Lindsay Lohan’s Ungaro Collaboration Makes its Debut to Scathing Reviews
Sunday, October 4th, 2009Ungaro held its fashion week fashion show Sunday in Paris, marking the debut of the collaborative design efforts of Estrella Archs and Lindsay Lohan. If you remember, they hired Lindsay Lohan to act as a “creative consultant” for the collection in a desperate, last ditch effort to revive the flagging fashion house.
The reviews are in, and, surprise! They’re not kind.
“The collection displayed none of the promised younger side Lohan was supposed to deliver. Being a young, pretty, controversial woman who looks good in clothes and photo ops just isn’t enough.” – Women’s Wear Daily
“…a celebrity-led aesthetic that was obvious to the point of banality.” – The Independent
“Hearts but no soul…The Emanuel Ungaro show on Sunday may go down in history as the final gasp of celebrity madness.” – The New York Times
Half the people invited to the after party didn’t even show up, leading one reporter to comment that “bigger crowds have turned out for free champagne at store openings.” During the party, Archs and Lohan sat at separate tables with their backs to one another while Archs read reviews of the show.
For her part, designer Estrella Archs said that the collection “had to be designed very quickly.” The Spanish designer had just three weeks to put together the collection with Lindsay looking over her shoulder the whole time. One wonders if Lindsay’s influence led to the Spartacus footwear free-for-all or the infestation of the sequined heart motif.
You be the judge.










































































