlfriend (Nicole Sullivan) put a real damper on this upscale, intellectual party. It's pretty funny. Take a look:
Nicole Richie is expanding
her House of Harlow 1960 empire. She just inked a licensing deal with Rick and Brian Cytrynbaum. The deal is for a multi-product line which will include twenty different styles of shoes, plus handbags, sunglasses, belts and some clothing.
According to Rick Cytrynbaum, Richie has had complete creative control from day one. "Nicole is designing everything herself. She's totally devoted to this, and we're creating a whole lifestyle around her aesthetic and what is true to her," he told FN. Richie will be on hand at FFANY in New York for the line's debut and will also be making in-store appearances for the line when it hits stores. While price points are still to be determined, Cytrynbaum said the items will hit contemporary price points and will be available at select department stores and independents that he has worked closely with in the past.
"Retailers that have been good to Modern Vintage will be getting first dibs," he joked. "We're being very selective. We're only inviting a handful of our best accounts with our other brands to view the line. We don't want to be everything to everybody [with this brand]." Though he declined to disclose sales projections, Cytrynbaum was bullish on the line's potential, based, he said, on Richie's status in the fashion industry. "Nicole Richie is by far one of America's biggest fashion icons right now. We're investing millions into this brand. This is like nothing out there right now."
Looking ahead, Cytrynbaum said the brand would always be open to expansion opportunities into other categories.
The new line will debut in spring of 2010. Manufacturers Rick and Brian Cytrynbaum have a good track record: they own Earnest Sewn jeans and Modern Vintage shoes. Nicole's costume jewelry line has been quite a success. The custom-made headband she's wearing in the photo is available for $430 at
Kitson.com, along with the rest of her jewelry line.
Starburst Necklace is Nicole Richie’s Favorite Piece From Her Collection
Nicole Ritchie has a fast-selling jewelry line. People says Nicole's House of Harlow jewelry line sold out at Kitson on pre-order before people could buy it in stores. Nicole Richie just recently announced the line which coincided with the launch of a new website.
"This has been a dream of mine for so long." Nicole donned over 20 pieces of the line (which she co-designed with jeweler Pascal Mouawad) at the event, in keeping with her accessory philosophy that more is more. "I stack everything," she says. "I layer my jewelry." She admits her zeal may be related to eschewing jewelry around daughter Harlow, 1. "Everything just goes in her mouth," Richie laughs. "In the daytime, heels and jewels are out!"
Nicole says her favorite piece is the starburst necklace pictured on the right. It retails for $75.
"In the back, there's a little star. I thought it was a nice touch to have that instead of the typical clasp, and I wanted to give people the option to have a bigger piece and a smaller piece in the necklace." So, what's next? "I'm focusing on my brand right now."
The House of Harlow jewelry can be found here on Kitson's website. Nicole's jewelry line was co-designed by jewelry Pascal Mouawad. Nicole also told People that she's working on a maternity line.
Nicole Richie Appears in BlackBook, Launches Jewelry Line
Nicole Richie is channeling Lady Gaga's look in this new photo shoot for
BlackBook magazine. Nicole's wearing Marc Jacob's Stephen Sprouse inspired Louis Vuitton leggings in the photo on the right.
Nicole Richie has launched her new website at nicolerichie.com. Nicole also just launched her House of Harlow jewelry line at Kitson. You can watch a video about the launch here and read her blog entry about it here. The collection includes cuffs, hoop earrings, headbands, bangles and rings. You can see the jewelry here on Kitson's website.
Nicole Richie's new jewelry line is now available at Kitson. The costume jewelry line, called House of Harlow 1960, features bangles, earrings and rings. To the left is a Black Leather Cuff, which is available for pre-order for $125. A matching ring ($38) (far right) and earrings ($28) are also available. The Red Pyramid Bangle (middle photo) features red leather and 14k Gold-Plated metal: it retails for $68. The look is contemporary and fun: we'll be interested to see what she does next.
Nicole Richie is guest starring on NBC's Chuck tonight. Nicole plays Sarah's old high school nemesis Heather Chandler. We think Chuck is hilarious and we love how they have a mock store based on Best Buy called Buy More. By the way the fictional Buy More store even has its own website.
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Nicole Richie is guest starring on NBC's Chuck tonight. Nicole plays Sarah's old high school nemesis Heather Chandler. We think 
