Lauren Conrad Drops Fashion Line, Retains Kyle Howard

As we reported yesterday, The Hills star Lauren Conrad will be discontinuing or at least placing her clothing line, The Lauren Conrad Collection, on an indefinite hiatus starting this spring, citing America's difficult economic times.

Some fashion showrooms got a message from her reps saying, “In light of the economic climate, Lauren has decided to completely rethink her line.”

A Page Six source added that, “With everything going on in the economy and in her life, she wants to rework her line and offerings going forward.”

Lauren Conrad looks amazing in this dress she designed, if you ask us, but her clothing line is still being put on hold for the time being due to rough sales forecasts.

One thing she's not rethinking? Her love life. Kyle Howard has been dating Lauren for some time now, and as the pictures below show, they're as happy as ever.

The two shared kisses and beer (what combination could be finer) at bar in Hollywood on Sunday, then went for a stroll with a friend. Don't you just love them?

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