Not only is Hilary Duff joining the cast of Gossip Girl as a “movie star who enrolls at NYU“ this coming season but she has also be tapped by DKNY as the new spokesmodel for their Femme by DKNY line. Apparently, the line features DKNY‘s trademark jeans but, for some reason, Hil D. just can’t seem to let her fascination with leggings die the painful death they deserve:
We first got a sneak peek of Hilary Duff’s Femme for DKNY Jeans line when Gossip Girl co-star Jessica Szohr turned up at a Louis Vuitton party sporting a $59 floral cardigan from the collection, and now, the ads are out. Hilary stars alongside models Sophie Srej and Gracie Carvalho in a New York City street-inspired ad campaign. Combining Hilary’s personal style and the individuality of New Yorkers — the inspiration behind her designs — the Femme for DKNY Jeans fall ‘09 ads were shot on the Manhattan streets by Scott Schuman, best known for his street style blog The Sartorialist. With Hilary joining the cast of Gossip Girl this fall, we couldn’t think of a better theme than the gritty and glam streets of New York for her latest design venture.
Um, I don’t know that the “individuality of New Yorkers” can really be expressed in a line of clothing designed from inspirations gleaned from the ex-Lizzie Maguire but … good for her for making the effort! I’m sure these new threads will be flying off the shelves … especially if any of them get featured on upcoming eps of Gossip Girl. And suddenly, Hilary‘s decision to join the show makes much more sense. At least she, unlike some of her poptart contemporaries with their own lines of clothing, has got a more respectable design house behind her. Will any of YOU be wearing Femme by DKNY this season?
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Okay. This is NOT a good look for Hilary Duff. Why her anyway? Why not someone else who can actually look the part?
The jacket or whatever that thing is looks like a black plastic bag. The leggins are not so bad but Hilary Duff? Really? Fail.
Thank you! I see girls wearing tights everywhere and I don’t get it. They look good with some outfits but over done done the less. Jeans would have suited this promo better imo but the pic does look good!
she looks like a confused hooker
Leggings CAN look awful depending on the outfit, but they look fine in that ad.
Hey trent, i’ve read about your distaste for leggings many a time but i’ve always wondered why you disliked them so much?
@shannon — leggings are unnatural tools of the devil, pure and utter evil!!!!!!!! they kill kittens!!!
Add a perm and she can go sing in Grease!
I love leggings (:
I have them in many colors !
She looks hungry ):
trent, as a man, you just don’t understand how comfortable leggings are! don’t judge them until you’ve tried them! :P
@robin — THE DEVIL!! THE DEVIL, I SAY!!!
comfortable? if it’s not chilly out, all it makes me think of is…ew, can’t imagine what’s going on in there. kind of like wearing boots in the summer. i think they can be cute and everything, but the unbreathable ones seem gross to me.
oh- AND THEY KILL KITTENS!!!!!!!
LOL I hate leggings too. They are really gross looking. But Hilary Duff is gorgeous and she looks good in anything.
She is photoshopped out the wazoo – and I believe I hear the silent scream of DKNY dying a slow, tortoruous (deserved) death. This is a disaster I tell you, a disaster….
I thought you liked Hilary! Hmm…well anyways I think she looks great.
inspirations gleaned from the ex-Lizzie Maguire…now that’s funny.
So wait… Trent, are you admitting to trying on leggings then? :)
Haha- I really used to hate them, but I tried them, and they were amazingly comfortable! And now I can wear more of my cute short dresses and tunics when the weather gets nasty!
Leggings are just wrong. They are especially wrong if you have wobbly bits, and sadly lots of girls I see wearing them have wobbly bits, and they leave nothing to the imagination :(
I tihnk she looks fine – why do ppl dislike her so much? She’s seems normal and isn’t a media whore. e.g. Lindsey/britney etc
She’s a sort of average cute nice girl yet talentless Disney Channel Widget, who’s aging demographic makes her a has been that never quite was. 14:59 on her.
Why would anyone hire her as the “Face” of anything?