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Plain Jane's Louise Roe Named New Fashion Star Host

• Sep 17, 2012 09:05 PM ET
• by Kate Stanhope

There's fresh meat on the catwalk for Season 2 of NBC's Fashion Star.

Louie Roe has been tapped to... read more

Strong Retail Sales for NBC's Fashion Star, Despite Soft Ratings

• Mar 19, 2012 10:11 AM ET
• by Michael Schneider

NBC's new reality competition Fashion Star got off to a slow start last Tuesday, but producers say they're still heartened by the fact that the show's winning designs have been selling well online. The retailers involved — including Macy's, H&M and Saks Fifth Avenue — say they're selling out of many ...
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Pregnant Jessica Simpson Feels Like a "Big Blob"

• Feb 24, 2012 05:42 PM ET
• by Hanh Nguyen

Jessica Simpson might be carrying pregnancy weight, but viewers will see a slimmer version of the singer when her reality competition show Fashion Star premieres in March.

"I wasn't pregnant when we shot it. It will be amazing to see myself with a waistline," she said on a call Thursday, according to US Weekly. "I'll be like a big blob sitting on the couch watching myself thin."

Fashion Star: It's Not Just About the Fashion – It's Also About the Shopping!

• Jan 6, 2012 04:48 PM ET
• by Kate Stanhope

At first glance, NBC's upcoming Fashion Star may sound like a knockoff of Lifetime's Project Runway and Bravo's The Fashion Show. But executive producers, including original Runway co-creator Jane Lipsitz, insist Fashion Star goes one step further.

As host and executive producer Elle Macpherson told reporters at NBC's winter TV preview Friday, it was important to "create a show that was just as much about shopping as it was about fashion."

First Look: Jessica Simpson and Nicole Richie on NBC's Fashion Star

• Oct 27, 2011 10:01 PM ET
• by Michael Schneider

NBC gets into the fashion business this midseason with Fashion Star, hosted and executive produced by Elle Macpherson (yes, playing the role here of Heidi Klum).