As she continues to expand the range of her collection, singer and actress Jessica Simpson’s fashion empire is expected to break the $1 billion mark this year, reports NY Daily News.
Although best known for a successful music career, movie roles, and reality shows, Simpson’s lifestyle brand is sold through her website and in many department stores, offering shoes, clothing, handbags, jewellery and more.
Now the 30-year-old celebrity is adding ready-to-wear and career-wear lines to her growing signature collection, which brought in over $750 million dollars last year alone. Should it succeed in breaking the $1 billion mark this year as predicted, Simpson’s will be the first celebrity clothing line to do so.
"I never thought I’d be some fashion mogul," said Simpson in an interview with New York magazine.
Simpson released her first single, I Wanna Love You Forever, in 1999, following it later that same year with her debut album, Sweet Kisses. In 2003, the singer starred in the reality show Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica with her then-husband, Nick Lachey.
According to Vince Camuto, founder of the Camuto group which distributes the Jessica Simpson line, the secret to her success is charisma. "People like her. People look at her as a style icon," he said to WWD.