LOS ANGELES — Jessica Simpson will forever
be perceived as the sexy babe from Texas who
eats tuna — or is it chicken? It turns out,
however, that when she's in business mode,
she's more bossy than she is "blonde."
"Jessica is incredibly authoritative — she
approves and disapproves every little button
and zipper," a rep for her personal clothing
line told Pop Tarts at the Magic Clothing
convention in Vegas this week. "No matter
what her schedule is like, Jess attends
every showing and definitely keeps us on our
toes. She doesn't mess around."
Pop Tarts got a sneak peek of her
never-before-seen collection of fall '08
coats and oversized bags, all of which ran
along the lines of girly and glam — much
like the pop princess herself.
"Jessica pays a great deal of attention to
the cuts and shapes, in particular," a rep
said. "She always questions how it would
look on her and asks if it makes her look
fat. If it does, it's a no-go. She knows
what girls want and how to make everyone
look their best."
But while her father, Joe Simpson, is busy
managing the music careers of his baby
girls, it turns out that mama Simpson stands
by the sewing teams.
Pop Tarts has learned that when Jessica is unavailable, Tina Simpson is
the next best thing in making all those
business/branding decisions — and apparently
is just as whip-cracking as that crooning
kid of hers.
Speaking of the massive Magic convention (in
which thousands of buyers, sellers and
trendsetters step into Sin City to plug
their upcoming collections), Tarts came
across a few, well, "interesting" ideas.
Over at Jenny B Clothing, we spotted some
sweet star-inspired tees. "I'm the Love of
My Life" is dedicated to Paris Hilton, while
Lindsay Lohan gets "Excuse Me, I Have a
Bridge to Burn." We even heard that a
"Bipolar" print is in production as we
speak. No hints on to whom that one might be
dedicated...
But we almost stumbled on our stilettos when
we came across high heels for toddlers
(seriously) who probably can barely walk.
Fingers crossed our fave heel-wearing hottie
Victoria "Posh" Beckham sticks to having
boys.
Pop Tarts also spotted Beyonce in the
building plugging her and her mama's line,
House of Dereon, while her man Jay-Z did his
thing in the show's biggest booth next door
for his hot line, Rocawear.
The Hilton hotties were also hard at work
wooing buyers to their brand. Paris looked a
little tired from her night out on Tuesday,
while her little sister's people were
stressing big-time because the day already
had begun, Nicky was still en route to the
show and her clothes hadn't yet found their
way from the Big Apple ... oops!
Cavallari Clinging to Hilton
Former "Laguna Beach" babe Kristin Cavallari
may not be famous for too much other than
socializing, but we give the 21-year-old
points for keeping photo ops open by hanging
with (or off) Paris Hilton.
Pop Tarts popped Kristin and the Hilton
heiress hugging as they hosted the Stash
Fashion Show together on Tuesday night at
Sin City hotspot LAX.
Cav went all out, however, to show her
affection for Paris by hopping on the mic
multiple times to wish the older blonde a
happy birthday and encourage everyone to
come out with them at PURE on Saturday.
Sigh.
"Kristin really, really likes and respects
Paris," an insider told Pop Tarts. "She even
seems to be following in her footsteps as
the new perennial partygirl."
Randy Reveals the 'Bro-mance' Between Simon
and Ryan
It is no secret that Simon Cowell and Ryan
Seacrest haven't been the best of buddies
since "American Idol" kicked off some seven
seasons ago. But according to judge Randy
Jackson, the problematic pair also share
lots of lovin'.
"We each have our own different
personalities; yes, the four of us are a
very dysfunctional family," the music mogul
told Tarts. "Simon and Ryan are continuing
their 'Bro-mance,' but underneath the
fighting they really do have a good time. We
have fun, we're honest, just fun-loving
people and music is what we do, so, we're on
a great music show."
So Mr. Jackson might be on the biggest
talent show the world has ever seen, but
things weren't always so perky for the
performer/producer.
"Man, I really paid my dues. I told someone
the other day, I must have played a million
gigs in a million bars for $4 before I made
$20 for one," Randy said.
So which audition city was the best this
year?
"San Diego was da bomb, dude," he said.
"Kids came in and were just blazing hot."
Speaking of blazing hot, it turns out that
the squabbling among the judging trio (plus
Seacrest) is somewhat seasonal.
"It all depends what day it is," Paula Abdul
told Pop Tarts over the weekend. "Sometimes
we're friends, sometimes we just can't stand
looking at each other. It depends what way
the wind is blowing and if the sun is
shining."
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