Heidi Klum is forced to shut down her jewelry line after her ex-business partner –luxury jewelry house-Van Cleef & Arpels filed a lawsuit against Klum.
The “Project Runway” host told the Lost Angeles Times last week: "Unfortunately, I did have a partner who ... maybe wasn't as knowledgeable in terms of setting up a business (…) I worked five years very hard on [the line] ... which I loved doing (…) But we stopped because we had a lawsuit with Van Cleef & Arpels. They wanted to have the clover, even though our designs had never matched. I don't know how may designs I had done in five years, maybe 800 different designs -- but they just wanted to own the clover motif."
Klum launched the jewelry line five years ago. She explained at the time that her inspiration for the collection was based on a four-leaf clover pattern she observed when touring churches in Milan, Italy.
Due to a lawsuit the model decided not to continue with the line and is looking for new licensing agreements for her jewelry. The Heidi Klum Collection is now being drastically discounted at many retailers.