{"id":269024,"date":"2019-03-08T17:35:15","date_gmt":"2019-03-09T00:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1022125"},"modified":"2019-03-08T17:35:15","modified_gmt":"2019-03-09T00:35:15","slug":"kimora-lee-simmons-relaunches-baby-phat-see-the-stars-who-loved-the-iconic-early-2000s-brand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/kimora-lee-simmons-relaunches-baby-phat-see-the-stars-who-loved-the-iconic-early-2000s-brand\/","title":{"rendered":"Kimora Lee Simmons Relaunches Baby Phat: See the Stars Who Loved the Iconic Early 2000s Brand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"photo-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"42.90609874153\">\n<div class=\"column post-content__image--left post-content__image\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"32\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image--full\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201928\/rs_634x1024-190308153126-1024-3baby-phat-2019.jpg?fit=inside|900:auto&amp;output-quality=90\" title=\"Britney Spears, Kimora Lee Simmons, Baby Phat \" alt=\"Britney Spears, Kimora Lee Simmons, Baby Phat \"><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credits\">Johnny Nunez\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"26.007944389275\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/kimora_lee_simmons\">Kimora Lee Simmons<\/a><\/strong>is celebrating International Women&#8217;s Day by sharing some big news: Baby Phat is coming back!<\/p>\n<p>Her daughter&nbsp;<strong>Ming Lee Simmons<\/strong>&nbsp;is sharing the exciting news on her Instagram, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BuwvGysn2mJ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">writing<\/a>, &#8220;Baby Phat has always been a brand for women. We have always celebrated every shape, every size, every race, every background; every woman. In 2019, we&#8217;re bringing it back for ALL of us&#8230; Because we&#8217;re worth celebrating.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kimora&nbsp;is happy to share that she is once again the proud owner of the streetwear brand after leaving her position at the company in 2010. Now that she is back in business, Kimora has a <a href=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/fashion-news\/fashion-scoops\/kimora-lee-simmons-buys-baby-phat-plans-for-relaunch-1203081200\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">grand vision<\/a> for the future of the company, which includes a switch from designing streetwear to creating&nbsp;sportswear and an ambitious launch date for this later year.<\/p>\n<p>During her ten years as creative director, Kimora made the brand famous in the early &#8216;aughts by staging over-the-top runway shows, creating memorable designs and attracting famous A-listers who regularly sported the clothing line.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"58.5\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>And the designs weren&#8217;t just limited to women&#8217;s fashion. Pretty soon there were lingerie lines, kids clothing and more.<\/p>\n<p>To see some of Baby Phat&#8217;s biggest celebrity devotees, check out the gallery below!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" data-textblock-tracking=\"vertical-gallery\" readability=\"52.5\">\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"36\">\n<div id=\"photo-988122\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1022125\/kimora-lee-simmons-relaunches-baby-phat-see-the-stars-who-loved-the-iconic-early-2000s-brand?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"402\" data-height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201928\/rs_634x1024-190308152629-1024-11baby-phat-2019.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"988122\" alt=\"Carrie Underwood, Baby Phat \"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">Patrick McMullan\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">Carrie Underwood<\/h3>\n<p>Fresh off her <em>American Idol<\/em> win, the country superstar perfects mid-2000s trends at Baby Phat&#8217;s fall 2006 runway show.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"34\">\n<div id=\"photo-972914\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1022125\/kimora-lee-simmons-relaunches-baby-phat-see-the-stars-who-loved-the-iconic-early-2000s-brand?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"395\" data-height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/2019016\/rs_623x1024-190116155716-634-rihanna-2006-2.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"972914\" alt=\"Rihanna, 2006 NYFW, Baby Phat\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">Paul Hawthorne\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">Rihanna<\/h3>\n<p>Goddess alert! The singing sensation turns heads at a Baby Phat show in 2006.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"36\">\n<div id=\"photo-988128\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1022125\/kimora-lee-simmons-relaunches-baby-phat-see-the-stars-who-loved-the-iconic-early-2000s-brand?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"402\" data-height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201928\/rs_634x1024-190308152938-1024-5baby-phat-2019.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"988128\" alt=\"Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, Baby Phat \"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">Johnny Nunez\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">Chrissy Teigen &amp; John Legend<\/h3>\n<p>Long before they were parents of two, this A-list couple turned out for Baby Phat&#8217;s spring 2009 after-party in NYC.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content post-content--interstitial clear\" data-block-type=\"ad\">\n<div class=\"v-gallery__interstitial clearfix\">\n<p class=\"v-gallery__continue-text\">Article continues below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"35\">\n<div id=\"photo-988123\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1022125\/kimora-lee-simmons-relaunches-baby-phat-see-the-stars-who-loved-the-iconic-early-2000s-brand?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"402\" data-height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201928\/rs_634x1024-190308152659-1024-10baby-phat-2019.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"988123\" alt=\"Russell Simmons, Baby Phat \"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">Johnny Nunez\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">Russell Simmons &amp; Kim Kardashian<\/h3>\n<p>Kimora Lee Simmon&#8217;s ex and the E! reality star sit front row for one of Baby Phat&#8217;s final presentations in 2009.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"33\">\n<div id=\"photo-988132\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1022125\/kimora-lee-simmons-relaunches-baby-phat-see-the-stars-who-loved-the-iconic-early-2000s-brand?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"877\" data-height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201928\/rs_1024x759-190308153159-1024-baby-phat-2019.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"988132\" alt=\"Paris Hilton, 50 Cent, Baby Phat \"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">Michel Dufour\/WireImage<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">Paris Hilton &amp; 50 Cent<\/h3>\n<p>Dynamic duo alert? The socialite and rapper party the night away at a Cannes Film Festival party hosted by Baby Phat in 2006.