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ABOUT FASHION DESIGN.
LEE COWAN TALKS WITH J-LO.
>> CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR
OUTFIT.
>> Reporter: IT LEAVES VERY
LITTLE TO THE IMAGINATION.
THAT GREEN DRESS THAT JOHN FER
LOPEZ WORE TO THE GRAMMIES BACK
IN 2000 WAS DARING DESIGN TO SAY
THE LEAST.
BUT FASHION HAS ALWAYS BEEN
J-LO'S FASHION.
STYLISHLY SHOWING OFF THOSE
FAMOUS CURVES BOTH ON STAGE AND
OFF.
♪ WE CAN DO ANYTHING WE WANT ♪
♪ WE CAN DO ANYTHING WE WANT SO
LIVE IT UP ♪
>> Reporter: WITH THE RELEASE OF
HER LATEST SINGLE "LIVE IT UP"
WITH RAPPER THIS PAST WEEK LOPEZ
ISN'T JUST BACK TO MAKING MUSIC.
SHE'S BACK AT THE DESIGN TABLE
TOO.
>> MY JOB I FEEL LIKE I ALWAYS
HAVE TO WEAR THINGS THAT HURT.
MY COLLECTION IS MADE OF ALL THE
THINGS THAT MAKE ME.
>> Reporter: SHE INNKED A
MULTIMILLION DOLLAR DESIGN DEAL
WITH KOHL'S TWO YEARS AGO.
>> FEEL IT.
IT'S KIND OF GREAT.
>> Reporter: NOW YOU NAME IT AND
HER NAME IS IS ON IT.
SHE'S EVEN DESIGNED HER OWN
BRAND OF BEDDING.
>> IT'S GLAMOROUS.
Reporter: YOU'VE GOT
SPORTSWEAR, DRESSES, HANDBAGS,
JEWELRY, SHOES.
SLEEP WEAR.
>> YES.
Reporter: DOES IT GET
OVERWHELMING?
>> OF COURSE IT'S OVERWHELMING
SOMETIMES.
YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
AT TIMES I'M LIKE, WHOA, WHAT AM
I TAKING ON?
I'M TAKING ON SO MUCH.
I FEEL LIKE LIFE IS OVERWHELMING
AND YOU CAN'T BE AFRAID OF THAT.
>> Reporter: SHE GOT THE
ATTENTION OF FORBES MAGAZINE
THAT PUT HER AT THE TOP OF ITS
LIST OF THE MOST POWERFUL
CELEBRITIES LAST YEAR IN PART
BECAUSE HER DEAL WAS SO BIG WITH
KOHL'S.
>> WE HAVE A 20-YEAR CONTRACT
WITH SEVEN-YEAR OPTIONS.
I DON'T KNOW.
WHO LIKES TO TALK ABOUT THIS
STUFF.
NOT ME.
I JUST LIKE THE CLOTHES.
LET'S DESIGN THE CLOTHES.
LET'S HAVE FUN AND WHAT COLORS
ARE WE GOING TO USE?
THAT'S MY FUN PART.
>> ON THIS SIDE OF JENNIFER.
Reporter: THAT FUN PART IS
ONLY A FRACTION OF HER DESIGN
DRIVE.
AS THE CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER,
J-LO IS HELPING DESIGN A NETWORK
TOO.
NUVO TV THE FIRST ENGLISH
LANGUAGE CABLE STATION GEARED TO
A LATINO AUDIENCE.
IT SEEMS LIKE ANYTHING THAT HAS
A CREATIVE DESIGN BENT, YOU'RE
ALL EAR IT.
>> THAT'S MY THING.
HOW ARE YOU DOING, HOUSTON?
Reporter: LOPEZ BROKE ON TO
THE SCENE IN 1997.
IN A BIOGRAPHY OF THE LATE MUSIC
STAR.
SHE SOON BRANCHED INTO HER OWN
MUSIC.
AND HER CAREER TOOK OFF.
IN JANUARY 2001 SHE MADE
HISTORY.
HER ALBUM J-LO HIT NUMBER ONE
THE SAME WEEK SHE HAD THE NUMBER
ONE MOVIE.
THE WEDDING PLANNER.
>> WHAT THE HELL IS IS THIS?
SUNLESS TANNING CREAM.
WEDDING TOMORROW.
YOU DO THE MATH.
>> STOP CRYING.
A QUARTER CUP OF LEMON JUICE,
A HALF A CUP OF SALT.
>> I CAN BE AN ARTIST WHEN I
HAVE TO BE AN ARTIST BUT I CAN
ALSO BE SENSIBLE AND BE A
BUSINESSPERSON AND KIND OF GO BY
NUMBERS WHEN I HAVE TO.
YOU KNOW.
>> Reporter: ALTHOUGH THEY ARE
HARD TO IGNORE, J-LO'S INTEREST
IN DESIGN DIDN'T START WITH
JEWELRY OR CLOTHES.
IT STARTED WITH A FRAGRANCE.
AT THE TIME WHEN YOU WANTED TO
DO IT, PEOPLE WEREN'T REALLY SO
HOT ON THE IDEA.
WE'RE KIND OF PAST THAT.
YOU KEPT PUSHING IT.
>> WHEN I STARTED AS AN ACTRESS,
YES.
WHEN I WANTED TO DO MUSIC, IT
WAS LIKE ACTRESSES DON'T DO
MUSIC.
WELL, I WANTED MUSIC.
I GOT OFFERED A LOREAL CONTRACT.
REAL ACTRESSES AND SINGERS DON'T
DO THAT.
I FEEL LIKE I WANT TO DO.
YOU SHOULD NOT DO AMERICAN IDOL.
THAT WOULD BE THE END OF
EVERYTHING.
I'M LIKE, NO, I KIND OF FEEL
LIKE I WANT TO DO THAT TOO.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
>> JENNIFER LOPEZ.
Reporter: THAT POPULAR STINT
ON AMERICAN IDOL TURNED OUT TO
BE A PRETTY GOOD BUSINESS
DECISION TOO.
>> I FELT LIKE PEOPLE REALLY GOT
TO KNOW MY REAL PERSONALITY AND
WHO I REALLY WAS.
THE THINGS THAT WERE IMPORTANT
TO ME.
WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THAT.
I WAS AN EMOTIONAL PERSON AND I
HAD FEELINGS AND THAT I LIKED TO
LAUGH AND THAT I COULD BE
LOVING.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN?
SHE'S A REAL PERSON.
>> Reporter: BUT DESPITE RUNNING
HER BUSINESS EMPIRE NOW AT 43
JENNIFER LOPEZ IS MOST FOCUSED
ON DESIGNING SOMETHING ELSE.
A FAMILY.
SHE HAS FIVE-YEAR-OLD TWINS WITH
HER FORMER HUSBAND MARK ANTHONY.
KIDS HAVEN'T SLOWED HER DOWN BUT
THEY HAVE CHANGED HER PRIORITIES
A BIT.
DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE A
WORKAHOLIC.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
Reporter: YOU DO?
YEAH.
BUT PEOPLE USE THAT LIKE A DIRTY
WORD.
I THINK WE'RE SUPPOSED TO WORK A
LOT IN THIS LIFE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
IT IS ABOUT BEING PRODUCTIVE IN
THIS LIFE AND DOING SOMETHING
WITH YOUR LIFE AND BEING PROUD
OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH YOUR
LIFE THAT MAKES YOU, YOU KNOW,