Lohan Stays, Despite Mean Girls Of Fashion

by Gabrielle Hennessey

To the surprise/horror of the fashion world, celebrity Lindsay Lohan will continue into the next runway season as artistic advisor for French fashion house Ungaro.

Rumor is that Lohan was brought on merely to generate publicity during the recession-driven economic slowdown, and publicity is certainly what Ungaro is getting — although not necessarily positive. Reports show that Lohan’s debut collection is selling, albeit not as well as the company had hoped.

It’s easy to be cynical about Lohan’s collaboration and, although we’ll keep an open mind for next season, we’re certainly not expecting to be wowed. (And we wonder how LiLo’s possible incarceration will work into the scenario: jailbird inspiration, anyone?)

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