Emanuel Ungaro S/S 10 Paris

[simple_elegance]

i like most of the short dresses, but that's about it.

 

[simons]

i really dont believe that lohan is "designing" anything, or even having a major say in fact. this is purely for publicity and they are just exploiting her name (or what's left of it).

the collections is so-so. but i dont look it as a collection by a celebrity because im sure all she had to do was like it and wear that dress while coming out for the finale.

 

[Boomer]

I'm already tired of all the immature comments about Lindsay, comments that really have nothing to do with this presentation/show.

Well, I can't agree...When a major fashion house markets an entire second rate collection around their new Artistic Advisor, it is very much a part of the collection...

 

[Salvatore]

^ Your wishes are fulfilled...
This just popped up on my news alerts from WWD:

WWD Fashion Flash: Lindsay's Debut Fizzles at Ungaro

Oh the first line sounds interesting. Are you able to post the entire review?

 

[Lax89]

I kinda like this collection. Sure some pieces are deja-vu but it's still nice to look at and it looks nice to wear too.

 

[Boomer]

^ Doesn't the link work? I can post it if you like...

 

[Danish]

i really dont believe that lohan is "designing" anything, or even having a major say in fact. this is purely for publicity and they are just exploiting her name (or what's left of it).

I don't think she designs any since she's a creative director or something where she just pick the ones that are great, etc.

 

[MyNameIs]

^ Doesn't the link work? I can post it if you like...

I think the whole article is available only for paying customers.

 

[elle_gb]

Ew...

 

[villy]

The styling is horrid. Hearts? Heart pasties? And the heart head pieces?

Just no.

 

[Crying Diamonds]

You know what? I like this better than just about anything Cortazar has done.

Literally about to post the same thing. I don't mean to sound too harsh but I would never have worn anything Cortazar did for Ungaro ever. Ever.

 

[Boomer]

I think the whole article is available only for paying customers.

How interesting- the whole article popped up and then just the first sentence came up with a subscription ad...
Here was the first sentence- you can kind of see what the rest of the review was like...

Lindsay, it ‘s time to get serious about reviving the acting career. After just one season, one show, Mounir Moufarrige’s Lindsay-plus-one experiment is off to a troubled start....

 

[Crying Diamonds]

It's not good in any sort of way but I believe it is better than Cortazar.
I only feel sorry for the designer because everyone is going be like "omg you know that collection LiLo designed??". Gutted.

 

[duvaahall]

After seeing the rest of the pictures, I'm actually quite digging the colorful pieces.
If some "genius" designer as let's say Christophe Decarnin had been the designer of this collection, people would have clapped their hands and called it a masterpiece.
It's really quite sad that people can't really look beyond the fact, that LL is involved.

What is it with the fashion industry? As long as some editor or cool fashion blogger has praised a collection, it's the IT-thing to wear, but when a B-actress with a lot of scandals on her list is involved, it just has to be a failure.

 

[Meg]

It's not horrible, but there is very little cohesion throughout the whole thing. And why is Lindsay even there? It's not like she did anything with this though I mean she only joined a month ago. That's not enough time to creatively develop an entire collection. And her comments to the press only confirm that she really knows nothing about what she is doing and is trying (and failing) at giving generic, "form" answers. And we've seen what her work ethic is like on films in the past 2 - 3 years, which is apparently something she enjoys doing, so I really don't see how that same ethic can create an entire collection. As others have said, she is there for PR purposes only. She may say "oh how about we do different colored pinstripes!" or "I like hearts - lets do something with hearts" but beyond that, I'm sure she does nothing.

 

[TREVOFASHIONISTO]

I actually dont think this is bad at all although
i did prefer the previous designer here..we'll see if it improves next season

 

[masquerade]

oh wow.

