Lauren Conrad’s Clothing Line “On Hiatus”

Yet another sign of the times - even celebrities are loathe to keep dumping cash into their vanity projects. From The New York Post:

Lauren Conrad’s clothing line is on hiatus until further notice.

Los Angeles sources say the MTV reality starlet, who’s wrapping up her last season on “The Hills,” won’t be producing any more seasons of her Lauren Conrad Collection, which launched in fall 2007. Some showrooms got a message from her camp saying, “In light of the economic climate, Lauren has decided to completely rethink her line.”

As a result, shipment of the last spring and summer delivery has been canceled, the memo said. Page Six previously reported that the line wasn’t moving in stores like Kitson and Bloomingdale’s.

“Lauren is going to revamp her line and design with more high-end fabrics … things she couldn’t do the first time around,” a source close to Conrad said.

Her rep told us, “With everything going on in the economy and in her life, she wants to rework her line and offerings. She will make announcements soon.”

It’s hard to be astonished about any line closing these days, especially one that errs toward the spendier side of things. They may just be pulling a b.s. excuse out of the air with the high-end fabrics statement, but at this point in time, when many designers are re-thinking their lines to become more affordable, it would be ill-advised to go the opposite route.

On the other hand, celebrity worn items have had slightly better luck in the current economy, and LC certainly wears her own label frequently, so I am mildly surprised. Very mildly.