Kardashian Fashion Empire in Crisis

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.
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no men left in taht city between mom and the girls they had them all
Given the economy, sorry for their loss. Regardless, I think they'll survive somehow.
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Im not sure which one is which to be honest ... but the middle one not only LOOKS like a COW - she looks like she a Cow wrapped around her nect ... and what's with the hair-do "Puff" the one on the left has going on ,,,, YIKES scarey- and to be perfeclty honest - the one on the right... looks like someone pinched her head to make it look think and almost pointed ....
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would some one get those skanks off tv . thier 15 mins are up
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If the clothing they are wearing in the above picture is any indication what the line produced...it is perfectly understandable why it isn't doing well.
I don't watch the show. Pretty girls, but reality shows bite!
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Who the heck needs sara palin?????? Just a bimbo raising a couple of more bimbo's. She surely has no relovence in this matter.
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If Kim didn't have a set of big tata's Ryan Seacrest would have never noticed her or her family.
I would like to see them just go away.. fade into the sunset and take Paris Hilton with them.
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The worst people on any post are the idiots that want to tell people how to spell.Egotistical idiots.
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You know what will really look good on all them three heffers? ME!!!!!!!!
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these three losers need to drop off the planet. Sick of seeing their ugly faces on the internet.
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Good lord the middle one is freaking ugly! no wonder its in crisis!
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oh goodienow mommy cow and her 3 calfs can go out to pasture now
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Kardashians? I think not. 2 of those girls were fathered by Bruce Jenner so that makes them Jenners not Kardashians. What a bunch of big butted non Kardashians! Be honest when reporting on these losers..The fact is they are JENNERS not Kardashians!
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Why are these idiots famous?
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Is the one in the middle Perez Hilton in drag?
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THEY ALL SUCK!!!! I'M SICK OF SEEING THEM EVERYWHERE.
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I am willing to max out the Kar-douche-ian credit card to buy thier clothes...
Oh wait, like the clothes and the Kardoucheians, the card is worthless, now can we move on.
Besides, O.J Simpson is in jail and the Chief Kardoucheian who lost the evidence is rotting in hell. AMEN...
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That should be the Trash not Dash boutique by the look of those Three Kardashian Fashion Stooges!!!
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