Emanuel Ungaro S/S 10 Paris

[LUXXX]

Ungaro got what they wanted, a ton of publicity...that's really all Lindsay could give. It's funny that 5 years ago this brand meant something different than it does right now.

[2Nova]

Originally Posted by LUXXX

Ungaro got what they wanted, a ton of publicity...that's really all Lindsay could give. It's funny that 5 years ago this brand meant something different than it does right now.

agreed! i think the nytimes article said it all!

[Boomer]

Originally Posted by CharlottefromCA

Call me insane and this may be blasphemous but I hope for the best for the duo at Ungaro.. what if they fail? Who is next? I am tired of revolving doors at these major fashion houses... I wish them the best and they are able to polish up their act for the next show in February...

Well, let's see how it goes- although if I were a betting man I would say the odds are Lindsay has already had her moment- between her questionable 'input' and her pronounced personal problems, I doubt she'll be a factor after this collection... As for who is next- the new president as much as said this was a Hail Mary Pass- there will probably not be an Ungaro if things don't turn around really fast, which I doubt will happen- there are certainly not enough Lindsay wanna-bes out there buying $1,500.00 dresses......

[Flashbang]

Originally Posted by khyrk

It's a pretty decent collection for 3 weeks. I mean 3 weeks. You don't expect it to be impressive whatsoever. I bet most reviews could have not been as worse if Lindsay wasn't involved in this. I think most people are just prejudiced towards her. Let's just wait next season for their collection done with enough time and not 3 weeks.

I'm totally agree.

I really wish they can show an improvement next season. I feel so bad for Linds.
Btw, I'm loving Hilary Alexander more, what a darling

[lucy92]

the pasties is just a giant publicity stunt.

[taz]

if someone to be blamed or need to be fired here is Mr. Mounir Moufarrige, since the day he gave the order to dismiss Giambatsi Valli & the house of Ungaro in troubles,

he had such a horrible sense of fashion & it is not only with Ungaro, all the brands that under his direction are not chic anymore in both sectors perfumes & fashion.

[ckashie]

I hope Estrella had something to say to Lindsay about Lindsay claiming she designed the collection. That was a pretty sleazy thing to do IMO.

I remember Lindsay trying desperately to court celebrities to appear at the show (Miley Cyrus, Sarah Silverman), anyone know if any actually turned up?

[VersaceLuva586]

Oh god, watching Lindsay in that video is painful!!!!

[CocoW]

It's clear Lindsay did little for this collection because I can't imagine her in any of it. Except for the tiny body-con dresses, that is.

[MiuMiuiluvit09]

Lindsay...give it up.
its just not working for you. i dont kno who declared lindsay lohan a fashion icon, but whoever did probably wished they never opened their mouth after seeing this half-assed collection. its like versace's last collection with those damned hearts with a hint of jil sander, and a smidgen of slutty cocktail dress for the common hollywood socialite..i hate it.
Lindsay ur fired.

[calim00nchild]

Hearts but No Soul

By SUZY MENKES
Published: October 4, 2009

PARIS — The Emanuel Ungaro show on Sunday may go down in history as the final gasp of celebrity madness. A battery of lenses focused on the finale, when Lindsay Lohan, Hollywood star, music maker and current bad girl, walked the runway, blonde hair swishing, as the brand’s new creative director. Beside her was the Spanish designer Estrella Archs, who had the unenviable task of getting this collection ready in just three weeks to walk the shocking-pink runway.

There were some good things to say about the show. For a start, there were not as many of the visible bras that have been out there on other catwalks. But that was because there were often no bras at all — only wardrobe malfunctions, bits of black masking tape or sequined pasties popping from jackets tricked out with hearts.

This was certainly a sweetheart moment. A Saint Valentine wave of scarlet hearts appeared as rounded handbags, as vivid prints or as the broken-heart scarlet lapels of a black tailored jacket. Or they were stuck anywhere from forehead to bustier and even used as a cut-out motif on a jacket, where sequins peeked through the gaps.

Otherwise, there were short skirts. And even shorter skirts. One hemline revealed the curvy derrière that paparazzi might hope to snap in a downtown club — but not what you would expect on a sophisticated catwalk. The faintest whiff of the East brought soft harem pants and dresses that draped the models’ skinny bodies.

Emanuel Ungaro was a couture king of drape and shape. When a swathe of white dress was covered with a white fur stole, there was some attempt to move from teen night out to a couture elegance. Yet will this collection of hearts but with no soul be enough to entice young women who could probably find these looks anywhere?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/fa....html?_r=1&hpw

ouch.

[ckashie]

I really like the heart blazer but as someone else commented, you'd buy it from Topshop, not Ungaro.

[balmain1914]

Lindsay is a doll being used by the CEO of Ungaro,but I wanna know how much money or clothes she can take from the project

[duvaahall]

Originally Posted by fauxpas

I think people should calm down and take a deep breath on this one. The past few years have been a constant downfall for the house and i believe this collection is not exception indeed. But comparing this to what Cortazar did during his time, I have to confess that Archs may have brought things to a positive side. Though it still stays below "acceptable" for a prestigious maison, I'm going to close my eyes on this one and waiting for the next season. I'll be putting hope in it because after seeing what Dundas made of Pucci this season i really think I should be more patient with Ungaro for the time being.

I guess that holding this show in Paris doesn't help it either. Besides getting overshadowed in matter of fractions of seconds by mighty experts of the business, being in Paris is just too much for a fragile brand as this; it's too much pressure and for the time being the stake of that place is just impossible to reach by a troubled house like this. Ungaro is not Balmain which made a brilliant thing seasons ago when it really needed something to shake things up and reason to be put again on fashion map. And thankfully to that it now just keeps getting sluttier and cheaper whenever it wants because it earned a kind of bulletproof vest, an harsh-criticism-cushion... which is a comodity that Ungaro doesn't have.

I think they really should redefine other areas of the business also to really keep things going, though I must admit that i find the "Lohan stunt" one of the funniest moves in fashion history of these past three years.
I believe the media is being a bit too harsh on them. The facts are these: the entire collection was pulled in less than one month; the house itself was already holding a bad reputation since its master's departure; and its creative designer is just a boho that's trying to get things right but still holds the boho status... what do you expect from an equation like that?
This is no worse than when Cortazar or Dundas were commanding the ship. It's no better either. It's just what it is and i agree with comments saying that rich girls will buy this. If they buy boring LV classics or Burberry lifeless checks (not speaking of runway shows for both cases of course), why not also buying Ungaro touched by a drunk celebutant?

I so agreee on the whole Balmain thing. Decarnin's collections get worse and worse, and people don't even seem to mind, cause he had those great season where he reinvented the big shoulders. Kudos to him, but he needs to keep up the work, and he slacking in my opinion.
He can make the worsts collection, and people will still praise him, because he had a few good ones.
The fashion industry is a weird weird place!!

[sethii]