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"Inside the Sad, Bizarre World That Was the Lauren Conrad Show"
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Inside the Sad, Bizarre World That Was the Lauren Conrad Show
Attending last night’s Lauren Conrad Collection show at L.A.'s Fashion Week felt a lot like being dropped into the middle of an episode of The Hills — potentially juicy, questionably styled, ultimately a bit plotless, and yet strangely amusing. The celebrity turnout was limited to exactly the people you’d expect from that show and its sister soap, Laguna Beach. Well, and Lisa Rinna, who would attend the opening of a mouth. Presumably Putty Lips was there as a buyer for her L.A. store, Belle Grey, because after the show we heard her waxing annoying about how quickly her store sold out of Conrad’s first line; she called the latest collection “fresh, young, innovative…and fresh.” She had one of those things correct.
But first, the gossip: We spotted L.C.’s roommate Audrina Patridge wearing a long teal dress and pots of foundation — later, when she almost ran us down in her shiny, white two-door Mercedes Benz, we couldn’t help but notice her car had a Jeannie Bueller air about it that was in sync with Audrina’s weirdly eighties-style eyeliner. Considering she was essentially there to drum up press for MTV, we found it a bit surprising that she actually had to drive herself to the venue. Call your PR person, Audrina. Surely you’ve got one.
Inside, Audrina chatted up new regular Hills cast member Lo Bosworth and ol' standby Whitney Port, who looked very tall and pretty in person. In a refreshing moment of modesty, Whitney rather endearingly chose not to walk through the special red-carpet photo-op area and seemed sort of surprised when the photographers wouldn’t let her escape so easily. The girls were seated cheek by jowl with Lauren’s ex Brody Jenner, who spent the entire show tapping his feet to the music and giving finger guns to someone seated across the runway — possibly Lauren’s other ex and maybe-current boyfriend, Stephen Colletti. And because this was very clearly an MTV joint, which requires maximum drama even at a fashion show, we also spotted L.C.’s former arch-rival and ex-girlfriend of both Brody AND Stephen (you’re following this, right?), Laguna Beach’s Kristin Cavallari. She greeted both dudes enthusiastically, wandering into the venue twenty minutes after everyone else (and twenty minutes after they were seated and the media mob had left the runway) and frantically trying to yank up her low-rise jeans to prevent any unfortunate flashing incidents. We overheard her telling a reporter that she is SO single right now, and has NO — emphasis hers — plans to return to reality television, which may effectively quash those pesky rumors that she’s appearing on The Hills. Sadly, considering the circumstances, there were no screaming confrontations, crying jags, bitch slaps, or passionate kisses.
Also absent from the venue was anyone recognizable from Lauren’s former place of employment (er, “employment”), Teen Vogue, any celebrities willing to admit they totally love The Hills, or any decent fashion. We don’t say that with (much) glee. We went into the show completely prepared to like it, to be embarrassed by liking it, and to spend the rest of the week being defensive about liking it. This did not happen. Lauren claimed the line was inspired by her recent trip to Paris, and given how obviously and ham-handedly this influence was translated into the clothes, we’re frankly surprised she didn’t style the girls with baguettes and giant wheels of Brie. Let’s just say…there were berets involved, and, overall, the collection was sadly kind of tragique. We expected a line of derivative but serviceably-adorable cocktail dresses much like what Lauren herself wears around town — you know, the type of stuff she probably bought a season ago from BCBG and loved. Instead, we got paper-thin leggings with lazy and plain triangle shirts, cheap-looking fabric more befitting a Target line than anything you’d pay boutique prices for, and a terrible color palette that would give Michael Kors an aneurysm.
We understand the desire to strike while the iron of her celebrity is hot, but, overall, the effort felt very young, in the sense that Lauren probably needs a few more years of design school before she’s ready to take on anything this ambitious. Photos do the line more favors than an up-close look — hardly anything was properly fitted, many of the dresses bunched in the back, and one model’s boobs were totally squeezing out of the top of her dress. Our greatest moment of joy was seeing Chantal, the runner-up from last cycle of America’s Next Top Model, strutting down the runway — but even that was tinged with sadness, because, seriously, the girl still cannot walk and may even have regressed since she was last under the tutelage of Miss J.
L.C.’s friends tried their best, but mostly they wore very careful non-expressions on their faces. Whitney, in particular, seemed to be holding onto her poker face like grim death, probably because she realized how savaged her friend would be if any actual fashion press had attended. When an obviously relieved Conrad finally came out for her bow, only Cavallari stood for her initially, but the others got up once they realized what was happening and the room was full of extremely polite smiles. So despite all that dramatic potential, in the end, we found ourselves aching for Spencer and Heidi to storm the fortress and cause some real shenanigans. After all, as much as we don’t look to the MTV crowd for edgy fashion inspiration, we really don’t turn to it for lessons in manners.
man, I was hoping Andre Birleanu from Americas Most Smartest Model would be there. He was at the casting
TRAGIC!
