Los Angeles, CA, United States (Celebrity News Service) – Kellan Lutz, best known for playing Emmett Cullen and for wearing next to nothing, doesn’t just wear clothes sometimes. He designs them. Now he’s celebrating the official launch of his own line, Abbot & Main.

Lutz was on hand for the official launch party at Chateau Nightclub in Las Vegas for the line, which sees him collaborating with denim company Dylan George. The Dylan George Abbot + Main, which he’s also modeling for (the first sexed-up shoot debuted earlier in the month), officially launched in August.

The menswear collection ranges in price from $44 to $178. $44 gets you some of their Trim Fit crew necks t-shirts, while the line also features henley t-shirts and a drawstring hoodie.

Lutz is also working with Dylan George on featuring a women’s collection for next year for Abbot & Main, named after a cross section near Kellan’s Venice home.

“I love to create. I’ve always wanted to get into fashion,” Kellan Lutz said when the line was first announced. “I’ve always liked drawing, not Space Age stuff but high fashion.”

Lutz hasn’t quit his day job as up-and-coming Hollywood hunk. He’s got quite a few movies in post-production, including the first of the two “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” films. The first hits theaters on November 18th.

 

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Pigeon Forge, TN, United States (Celebrity News Service) – Although Dolly Parton has shown her support for her gay fans and marriage equality, it looks like her Dollywood theme park and its employees might not feel the same.

A recent female visitor at Dollywood’s Splash Country was asked to turn her Human Rights Campaign T-shirt that reads “Marriage Is So Gay” inside out before entering the park.

Olivier Odom, visiting the park with her wife Jennifer Tipton and kids, obliged, because she didn’t want to disappoint the children.

Odom did notice other visitors there sporting offensive tattoos and even the Confederate flag, which many find offensive, but followed the rules set by the park official and decided to write a letter to the park following the incident.

“To ensure that your customers are not treated this way in the future, I would like to see Dollywood: implement policies that are inclusive of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people; conduct staff sensitivity training; and issue a public statement indicating that the park is inclusive of all families,” Odom said in the letter.

Dollywood says they plan to reach out to Odom and her wife to discuss the issue.

Dolly Parton’s park isn’t the only one to turn away visitors depending on their clothing. Disney parks also ban any kind of curse words or offensive language on tees, even those from brand FCUK, an abbreviation for clothing brand French Connection UK.

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Today, most people characterize hip hop as simply rap music. They do not truly understand the history and the current influence hip-hop has on the whole youth culture. You see rap music is just one element of hip hop.

True hip hop isn’t just about music; it’s a culture, a way of life, a language, a fashion, a set of values, and a unique perspective. Hip hop is an economy; it’s the ability to take the inner-city negative cash flow system of hustling, pushing, pimping, and banging, and turn it into a multi-million, or possibly even billion dollar business.

So hip hop then is about dance, art, expression, pain, love, racism, sexism, broken families, hard times, and overcoming adversity. It’s about trying to live out the American dream from the bottom up. It’s about trying to make something out of nothing; about the youth culture of New York City and other urban cities taking over the world.

With this culture comes hip hop clothing, jewelry and music. Also terminologies such as: Breakin’ (dance), Emceein’ (rap), Graffiti (aerosol art), Deejayin, Beatboxin, Street Fashion, Street Knowledge, Street Entrepreneurialism came into being.

Most youngsters everywhere opts for hip hop clothing and jewelry. Jewelry is a matter of prestige and sign of wealth for most individuals. The hottest stars and athletes find it interesting to wear such jewelry. The jewelry is worn even by men who do not give any importance to jewelry and other fashion accessories.

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