“Shocking” is how the fashion world described Emanuel Ungaro’s Lindsay Lohan-influenced Paris runway show (and they didn’t mean it in a good way). Ever since the announcement of the actress’s appointment as creative adviser to the high-fashion house, everyone’s been loving to hate on the decision. And true, Miss Lohan does easily lend herself to criticism, not just because of her past, but also because of her valley girl knowledge of fashion, which The New York Times didn’t even need to comment on to capture:
“This is just so cool,” Ms. Lohan said, turning her attention to a white minidress splattered with sequins. “It needs more rhinestones, just so it pops.” Off to the seamstress it went. Pointing to another white dress, she said: “I call it Michelle Pffeifer in ‘Scarface.’ I was just in my office sketching for next season. I was here until, like, one o’clock last night.”
But the creatives at Ungaro knew what they were doing when they hired LiLo for the job, even admitting they were looking for sensationalism. In a way, it’s smart, because Ungaro gave fashion editors a golden opportunity to do what they love best: criticize. For the most part, they hated on the looks—loud sequined jackets worn shirtless with sparkly pasties, pop pink bandage dresses, and bandeau tops with bright, billowy pants. Yet we gotta say ... it could have been worse. Way worse. Seriously, if you’re going to talk about bad, you might want to start with the garish Jean-Paul Gaultier. Click through to see more runway pix and you tell us: Was it really that bad? [NY Times]