They can’t all be Jessica Simpson.
Mblem by Mandy Moore
Post-pop Moore launched this line of knitwear aimed at taller ladies in 2005. At the time, Moore told the AP she could never find T-shirts long enough for her 5'10" frame. Apparently there wasn't a big enough demand for the high-end knits ($50 and up) — the line shuttered after four years, despite being in most major department stores. Moore suggested some behind-the-scenes drama forced her to shut down the line, saying she would love to return to fashion if she had "a great partnership that could represent a true reflection of me and my ideas." Five years later, Moore has yet to make a clothing comeback.
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Fetish by Eve
The rapper created Fetish at the height of her fame in 2003, the same year her eponymous UPN sitcom premiered. The "sexed-up urban wear line" featured bold logos and prints, including ones inspired by Eve's infamous paw print tattoos. While successful at department stores around the country, the line ran into licensing issues and was shut down a few years later. Eve relaunched the brand in 2008 with more upscale, logo-free apparel, but the new look lasted less than a year. Fetish folded for good in 2009. Eve told BET in 2013 she had no plans to revive the brand, adding that it never really represented her.
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Paris Hilton for Dollhouse
After The Simple Life ended in 2007, Hilton took her talents to the fashion world, with this short-lived denim and casuals line for Dollhouse. The line, which featured T-shirts plastered with Hilton's face, was sold at one-time celebrity hotspot Kitson, as well as Nordstrom and Macy's. It lasted less than a year, but Hilton went on to launch an accessories line that's proven popular across Asia.
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FuMan Skeeto by Chris Kirkpatrick
Because if you had to get style advice from a member of NSYNC, you'd pick Chris Kirkpatrick. No? That might explain why this "casual line of urban-inspired women's streetwear with an Asian influence" lasted just three years. The line, surprisingly sold in high-end department stores, disappeared in 2002 — the same year NSYNC disbanded. And, as for the name? It apparently came to Kirkpatrick when "a mosquito landed on one of his lopped-off braids, making him think the mosquito had a [Fu Manchu mustache]." Yeah.
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