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Nicole Richie’s brand new � la mode clothing line Winter Kate doesn’t entrance until Feb but she’s already got one patron lined up: beloved Joel Madden. “Her wardrobe line is what she wears — independent stone and roll, hippie, voluptuous and gentle garments for women. It’s cool, but it’s not forced.” And he’s not only a fan of the line. “I love Nicole’s style. She’s the coolest chairman I’ve ever met, and she doesn’t try at all,” he told PEOPLE not long ago as Nicole listened on with a unapproachable smile, “Thanks, honey!” she replied. “I written all and picked the materials and prints. I put my heart and essence in to it.” Read some-more about the line, that is declared after the couple’s 21-month old daughter Harlow Winter Kate Madden, here.–Lisa Ingrassia