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Wednesday January 11th, 2012

Whitney Port to Stage Her First-Ever Runway Show for Whitney Eve At New York Fashion Week
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Whitney Port to Stage Her First-Ever Runway Show for Whitney Eve At New York Fashion Week

Not many have made the successful transition from reality TV star to legitimate designer–but former Hills star Whitney Port is certainly trying.

Port launched her own line Whitney Eve in 2008, and after four years of presentations and look books, the designer is finally taking her collection to the tents. She’ll show her Fall 2012 collection–her first-ever runway show–at 9am on February 15 in The Studio at Lincoln Center. Not half bad for a 26-year-old with little (or no?) actual design training.

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Published at 2:15 PM

Wednesday August 31st, 2011

Peep Whitney Port’s African-Inspired Whitney Eve Fall 2011 Lookbook
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Peep Whitney Port’s African-Inspired Whitney Eve Fall 2011 Lookbook

Whitney Port has just released images from the latest Whitney Eve lookbook on Celebuzz. The former reality-TV-star cum fashion designer–or her favorite personal assistant–took to the blog herself to announce the collection. Quoth she: “Hi tootsies, I am beyond thrilled to finally be able to present to you the Fall 2011 LookBook!!!”

The collection features a lot of colorful graphic prints, which Whitney says were “inspired by [her] trip to Africa last October,” although no doubt the influence of buzzy up-and-coming label Suno, whose collections are often inspired by traditional African textiles, can be seen. However, Whitney definitely puts her own spin on the trend, and the result is a colorful collection that’s more California surfer girl than African anything.

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Published at 12:30 PM

Wednesday March 24th, 2010

Whitney Port Gets Sued

Whitney Port Gets Sued

Whitney Port was sued in Los Angeles on Friday. Whitney, who started out as a reluctant, “I’m-just-an-intern” co-star on The Hills before moving to New York, “working” for Diane von Furstenburg and getting her own show, The City, started her line Witney Eve in 2007 and surprise! She doesn’t actually design each and every piece. Read more →

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Published at 11:39 AM