…HAHAHAHAHAHAH serves that bitch right
hahaha i sent that to you
PEEPEE, I love you but would you please start citing your damn sources! the Fug Girls deserve the credit for their snarkyness just as much as you do! All of your college readers know they can get booted out of school for not citing sources…lead by example, bitch!
hugs and kisses!
KQ
I didn't like how the person wrote this article.
I'm not really fond of her fashion, but I still love her!
What did the writer expect going to the show?
Why wouldn't Lauren invite all of the people from her show?
Duh.
I SAW PICTURES OF THE CLOTHES FROM LC's FASHION SHOW. I ONLY LIKE THAT BLACK AND WHITE DRESS, WHICH IS EITHER THE SAME OR SIMILAR TO WHAT CONRAD IS WEARING IN THE PICTURE P-COWARDLY, P-SHITTY, P-NASTY POSTED. SO BASICALLY, I HAVE TO SAY THAT HEIDI IS MORE "TALENTED" THAN LAUREN BASED ON LAUREN'S FASHION LINE AND HEIDI's SINGING. HEIDI CAN SING, OF COURSE NOT GREAT, BUT SHE CAN SING. CAN LAUREN CREATE CLOTHES? NO BECAUSE SHE SIMPLE COPIES OTHERS AND THEN PUTS A 100 DOLLAR TAG ON IT.
ANYWAY, I CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH ”THE HILLS” BECAUSE I CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH HEIDI MONTAG.
why are you commenting so in depth on ther fashion line? you either like it or you don't. however, why is that relevant? you have the worst fashion sense of anyone i have ever seen. what do you know about fabrics & fits & what 20 something girls want to wear. i saw your outfit for NY fashion week & you looked awful. you so tried too hard & you looke very jc pennys. i love fashion & don't think twice about buying louboutins a channel bag or a fabulous outfit from see by chloe. i am fortunate enough to be able to splurge when i want. however, i also love my leggings with a tunic & flats for everyday wear. i dress up so much for work that i would look to something like lauren's line to wear on casual friday or lounging around the house. she isn't designing high fashion. it everyday wear & is priced similar to ella moss, splendid, velvet & michael stars, i.e. brands you probably don't know but our on the pricey side for ready to wear. if she was more high fashion a dress would be $400+ and some of the chloe shirts run $600+. it seems like you are dissing her because her line wasn't like some of the big time designers you saw in NY. however, those lines are way to expensive to make & for the majority of the public to buy. you know what they say - jack of all trades, master of none. that is what you are going to turn into if you don't stick to blogging about celebrity gossip. i could care less about your taste in music or your horrible fashion sense.
The writers are JESSICA and HEATHER, (they never reveal their last names) and they write for GOFUGYOURSELF.com.
Who IS she????
The show is so boring as is she…………clothes are nothing new or exciting.
who cares about her anymore??? i think whitney's line will be way better, and heidi's line is ok, and her prices are better than lauren's 'basic' clothes for over 100 dollars.
Perez rocks!!!!!!!!!but this chick needs to go away. SoooooooooooVAPID!
The Hills sucks and I swear I don't know why any of these people get a nanosecond of press.
Thats so sad but the fabric does seem kind of cheap for it 2 be 200$ like wtf r u kidding me but maybe she'll learn from her many mistakes
WHY WRITE ABOUT HER? SHE HAS NO TALENT..
PWAHAHAHAHAA-
Thats made my dad-
LOLZ
better luck next time LC
Poor Chantel…I was rooting for her last season!
lol
lol
I love u lauren! U keep being the true person that u r. True friends are very hard to find. Anyone would be very lucky 2 have u as a friend.
I wonder how anyone can be so mean. Maybe her clothes aren't the greatest; I don't know, but is it necessary to belittle someone so much?
her line is horrible. she needs to stick to what she does best and thats partying.
Sooooooooooo TRUE!
Will one of the broads on this show please pose nude somewhere?? Anywhere, please!!!!
I love her!!! She's so adorable, and I like that the majority of her clothes are 100% cotton. Who wants to wear synthetic materials that make you sweat like a water buffalo all day??? Maybe that fat tub of lard Perez would…
Laguna Beach wasnt that terrible… The Hills is shit… not the shit, but shit. No one cares about her and no one cares about her "fashion" line. I'm shocked that someone actually wasted time writing that…
it only got interesting in the 5 seconds of Kristen talk.
