Lauren Conrad, Go Back To Fashion School

October 5, 2009     Posted in Buzz, Fashion, Style

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By Brianna

Everyone in my life knows I love Lauren Conrad. I started using the word “homeboy” because she made it so endearing, attempted her adorable side-braid (and pouted all day when I realized it looked horrible on me) and totally got into the leggings and men’s t-shirt trend because she rocked it so chic-ly through he streets of LA on The Hills.

When she came out with a fashion line, I couldn’t wait to shop the racks, obvi. The cuts were great and the palette made it perfect for serving as the basic staples of my wardrobe (think solid colored t-shirts, comfy tanks and primary colored mini’s to be pared with jackets and patterned tights that were already in my closet).

Sadly, the price tags and my bank account had a huge fallout and after purchasing a select few pieces (one of which I found digging through the sale rack), I just couldn’t add LC to my list of most-worn designers.

So when I found out that she was doing a diffusion line with Kohl’s I was leaping out of my skin with excitement. She just oozes that laid back, California girl vibe that I couldn’t wait to rock myself. I was all ready to accompany my new wardrobe with some loose curls and a bronzy glow.

And when I first opened the website it seemed all my prayers had been answered. There was a live video of LC, lounging in a flowy, off the shoulder top and a pair of kick ass leather boots with metal accents. Then she’s in an awesome black blazer, that, of course, I’ve been wanting but haven’t been able to find in my price range. Until now, right?

Wrong. A big fat wrong.

When I actually clicked through to the clothes, I had to double check I wasn’t somehow redirected to the Chico’s website. The shirts are all shapeless and boring. The one’s that do have a pattern look like something my grandmother would wear. There are two cardigans that are decent (because how can you really go wrong with a cardigan?), but I can get one of those at Forever 21 for 15 bucks so why would I pay $30 at Kohl’s?

solidshirt ugly print

cardigan dress

And I don’t understand the dresses at all; one of them looks like the garment was attacked by a flock of geese.

Sure, LC is wearing one of the better looking tops (which isn’t saying much) in the opening video, but its covered by a blazer that isn’t part of the collection, probably a high-end designer that no one who is shopping at Kohl’s can afford, and the same goes for those amazing boots.

I really don’t know who LC is designing for, but it sure as hell isn’t the people who love her (aka anyone under 45) and actually like to look like they have a body under our clothes. Perhaps she should pitch her line to Talbot’s? To be honest, it should just be taken off shelves altogether; it’s a crime against fashion and a huge insult to people shopping on a budget.

Overall, the line left me severely disillusioned with Conrad’s future as a designer. If you can’t create fashionable clothes for the masses perhaps you should return to fashion school and actually pay attention this time instead of putting all your energy into giving Stephanie Pratt the stink eye from across the room.

15 Comments on "Lauren Conrad, Go Back To Fashion School"

  1. sophia says:
    Mon, 5th Oct 200910:44 am 

    The blazer IS a part of the collection. Unfortunately, it's already sold out!

  2. Savannah says:
    Mon, 5th Oct 200910:52 am 

    Wow I totally agree!

    I'm not a huge LC fan or anything, but I was expecting some of her cute style in the line. Wrong. I tried on some stuff the other day at Kohls, I triend on the dress shown above and everything about it was wrong. The back is lower than the neckline? What up with that? The shirts were big and loose with no structure at all. I was severely disappointed with the line. She should have just done a line of accessories.

  3. La says:
    Mon, 5th Oct 200911:30 am 

    Yeah… the pieces are too bland to really add a bit of spice to the look. It's hard to pair those items with anything either, because as boring as they are, they have this funky way of being distracting…

  4. Al says:
    Mon, 5th Oct 200911:56 am 

    LC studied fashion design? I thought she studied fashion merchandising. When does the LC/Hills craze end? The girl is immature and lacks the ability to forgive, "OMG! We're not friends! You gossiped about me making a porno. OMG Heiiideee!" for like three seasons and gets an undeserving book deal and now is designing clothes… wth. I feel bad for legit, talented people trying to make it in the world these days on their, you know, talent and skill.

  5. Olivia says:
    Mon, 5th Oct 20091:02 pm 

    It's true, the blazer IS a part of the collection. I think that some of the clothes are pretty cute. Such as things as the blazer, the black cardigan, and the aqua blouse above. These are things i probably would wear to school. Just comfortable and affordable clothes. I agree with you all that it's a little dispointing, also there isn't much clothes in the line. I went at kohls.com and under the LC Lauren Conrad site, there only were a couple of pieces? On the other hand, i LOVE her other line! It's cute, and 100% her style. And i love her style. A little overpriced, but so what. And I think people should stop judging her by her book. I did read it, and it were really good. It's not trash, and she's not a dumb blonde.

  6. Paula says:
    Mon, 5th Oct 20092:52 pm 

    The line is very cute.

  7. Mazuba says:
    Mon, 5th Oct 20097:48 pm 

    I dont think Lauren;s book is good at all.Maybe the actual cover .I read a part of it and couldnt continue.Shes obviously not a good writer.Then I hear it becomes a best-seller.I feel sorry for the writers out there who are actually talented and are waiting for their big break.

  8. karen Aguirre says:
    Tue, 13th Oct 20096:01 am 

    lauren conrad is the spokes person for mark and mark has debut a few clothing items that are very much LC check them out and her mpowerment campain at mymarkstore.

    http://www.mymarkstore.com/kaguirre

  9. Courtney- Rosemont C says:
    Sun, 18th Oct 20092:32 pm 

    COMPLETELY agreed! I mean I was definitely expecting her line to be 100% glamour/SoCal chill, especially given her fashion background. So shocked and disappointed.

  10. Katie says:
    Thu, 22nd Oct 20099:54 pm 

    I'm the same way…I love Lauren and her style. So naturally when her LC by Lauren Conrad line came out for Kohl's I ran right over there and pretty much tried EVERYTHING on. Only to be HIGHLY disappointed. The hems on the shirts were not flattering, the jeans were awful. I had to go 2 whole sizes up to get ones that actually-sorta fit comfortably. I did end up purchasing two things: the blazer (which I love…it's almost an exact replica of her Alice + Olivia black blazer that she wears all the time and I got it on sale when it first opened) and the stripped cardigan in tan which I also love and it looks great paired with pearls. I know she has more pieces coming out in November. Let's hope for something better!!

  11. Shy says:
    Tue, 28th Sep 20103:09 am 

    First, let me say that it's kind of lame to copy somebody like Lauren Conrad…no offense.

    Second, I agree that the clothes in that picture are boring. But what's with the hating on Chico's? I know that it's mostly for the older crowd but I've found some pretty nice stuff. I have this cute top in the most beautiful deep blue. I bought it at Chico's.

    Hopefully she will come out with better stuff in the future. I would love to be a fashion designer.

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