
Surprisingly, something noteworthy totally escaped our attention.
While scouring the internet, we came across this little gem on FashionWireDaily that captured our interest.
“I was very influenced in my choice by Tim Gunn, who had invited Lindsay to be a judge [on Project Runway]...his comments that she had a great sense of fashion and knew what works and doesn’t work, were pretty significant to me.”
This came directly out of the mouth of Mounir Moufarrige, CEO of Ungaro.
This is the first of several heart-stopping revelations in the article, entitled "The House of Ungaro's Lowdown on Lindsay Lohan".
Frankly, we were rather shocked to learn that Tim Gunn of all people was the "deciding vote" as it were, to appoint Lohan as the new creative co-director of the major Parisian house.
Moufarrige reveals the reasons behind the final decision, and even behind the fact that she was being considered for the position at all. At first, his rationales seem legitimate.
"We need to bring in younger and cooler and trends to Ungaro. This team can provide that."
"He added that [Estrella] Archs and Lohan had been spending more time together in Los Angeles and New York, but added that this fitted in more with his “long-term vision of the Ungaro woman. She is a combination of the American and European girl.""
Okay, okay, but hold on a second. It gets better.
“Lindsay already had an Ungaro coat at the age of 13...her own mother used to wear Ungaro. You could not sit on a settee or chair in her place. Her home was full of brands. You had to sit on the floor!”
Well, shit. I had a Burberry overcoat when I was 13, I assume I'll be taking up my new position as creative co-director any day now.
The article then goes on to list all of the various events, photoshoots, and interviews Lohan was late for or skipped out on entirely leading up to her Paris showing.
“Lindsay Lohan is not a designer, we are not pretending that she is. But she is a great merchandiser who can bring lots of ideas. You will soon see that,” said Moufarrige.
We all saw how that turned out. Case closed.
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