Re: that was fucking long to be about L.C. –
Kristen isn't a hasbeen. She's a never was, and no one gives two shits about her either or Heidi for that matter.
i freaking love her chanel bag.
I've seen her clothes… they're just so BORING. And how dare she price the clothes so high– she's 22 years old! Who does she think she is? An experienced designer?
cliff notes?
I hate her Chanel bag; it's so overused.
I hate her dress, it's so boring like her fashion line.
I hate her hair, it's like an Indian who played with a straightening iron.
I hate her cellphone, it's loaded with her clients.
I hate Lauren Conrad.
WWW.PARISBFF.COM/NATALIEME
i'm sorry but who the fuck is this person? i thought LCs close were fabulous and i think she's well cool. heidi is a fucking idiot, her designs are just slutty prostitute dresses. i love lauren and think she is fabulous. her clothes are slightly overpriced but i think she did really well. give credit where credit is due. this article was unfairly harsh and quite frankly unnecessarily mean. she is qualified, she is in college and studying fashion. if you got a chance to design a collection would pass it up? she did really well, fair dues.
seriously, I feel like the only person in the world that can't stand "the hills" or "LB"….. I'd rather watch HSN than listen to that crap….
First off, this writer is fucking hilarious and brilliant! I can imagine her show, I live in LA and LA Fashion Week is a joke. Sure, there are some amazing designers here, but for the most part it is volume price goods galore. LC seems like a good girl with decent intentions but yearning for the limelight in which no one could care less about her, or the crew. Anyways, I am totally not surprised by this occurrence and I wish I could have been there to take part in witnessing failure. Perhaps Lauren should try the buying route? She obviously can dress cute, why not use her taste and this thing called the brain, instead of attempting to be creative.
Re: jenjenjen –
You ain't never lie. Yeah, I'll purchase Heidi's stuff so I can stand on a corner and prostitute myself like Ashley Alexander Youmans Dupre.
Heidi's stuff is nothing but teenybopper attire…no thanks
EWW. absolutely horrible. she is talentless.
FIRST BIOTCH …..coolio!
OMG YOU ARE A FRICKEN MORON PEREZ. THIS IS HER FIRST FASHION SHOW. SHE IS YOUNG AND REALLY HAS TALENT. MORE THAN YOU WILL EVER HAVE IN YOUR MINI-BRAIN. THE GIRL HAS A SMART HEAD ON HER SHOULDERS. GIVE HER A BREAK AND WHAT DO YOU CARE WHAT HER DESIGNS LOOK LIKE ANYWAYS, PLANNING ON BECOMING A CROSS DRESSER NOW ALSO? OR IS THAT A SECRET THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED ON SOMEONE ELSES BLOG PAGE? UNREAL… YOUR OPINION IS NOT "THE" OPINION… WHY ARE GAYS SO DAMN OPINIONATED ANYWAYS? ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE FEELING LESS THAN ADEQUATE…. LOL! YOU'RE PATHETIC. I USED TO LIKE YOU, DO YOU EVEN HAVE ANY REAL FRIENDS?
You need commentary from sources other than yourself. You aren't really that funny/observant/ or socially adeqaute. Perez looks like David Gest's brother/ On his web site, anyone but Rihanna, Brad Pitt, and Madonna have talent/ Perez is extremely unattractive and only makes fun of successful people because he is insecure with himself/ Gay guys wouldn't date him/ He has a website/ Big deal/ he makes money off of it/smart???/ Perez talks about fashion but can't dress himself. Hater? I think not. ouch.
damn i would not know what to do in her pasision
Re: Karen –
YOU ALL KNOW DUMBASS PEREZ DOESN'T KNOW SHIT ABOUT FASHION, I MEAN LOOK HOW OUT OF FASHION HIS FAT ASS IS. THAT WOULD BE LIKE HAVING A BLIND PERSON PICK OUT YOUR OUTFIT FOR GOD'S SAKE.
TO BE HONEST, I PREFER CUTE,SIMPLE DESIGNS OVER SOME OF THIS ULTRA WEIRD SHIT THE OTHER DESIGNERS ARE PUTTING OUT NOWADAYS.
Perez, Perez,
Why do you not credit the Fug Girls when you post something that they've written?
http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2008/03/inside_the_sad_bizarre_world_t.html
Yes, they're hilarious, and thank you for sharing their article, but give credit when it is due!
-Sam.
God, I look at her and think how many starving Africans she could have bought dinner for with that chanel bag.
hmmm. good job citing the fug girls. there's no link to their blog at all on here.
