Fred Segal, the celebrity fashion mecca in Los Angeles, is getting it’s own reality show on Bravo. The currently unnamed show will document the daily operations of the department store’s Santa Monica location.

Why this show is getting so much buzz is that a major focal point will be with how the store - which attracts loads of celebrities - deals with their high profile customers. And those customers include our favorite fashionistas Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen!

“Fred Segal is a legendary retail haven synonymous with high fashion and style, and the fashionistas who work, shop and gossip at the store promise to have arresting, entertaining, colorful personalities and lives” Bravo said.

I’m really excited for this show. However, the possibility of its highest profile customers (like MK and Ashley) actually appearing on the show are slim to none.

I remember when The Rachel Zoe Project premiered and was really excited to see her work with some A-list stars. A few made the single, obligatory appearance, but only Joy Bryant really let the show examine the styling process and the stylist/star relationship.

My guess for this Fred Segal show? Lots of reality stars and B- and C-list who need buzz. No Young Hollywood, not Paris, Nicole or Lindsay, and especially not the notoriously private Olsens.

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The National Enquirer is reporting that Mary-Kate Olsen’s boozing and partying has gotten out of control. The tabloid claims that MK partied steadily for the month of December, using her night at Teddy’s on December 26 as proof she hasn’t put her partying ways in her past.

“Mary-Kate was drinking vodka and Red Bull,” their source claims. “She was smoking non-stop and dancing around her table, but she was sort of stumbling as she danced. She seemed to think it was funny, but she looked pathetic–and her hair looked as if it hadn’t been brushed or washed in days!”

The source goes on to say that MK got so drunk her oversized shirt kept slipping off her shoulder and her friends kept trying to take her drinks away.

Supposedly, this extreme drunkenness is a regular occurrence as MK frequents Teddy’s whenever she’s in Los Angeles. Another source gave similar quote about her night at the Bardot–MK was smoking like crazy and got plastered and stumbled about, her oversized clothes often falling off her body.

MK did go out quite a bit over the holidays, but reports of her partying is nothing new. Tabloid reports about her and Ashley’s partying have popped up once or twice a year since they turned eighteen (and there were a few even before then!) While I do think MK could benefit from slowing down, I doubt she’s doing anything worse than what other twenty-two year olds are doing.

This is the same issue that claims that Oprah had a cocaine addiction relapse. So I seriously doubt the credibility of it.

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Mary-Kate Olsen and artist boyfriend Nate Lowman have seemed really solid lately, popping up in New York and Miami looking blissfully happy.

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So happy in fact, that In Touch Weekly is reporting that Nate brought MK home to meet the parents this Christmas! The twosome was spotted in Idyllwild, California on boxing day, where Nate’s parents live. Nate’s father runs an art school in the city.

“They seem really happy together and Mary-Kate was so sweet,” their source claims. “They are a great family that loves her. They are in a really serious relationship and she’s in a good place now with him.”

I think it’s really refreshing to read a positive tabloid story about Mary-Kate–they were really hard on her, her men, her weight and her partying in 2008.

Additionally, I’m beginning to really like Nate and MK together. He seems to make her happy.

NY Post’s Page Six spotted Mary-Kate Olsen enjoyed the deep discounts at Barneys New York last week. Thanks to the recession, holiday prizes have been slashed and even celebrities are getting in on the discount action.

“It’s really sad - the recession is everywhere. But at least they are having good sales,” MK told the Post’s source. “That’s where I got this! The recession!”

I think it’s important to take this recession in stride and enjoy the little benefits that come from it, especially during the holiday season. It seems like Mary-Kate is doing just that!

The Examiner named their top five celebrity scandals of 2008. Coming in at #2 was Mary-Kate Olsen’s mysterious involvement in the aftermath of Heath Ledger’s death. It was scandalous because it’s still unknown why the masseuse called Mary-Kate before calling 911 and why MK didn’t think to call 911 herself.

The other scandals of 2008?

#5 Anne Hathaway’s ex-boyfriend getting arrested for money laundering

#4 Audrina Patridge accusing Lauren Conrad of hooking up with Justin-Bobby.

#3 Miley Cyrus’s near-nude photos in Vanity Fair

And the number 1 scandal of 2008?

#1 Britney Spear’s rocky year and trip to the hospital in early 2008

What I don’t understand is how the Audrina/Lauren conflict made it so high. It was a silly spat between a girl who takes herself way too seriously (Lauren) and a girl who is too dumb to know better (Audrina). I like these girls and I like The Hills, but this was a silly rumor started by someone who wanted to make it on tv and it worked. The fact these two couldn’t put that into perspective irks me.

As for MK being on the list, I understand it, but it’s more mysterious and not so much scandulous. All the police involved clearly stated no wrong-doing was done and that both MK and the masseuse were looking out for Heath’s best interested. Just because we are interested in the lives of celebrities doesnt mean we have the right to know everything.

What do you think of this list? What do you think was the biggest scandal of 2008?

Star Magazine is reporting that Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen and their publishing company are so impressed by how well their book Influence is doing, that they are looking at another authorship opportunity for the girls-this time in children’s books.

The idea is that MK and Ashley will pen a series of children’s books about a set of twins. Ashley would be in charge of overseeing the storyline and MK would be in charge of the illustrations.

I don’t believe this rumor for a second. The market for Influence and for kids’ books are very, very difference. Influence made a lot of sense for MK and Ashley to do as a project-it ties in well with their current fashion projects. How would doing a series of children’s books fit into their new branding?