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Friday, August 05, 2005
By Samantha Jonas-Hain
Former virgin extraordinaire Jessica Simpson
,who makes her big-screen debut as the scantily-clad Daisy Duke in
the newly released "Dukes of Hazzard" movie, has helped turn cowboy
boots and skin-tight denim short-shorts into this season's couture du
jour.
Fred Hajjar, owner of dukesofhazzardstore.com, has had a 500
percent increase in sales because of the movie.
"We've had a few people ask for the shorts and we
have people asking for Daisy Duke tight t-shirts ($16.95-$17.95). Those are
great sellers ... Jessica wore an 'I love Bo Duke' shirt on the 'Newlyweds'
show for one second and it sold very well after," he said.
Still, no matter how much attention Simpson gets
for her cowgirl style, she wasn't the first person to put Daisy Dukes on the
map. The 25-year-old Simpson hadn't even been born when "The Dukes of
Hazzard" became a Friday-night must-watch in 1979. |
