Don't quit your day job, Lindsay

The fashion world is still snickering weeks after “actress” Lindsay Lohan’s debut as artistic advisor for the legendary fashion house Emmanuel Ungaro at Paris Fashion Week.

The president of Ungaro, Mounir Mouffarige, hired Lohan weeks prior because he felt the line could use her youthful outlook, and even that was met with much dismay from fashion critics.

Nevertheless, Mouffarige stood by his choice of Lohan and paired her with Spanish designer Estrella Archs for Ungaro’s Spring 2010 collection.
An “embarrassment” is what fashion bible Women’s Wear Daily called the debut. During the show, models strutted one by one down the runway wearing cheesy hot pink, orange and sparkly dresses, no shirts with heart shaped pasties covering their nipples and derrières, and dresses cut so short one model’s butt cheeks were hanging out of the bottom.

There was no couture that Ungaro is known for, not even one floor-length gown. Afterward, Archs and Lohan took their final bow while audience members sat in shock at the presentation. Archs was stone faced, pulling Lohan who reluctantly took the stage with a bucket of tears in her eyes.
Fashion critics ripped her to shreds.

Lindsay is placing the blame on the label, saying that everything was rushed and put together last minute. You don’t say?
Everything that came down that runway looks like it could be found at Forever 21, or worse, Dots.

Emmanuel Ungaro himself was appalled, but there is nothing he can do about it because he sold his legendary brand in 2005.

It must make him sick to have his namesake label collapse under the weight of heart-shaped pasties, glitter and t-shirt length dresses. Unfortunately all he can be is mad, and all we can do is laugh.

Can you just stick to acting Lindsay?

Acting and fashion really are two art forms that are in no way related, and you can’t just throw on a Zac Posen dress with some Louboutins and consider yourself a fashion know-it-all.

This is an industry filled with blood, sweat and tears and you haven’t earned the right missy.

Mouffarige thought that having Lohan on the team would get Ungaro the press it needed—it succeeded, but I have a feeling it isn’t the press he was looking for.
Why did he think Lohan was a good choice to begin with?

She hasn’t been a “hot” celebrity since after her first stint in rehab.

For the past couple of years, the girl has been creating better punch lines than fashion lines.

Her movies have been horrible, her image is shattered, and let’s not forget she is looking like a Pillsbury Toaster Strudel these days with her overly tanned skin. She is the Joan Rivers of our generation and won’t go away even if we beg her to.

This is what happens when fashion houses leave their vision in the hands of celebrities.
It’s true that celebrities sell clothes: that’s why it’s a good idea to dress them. However, giving them creative control over an entire fashion line is ridiculous and should be met with knee slapping laughter.

It was revealed early last week that Lohan will continue her position as creative advisor for the brand and will show another collection at the Paris Fall 2010 Fashion Week.

Designer Stella McCartney has also just announced that pop singer Leona Lewis will be designing a collection under her namesake label this spring.
Let’s cross our fingers on this one.