I could have told you this was going to happen when I first saw her "creations"….they're overpriced and look cheap! Even the name of her line sounds boring. Mark my words…Heidi's line that will be coming out will be hotter, cheaper, and even the name she has chosen rocks! Team HeidiWood!!!!
ya gotta cut her some slack, she trys so friggen hard to be everybody else…i mean come on now lets all deal with the truth.
I love u lauren!
Re: Perez Shilton – wow interesting choice of words, but uhh have yhu ever looked in a mirror at yurself and if yhu dnt like him or his website then STFU and get off of it and dnt look at it. i think yhu do like what he has to say bcuz if yhu didnt then you wouldnt have been looking on his website, so bitch, get a life er a gf or whatevr makes yhu happy and just let us perez fans be. try harder next time.
and if yhu do deside to write on here agian try not to use so many god damn "/'s"
bitch i hope yhu burn in hell
I think that it is sad that everyone in Hollywood is so determined to be something that they are not. I have watched "The Hills" and, think that there is some potential (as I do in everyone)in Lauren Conrad. What is wrong with all of this is that these people are without a doubt spoiled and inconsiderate of everything else happening in the world. "They" should really take some time out and work foe themselves….before spending others(parents) hard earned(I hope) money on clothing lines that are uninspired…. things that have been recreated time and time again… Oh well
Still love her!
hahahaha. nuff said.
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.
why am i not surprised?
About the picture.. Is she going to be the next Nicole Richie?
Don't loose anymore weight, girl..
Re: M –
thats what i say.
Perez: I don't usually shout on the internet, but YOU NEED TO CREDIT THE FUG GIRLS IN THE BODY OF YOUR POST. Totally unprofessional.
Re: LL –
"The real question is.. "Would Lauren even wear her line??" - uh, lauren is wearing her line CONSTANTLY. she's wearing it in the above picture. you rarely see her in something that ISN'T from her line anymore, and this isn't some kind of new development. she's been sporting stuff from her line since last summer. so is it cheap, or is it expensive looking? because 99% of the time, the "expensive, preppy looking" stuff she's wearing IS from her line.
The hills is getting really big over here in the UK but sadly not for its fashion sense lol x im not really surprised that her collection didnt go down well tbh but hay aslong as the hills keep playin we're all happy over here =]
162? and that article rules
You stole this from the Go Fug Yourself girls. How about giving them some credit????? It seems like you're trying to pass this off as your own. Too bad you'll never be that clever.
What dumb whore wrote that article?
Some 3rd grader who cant even write well
Hater.
Perez you suck shit
lost my attention half way through. your writer sucks ass
Re: LL –
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NO THANKS TO WELFAMART !
Its a soap opera. Written. scripted.
Hello? No one is getting that yet?
Re: GOMER –
My puppy has the same name as you! LoL
Aww, poor Lauren
Ok to all those Lauren Conrad haters, I know shes squeezing as much as possible from her 15 minutes, but I liked her line and ok it may not be as fabulous as it could of been but its her first fashion line, and you always have to start at the bottom to make it to the top…. Good for her for doing something she likes and enjoys, how many of us can say that?…
i carry this line in my store… it sucks. so overpriced for the quality. not going forward with it…
Yay! She finally got a new CHANEL handbag. It's about time, considering all the $$$ she has, and has been making. I even own two and I obviously don't have close to what she does. She ALWAYS carried around that damn black and white one from Jason. The black quilted one is cute. I almost got that but I have the identical one in white. It's easy to keep it clean, too, because it's leather!
OK on an ARTICLE-RELATED NOTE (lol), I'm sad to hear that her fashion show was a disaster. I truly do like her designs, and I think people are way too hard on her. Are we forgetting that she's only what, 21? 22? She's JUST starting out! And personally I buy some of her clothes on shoplaurenconrad.com…I have the Audrina dress in Ivory, the Dolly dress from the new collection in the Dolly print, I think it's called the Lexi tank (?) in blue, and then I wear the one outfit they have paired on the site….the white Jackie tube top with the black high-waisted Nic skirt and a black belt to tie it all together. And everytime I wear ANY of her clothes, esp. the Audrina dress and the Jackie/Nic combo, I ALWAYS get compliments. I know everyone says her clothes are way overpriced, but if you actually ordered it you might think differently. The quality of the clothing is HIGH-END DEPARTMENT STORE quality. It's not just some cotton dress that you could buy at Hollister. The fabric is amazing. Even better than some more expensive designer clothing items I have.