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"32\">\n<div id=\"photo-988130\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1022125\/kimora-lee-simmons-relaunches-baby-phat-see-the-stars-who-loved-the-iconic-early-2000s-brand?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"402\" data-height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201928\/rs_634x1024-190308153052-1024-2baby-phat-2019.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"988130\" alt=\"Alicia Keys, Baby Phat \"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">Bill Davila\/FilmMagic<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">Alicia Keys<\/h3>\n<p>Show us a more iconic look. We&#8217;ll wait.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content post-content--interstitial clear\" data-block-type=\"ad\">\n<div class=\"v-gallery__interstitial clearfix\">\n<p class=\"v-gallery__continue-text\">Article continues below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"34\">\n<div id=\"photo-988129\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1022125\/kimora-lee-simmons-relaunches-baby-phat-see-the-stars-who-loved-the-iconic-early-2000s-brand?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"402\" data-height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201928\/rs_634x1024-190308153017-1024-4baby-phat-2019.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"988129\" alt=\"Hayden Panettiere, Ashlee Simpson, Baby Phat \"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">Lester Cohen Archive\/WireImage<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">Hayden Panettiere &amp; Ashlee Simpson-Ross<\/h3>\n<p>The teen queens pair up at a&nbsp;<em>Teen People<\/em> bash hosted by Baby Phat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"34\">\n<div id=\"photo-988124\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1022125\/kimora-lee-simmons-relaunches-baby-phat-see-the-stars-who-loved-the-iconic-early-2000s-brand?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"402\" data-height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201928\/rs_634x1024-190308152721-1024-9baby-phat-2019.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"988124\" alt=\"Christina Milian, Baby Phat \"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">Patrick McMullan\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">Christina Millian<\/h3>\n<p>The &#8220;Dip It Low&#8221; songstress is bronzed from head to toe at Baby Phat&#8217;s fashion show in 2006.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"32\">\n<div id=\"photo-988126\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1022125\/kimora-lee-simmons-relaunches-baby-phat-see-the-stars-who-loved-the-iconic-early-2000s-brand?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"877\" data-height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201928\/rs_1024x759-190308152817-1024-7baby-phat-2019.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"988126\" alt=\" Monica, Ice-T, CoCo, Baby Phat \"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">Johnny Nunez\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">Monica, Ice-T &amp; CoCo<\/h3>\n<p>Three&#8217;s company!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content post-content--interstitial clear\" data-block-type=\"ad\">\n<div class=\"v-gallery__interstitial clearfix\">\n<p class=\"v-gallery__continue-text\">Article continues below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"35\">\n<div id=\"photo-988125\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1022125\/kimora-lee-simmons-relaunches-baby-phat-see-the-stars-who-loved-the-iconic-early-2000s-brand?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"402\" data-height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201928\/rs_634x1024-190308152750-1024-8baby-phat-2019.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"988125\" alt=\"Aubrey O'Day, Tinsley Mortimer, Baby Phat \"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">Johnny Nunez\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">Aubrey O&#8217;Day &amp; Tinsley Mortimer<\/h3>\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Danity Kane<\/strong> singer and now star of&nbsp;<em>Real Housewives of New York City<\/em> deliver a blast from Baby Phat&#8217;s past in 2009.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"32\">\n<div id=\"photo-988127\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1022125\/kimora-lee-simmons-relaunches-baby-phat-see-the-stars-who-loved-the-iconic-early-2000s-brand?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"402\" data-height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201928\/rs_634x1024-190308152905-1024-6baby-phat-2019.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"988127\" alt=\"Lil Kim, Missy Elliot , Baby Phat \"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">Gregory Pace\/FilmMagic<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">Lil Kim &amp; Missy Elliot<\/h3>\n<p>Legends only! The hip-hop superstars reunite at Baby Phat&#8217;s show during Fashion Week in 2005.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"32\">\n<div id=\"photo-988121\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1022125\/kimora-lee-simmons-relaunches-baby-phat-see-the-stars-who-loved-the-iconic-early-2000s-brand?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"402\" data-height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201928\/rs_634x1024-190308152548-1024-13baby-phat-2019.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"988121\" alt=\"Kimora Lee Simmons, Baby Phat \"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">JP Yim\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">Kimora Lee Simmons<\/h3>\n<p>The designer and her two daughters take one final&nbsp;strut down the Baby Phat catwalk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content post-content--interstitial clear\" data-block-type=\"ad\">\n<div class=\"v-gallery__interstitial clearfix\">\n<p class=\"v-gallery__continue-text\">Article continues below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-4\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"56.5\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"3\">\n<p>Get your wallets ready, because the brand is expected to drop new designs by the end of this year!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tune-in-5\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"33\">\n<p class=\"tune-in__text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\">Don&#8217;t miss <em>E! News<\/em> every weeknight at 7, only on E!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1022125\/kimora-lee-simmons-relaunches-baby-phat-see-the-stars-who-loved-the-iconic-early-2000s-brand?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&#038;utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johnny Nunez\/Getty Images Kimora Lee Simmonsis celebrating International Women&#8217;s Day by sharing some big news: Baby Phat is coming back! Her daughter&nbsp;Ming Lee Simmons&nbsp;is sharing the exciting news on her Instagram, writing, &#8220;Baby Phat has always been a brand for women. We have always celebrated every shape, every size, every race, every background; every woman. 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