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This is hardly surprising news: Lindsay Lohan's first collection as Emanuel Ungaro's artistic adviser was a complete disaster, with critics labelling the collection "cheesy and dated" and "an embarrassment" to the Ungaro brand. The 23-year-old's designs were shown on Sunday as part of the 2009 Paris Fashion Week, and according to The New York Times, left "several people in the audience aghast."

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Lohan with a humiliated Estrella Archs


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In the words of Coco Chanel

August 19th 2009 13:14
Arguably the most influential fashion designer of the 20th Century, Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel knew a thing or two about style, and wasn't afraid to share her thoughts with the world. Chanel remains one of the world's most successful and highly respected fashion empires, and while its founder passed away in 1971, her observations on the world of couture continue to hold relevance: they're so elegant and yet so very simple, just like the designs themselves. Here are a few Coco Chanel quotes that have inspired me; I hope they do the same for you.



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Ten years of sass & bide

July 23rd 2009 13:49
What started off as two best friends with a unique vision and a passion for innovative clothing has become one of Australia's biggest fashion design success stories. Sarah-Jane Clarke (nicknamed 'Sass') and Heidi Middleton (you got it... 'Bide') launched their first collection in 1999 and, ten years on, have achieved international recognition and have a slew of high-profile devotees, including Mischa Barton, Kate Moss, Miranda Kerr and Sarah Jessica Parker.

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The dynamic duo

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Famous singers and Hollywood stars have got it absolutely made when it comes to what they wear. If you're an A-lister like Angelina Jolie or Katie Holmes, you've got designers lining up around the block wanting to dress you. Most of the time the stars get their outfits for free - one of the many perks of being famous - and many have formed friendships through their work with the fashion elite.

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Marc Jacobs and Victoria Beckham

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Remembering Yves Saint Laurent

June 3rd 2008 05:46
Yves Saint Laurent, who died last week aged 71, was largely responsible for the way modern women dress. "I wanted to put myself at women's disposal," he once said. "To serve them, to serve their bodies, their gestures, their life."

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A trailblazer for women's fashion

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