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TARRANT APPAREL GROUP: and its subsidiary, Private Brands, Inc., have signed a licensee agreement with Beyond Productions and Kids Headquarters to manufacture, design and distribute House of Dereon brand apparel by musician Beyonce Knowles and her mother, Tina Knowles. The new line, named after Beyonce Knowles’ grandmother, Agnes Dereon, will feature ready-to-wear, casual sportswear and denim clothing. The House of Dereon hits stores worldwide for the holiday 2005 season.

PARIS HILTON: has expanded her top-selling line of jewelry at the Amazon.com Jewelry store with five new pieces. Consumers will find new designs, including a charm bracelet, pendent, dangle earrings, a belly bar and a pet collar in the Paris Hilton Boutique at Amazon.com/parishilton. The new designs retail from $18 to $60. Hilton, star of the TV series The Simple Life modeled the pet collar after those worn by her Chihuahua Tinker Bell.