“Nicole Richie sets her sights on building a fashion empire” reports LA Times, who Nicole recently did an interview with. Here’s an extract from the article:

“I was first approached to do a self-help book at 21, and I passed,” says Richie, sitting barefoot on her office floor, dressed in a cream blouse from her line and a pair of black Balenciaga pants. “I said I was too young, and who knows what the next few years will be like? And really, who knew? It’s a good thing I passed!”

Click here to read it all, and don’t forget to check out this photo that was with the article. It’s of Nicole in “her home office surrounded by personal and vintage pieces, including a tribal headdress given to her by husband Joel Madden.”