Everyone just needs to leave her alone. She's a sweet girl, she's going after her dream, and her clothes are very cute. Just because the show was chaos doesn't mean she won't eventually get it all together. Give her time! She's not used to the fast-paced world of fashion yet, and especially not when it comes to her OWN show. That's a LOT of work, for ANYONE.
I find it funny that your entire article was pulled straight from the NY Mags Fashion section under "The Cut". You make it sound as if you were there first hand "later, when she almost ran us down in her shiny, white two-door Mercedes Benz" but I doubt you were even there! Why don't you get a life of your own, instead of always picking on celebs with more status than you will ever achieve. BTW….who does your hair? It's heinous! Go to the article from the NYT if you don't believe me about you stealing articles….. http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2008/03/inside_the_sad_bizarre_world_t.html?imw=Y
I'm excited for Heidi's line. I like Lauren's too, but I've only been able to afford one dress so far, and that's probably all I will get. I can bet Lauren has a LOT more say and a LOT more creative input into her designs (whether you like them or not - I don't see any reason not to? - you have to at least give her credit for that…she does seem very involved and interested in the whole process of creating a fashion line, from start to finish). Heidi…I honestly doubt she did anything more than lend her name to the designs for Anchor Blue. Maybe they showed her a few pages of clothes and she picked out the ones she liked or that she'd be most likely to wear, but that's probably as far as it went. I saw in the new US Weekly a preview of it, and I love the purple dress she's wearing. And it's only $37! I really liked the satin shorts ($30) and the $45 low-rise jeans she had on, too. She was wise to make it affordable because there's a good chance she'll do better than Lauren, now. Even though I would prefer all of Lauren's clothes and designs, they're simply not affordable enough for me to buy all the ones I like…April needs to hurry up and get here! (when Heidi's line is released). BTW, in case anyone is wondering…the clothes are featured on a page in the US Weekly with Ashlee Simpson on the front.
This "reality" star needs a good dose of REALITY!
who the fuck is this bitch!!!????
Ummm, LC looks anorexic in this picture!!
I absolutely love Lauren Conrad. I actually like her collection, although it is very expensive.
Who wrote this rambling mess (cleverly referred to as an article). It's fucking unreadable.
How's the diet coming "P"
Leave her alone!
for all you people bitching "cite your source blah blah," it's called a LINK! put your mouse over the title of the article……YES! wow, it's a link to the actual article….WOW……dumbasses!
I love Lauren, after reading this I went to check out the clothing line and I am disappointed. it is so plain, simple and almost all the tops seem to have the same neck cut. I love her but I won't buy her line. $100 for a top that a 12 year old could make. Ridiculous
poor girl… looks like she got some clothes from forever 21… shit on them… then sent them down the run way. she needed to make a few of them a little longer because she managed to make her models seem to have huge thighs.
I hate LC she is fake and so is all those other hills ppl. Heidi is fake and spancer is a tool!!!
PEREZ PICKED OUT THE ONLY BAD REVIEW OF LC'S SHOW AND POSTED IT! UK VOGUE HAD A VERY GOOD REVIEW OF HER LINE.
HAVE U CHECKED OUT UR PAYCHECK'S CLOTHING LINE?? IT LOOKS LIKE ITS MADE FOR HOES….
Umm first of all if you guys didnt care bout lauren that much then why take the time to click on this link and read the whole entire story??? So much for not liking her. Anyways atleast the girl is trying and it is her first line, she can learn from it. Give the girl a break!
love the fug girls.
interesting article
First bitches!!!!
lc line is great.Overall she a=was a success.and your just a hater.love LC
LOVE HERGREAT JOB LAUREN
Atleast she tries to doing something postive for herself.she's a winner.Heidi didn't design her clothes she just put her name on it.they look the same as all the other clothes from Anchor Blue.Lauren is young and a star.And people love her.She did great
i love lauren =[
that's heartbreaking? are you a retard. who really cares that much about the lives of such vapid famewhores.
go read a book
lol serves her right for being famous(kind of) and having no talents at ALL except dramz
for my fellow hills fans
Lauran has her makeup line by MARK Check it out
www.youravon.com/ariacelizortiz
harsh..but her clothing line does suck.
its just plain boring tops & dresses
omq. ppl fall back.
she does wear her own clothinq. ive seen her and she even said it.
i dont see why so many of yall dont like her, she doesn't do anythinq to make ppl hate her. and heidi montage is a fake trashhyyy playboy wannabe who moved to cali to get a rich boyfriend (spencer) to make somethin of herself lol. that or she not cusz i heard the hills was fake and scripted??
It's funny how you can all critize her online
say it to her face fuckface.