WOW

WOW


I just don't

I don't even know

WOW


ok. So, I agree with the bad Agatha Ruiz de la Prada comments. I think the worst pieces are the heart ones, and I have a soft spot for hearts in anything. They usually bring out the 8 year old in me, not-so-much here. The prints look poorly done and they look like a bad F21 interpretation of Moschino and the stripped jackets over look like a bad F21 interpretation of Emporio Armani.

I just don't see how Lindsay Lohan is going to sell Ungaro. The only people who seem to still like her surely can't afford a high end designer brand. As much as I don't like the Olsen's, I think they have created clothes that people want to buy beyond their fanbase. I can't say the same about Lohan but we will see.

 

[The.Rock.Inc.]

i can't believe there're even positive notes on this collection. this is the worst 'stuff' i've seen all month --- cheap, tacky and thoughtless.

Pink with Orange? Orange with sequins?

Gladiator sandals are so year 2000

and skin tight mini tube dresses with nothings special should be shown in a nowhere fashion week, not PARIS.

...

there are thousands of budding designers/fashion students out there who can do better than this, thousands.

if the collection is any good, kudos to estella (she's the real DESIGNER honestly, her own show is 08 october 3.30pm BTW), i don't know how lindsay has any part in this given that she only seen her office a week ago? do she know how to sketch? did she just say "yes! the hearts!" that's all?

from giambattista to vincent to dundas to esteban to... look at UNGARO now.

 

[Boomer]

there are thousands of budding designers/fashion students out there who can do better than this, thousands.

Agree- that's my pet peeve with "celebrity designers"- There are lots of talented, dedicated real designers out there (many of whom are waiting tables...), and their jobs are being (supposedly) done by morons who think whipping out an AMEX card qualifies someone to make design decisions...

I would love to hear what the real Ungaro would have to say about this...

 

[Boomer]

Here's the rest of the WWD Review...or smack down...

Lindsay, it’s time to get serious about reviving the acting career. After just one season, one show, Mounir Moufarrige’s Lindsay-plus-one experiment is off to a troubled start. Lindsay Lohan, the house’s “creative director,” and designer Estrella Archs, (who probably got the job in part for her willingness to sketch in Lohan’s shadow, and probably took it for its high-profile heritage), made their joint debut on Sunday in an effort that was, quite simply, an embarrassment.

To be fair, there was something of a “Mean Girls” motif at play. The fashion world, or at least its old-fashioned, traditional arm, greeted the Lohan appointment with endless snickers and rolled eyes. Its members expected, perhaps even hoped for, the proverbial train wreck. And so it came, a collision of fashion, controversial celebrity and massive publicity that resulted in the most frenzied door scene we’ve seen in years, especially at the geezer venue Carrousel du Louvre, as well as a beefed-up photographers’ pit.

As for the clothes, they looked cheesy and dated, as has often been the case chez Ungaro during the post-Emanuel revolving door of designers. Hot pink, orange and flashy, with an overworked heart motif relentless in its execution, the collection displayed none of the promised younger side Lohan was supposed to deliver. Nor in a million years would one guess that the lineup was designed by one young woman and “creative directed” by another. Glitter heart pasties all around, ladies?

As for Lohan, she’ll weather the criticism, hardly her first or her juiciest, and move on when her contract allows. But Archs has her work cut out for her. Backstage after the show, she said the collection “had to be designed very quickly.” Perhaps that was the problem. This storied house has been in disarray for years, and though Archs’ debut provided no indication that she’s up to the challenge, she should be given the chance to find out without a younger, nonskilled judge with theoretical veto power hovering about. (Let’s just say the ladies’ joint bow didn’t radiate chemistry.)

No one ever said fashion design is brain surgery. It’s a different discipline altogether. But it is indeed a discipline and a commercial art, a fact variously muted and underscored by the celebrity infiltration of the last decade. And like brain surgery — yes, like brain surgery and all disciplines at which people work for years to develop proficiency — it has its rare geniuses and capable practitioners, all of whom must possess talent, skill and dedication. Being a young, pretty, controversial woman who looks good in clothes and photo ops just isn’t enough.