Holy shit, never saw this one coming. Apparently Giles Deacon is being wooed by Emanuel Ungaro owner, Asim Abdullah, to fill the Lindsay Lohan shaped void and come in as Creative Director. There are mutterings that the current CD, Estrella Archs (co-responsible for those heinous heart pasties) ain’t gonna last that much longer and will be making like la Lohan and collecting her P45.

WWD reports that Deacon was spotted talking shop with Abdullah and his management team last Friday in Avenue Montaigne’s Le Relais Plaza (like, where do these sartorial spies come from? Seriously - do they stake out certain locations or something?). Anyway, there’s no denying that since Giambattista Valli quit the house of Ungaro in 2005 it’s been something of a confused, directionless mess. I can see Giles’ humourous, witty idiosyncrasies slipping in quite nicely to Emanuel Ungaro. It’s always had something of a colourful, playful aesthetic - and hey, to even consider employing Lindsay Lohan they have to be able to see the funny side in that.

Posted on April 19, 2010 at 3:32:48 by The Real Runway