Article: Fashionistas pick up star scent; Hot Stuff: Trendy is the watchword as litany of lines linked to stars take center stage.(Special Report: Fashion & Beauty)(Brief Article)

Byline: Patricia Riedman

The modern equivalent of immortalizing one's handprint in a Hollywood Boulevard sidewalk is emblazing your name on a perfume label or a pair of jeans.

At least that's the strategy a growing number of celebrities are adopting. And while celebrity fashion brands aren't new-Elizabeth Taylor has been hawking perfume since she rolled out her Passion fragrance in 1987-the number of musicians, actors, soccer stars, even business tycoons licensing their names for retail products is astounding.

"It's much easier to develop a celebrity brand than starting something new from scratch,'' says Kenneth Hirst, president of Hirst Pacific, a branding and ...

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