Was named artistic adviser of the French fashion house last year. But her first collection destined for stores this spring was ridiculed in the media and many powerful buyers including Neiman Marcus and the fashion website Net-a-Porter snapped their purses shut and sniffed – not on my dime.
So it was left up to chief designer Estrella Archs – Lohan's partner in design duties – to take a solo bow Monday on a runway erected in the Westin Hotel's ornate, baroque ballroom.
"She's not involved in this collection," Asim Abdullah, Ungaro's owner, said backstage.
Immediately after the show, bloggers went into overdrive speculating on the notable absence. Some tweeted that Lohan wasn't even invited to the show.
Last year, when the Lohan/Archs collaboration was announced, it was considered a publicity stunt orchestrated to breathe life into the dying brand. But their debut collection, which featured sequined heart-shaped nipple pasties, was branded with fashion's most stinging criticism – it was tacky.
Later in 2010, Starwood will launch its studio at the Westin Los Angeles Airport and plans to provide the offering in Dallas, San Francisco, Brussels, Paris 
25 - Delta flight# 4653 departs San Diego at 10:15 am, arriving in Salt Lake City at 1:02 pm Team Hotel: The Westin, Gaslamp Quarter - 910 Broadway Circle, 
Other Starwood locations planned to open throughout 2010 include The Westin Los Angeles Airport, with the anticipation to expand the offering to key 