Kardashian Fashion Empire in Crisis

By Tracey Harrington McCoy Posted Dec 9th 2010 09:45PM

After finding huge success in reality TV, the Kardashian sisters appear to be struggling in the fashion side of their business. Their business took two big hits on Thursday--and it's not clear how the sisters plan to recover.

First, UsMagazine.com reports that the Kim, Khloe and Kourtney's collaboration with clothing line Bebe is coming to an end.

"We are very pleased with the performance of the 'Kardashians for bebe' apparel collection and have immensely enjoyed our design collaboration with Kim, Khloe and Kourtney. They are terrific brand ambassadors and resonate really well with our clients," an official statement from Bebe said.

"Our original ready to wear agreement with the Kardashians began last February and will conclude with the upcoming Resort Delivery," it continued.

The statement came just says after Bebe president, Emilia Fabricant, gave an interview to WWD where she admitted to rethinking the partnership. "The sisters do still have relevance. We need to move with fashion and we want to be first in the fashion world with everybody else and not fall behind. We are definitely assessing the situation," Fabricant said.

In addition to the Bebe situation, a column in Thursday's New York Times gave a scathing review of the Kardashian sister's NYC boutique, Dash.

"Dash is a fashion desert, just oodles of drippy cowl necks and embellished cap sleeves and synthetic fibers," the story reported. "Clothes are essentially split into two categories of fit: vacuum-sealed and hot-air balloon."

"As in most theme parks, there wasn't anything worth carrying away but memories." Times writer Jon Caramanica concluded.

The sisters have yet to comment on the Bebe partnership or the Times article.

Tags: khloe kardashian, Kim Kardashian, kourtney kardashian

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Thursday 09 December

By Chucky

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Can you say the three biggest freaks in Hollyweird

Friday 10 December

By jpuzzlewhiz

I could, but why should I? :-D

By dvdfrnzwbr

It looks like they make their clothes from old curtains and floor rugs.

By Nico Toscani

Khloe looks like she just swallowed a whole side of beef.

Saturday 11 December

By jingsefenmi

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Oh Well at least Khloe can go into clogging. She's really bring the stage down and house down and the block down and the......I love this , So does My boyfriend .he is almost 11year older than me .i met him via aged'ate.c'om a nice place for seeking age le ss love.which gives you a chance to make your life better and open opportunities for you to meet the attractive young girls and treat you like a king. Maybe you wanna check it out or tell your friends.. Just love it

Monday 13 December

By Tommy Boy

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I think Khloe looks like a man in that picture... Wow, is that sad!!!

By KKK Trouble

I agree, they're not relevant.

By LOL

Red Alert - Moose (s) on the loose !

By themeeker

LOL where's Sarah Palin when you REALLY need her?

By Keith

The next thing they ought to promote is edible body paint.

By rcastl2335

Someone finally looked from the cleavage to the clothes, I guess.

By Mary

Mom and Seacrest will have to find other avenues to pimp the sis's out for their 10%. Oh, I forgot, they already did that. They put the 14 year old on the beach in a bikini, told her to look seductive, and called it modeling.

By forplease

PLEASE make these NO talent bimbos disappear!! Why do we as a society continue to idolize this trash??

My sentiments exactly. Society is to blame, it's no wonder this nation is in such a mess. She/He who puts priveleges above priorities is about too lose them both.

Once again they have overestimated their appeal and they have discovered that as fashion gurus, they suck. Maybe this is the beginning of the end so we won't have to endure these ridiculous slags for much longer.

By pamk

One could only hope...!

By Stephanie

Exactly. Why is it that every gal who trips into a reality show and ends up with 15 minutes of fame is somehow required to put out a clothing line? These gals need to stop putting their name on everything from clothes to can openers and thank their maker for the fame they have enjoyed...God willing it won't last much longer.

By Allison

If I'm not mistaken, the clothing store came before the reality shows. Of course, I'm not implying that this makes them any more qualified to run a business...

By Raymond

It would be nice to watch the news and NOT hear what there doing, who there doing , and what they think of anything.. Stop covering these nontalent" Women..

The word is "they're," Mr. Spelling Genius.

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