The Milan fashion shows -- la moda -- are a pain in the a$$, because our regular lunch tables at our favorite restaurants are all booked up, taxis are impossible to find, and the amount of obnoxious skanks buying-out the small sizes in our coveted boutiques is doubled. Mostly you run into nobodies who have inflated senses of self-worth, but once in a while you'll see a ^~^celebrity^~^.
First we catch La Lindsay Lohan @ the Dolce & Gabbana fashion show, as a (quite baffled) special guest of the designers (in the photo above). But it's OK, because Domenico & Stefano inexplicably like her, and she's an affordable Muse -- less annoying than old Dolce & Gabbana icon Madonna (even if Lohan looks about Madge's age now she's less of a pain), and less expensive than Bellucci.
This afternoon, as *~*OC*~* was rushing to the gym in between le sfilate, she spots Lindasy Lohan and assorted clinger-ons in Via Dante, a store-lined street closed to traffic that runs from Castello Sforzesco towards Duomo (and vice versa). Which is odd because you'd think Linds would be on via della Spiga or via Sant' Andrea or via Montenapoleone trying to play the good graces of the couture headquarters, instead of the bleak (yes, but gorgeous) via Dante with middle-to-low-end stores like Petit Bateau, Max Mara, and Geox.
Lindsay -- who I wish I could say is a fragile little daisy -- plodded ungracefully along the cobblestone in her 7" platform boots, noticeably uninterested in anything, while [rumored long-time girlfriend] Samantha Ronson, in kicks, took everything in. They stopped in the middle of the road for a group portrait, gawked at a street vendor, and continued for Sforzesco.
Lindsay and her posse have been in Milan since last night for the Fall 2008 Ready-to-Wear Dolce & Gabbana show, which was a bright moment amid this year's drab and disappointing shows. Last time LiLo was here was two months ago to ring in the New Year, when she was photographed trapsing around Milan and Como, hooking-up with three Italian semi-celebrities in three days. Linds, keep yo' legs in those black leggings. Those Italian men are nothing but trouble...
Here are a few shots, and a movie below. Go to the Opera Chic Blog Flickr page for more high-res photos, and go to the Opera Chic YouTube page for a short video (or watch it embedded below).
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Here are some shots of Lindsay (by the paps) out and about on Thursday night. She went to Dolce & Gabbana's restaurant "Gold" [warning: loud music link] on via Carlo Poerio. Ugh. Gold lamé everywhare. So subtle. Gold flakes on my uova al tartufo?? I must be going insane. F**k the world. I'd better pay with my AmEx Black.