Outside the Balenciaga show, surrounded by umbrella and hairbrush-wielding assistants ensuring her severe ponytail didn’t move a millimetre, Lindsay Lohan told British Vogue : “My style has never really changed.” We imagine a Noughties Lohan – who, for a period, only wanted to dress like Britney Spears – might have something to say about her archive of 2008-era Nicolas Ghesquière for Balenciaga or the custom looks current creative director Demna conceives in line with the Mean Girl ’s streamlined style shift . “I always lean into timeless pieces with casual elements that are comfortable yet chic,” she insists, and really, when it all boils down to it, those low-slung, boot-leg jeans, flip-flops, vest tops and skinny scarves were casual-chic personified for those who prescribed to the Y2K school of thought back when the Disney star was dipping her toe in the pop music scene.
Balenciaga, then, encapsulates the cool elegance she sees as the through-line in her wardrobe. “I know what I like. When I put [my show look] on it fit like a glove – it’s classic!” There could be no arguing with that.
For show-goers watching the usual Balenciaga circus play out with Nicole Kidman, Kim Kardashian and Isabelle Huppert jostling for attention , Lindsay’s liquid-black sequin dress and sharp-shouldered leather trench coat were exactly the kind of Matrixy boss bitch uniform one would hope to see LiLo in at Paris Fashion Week. When asked how Demna’s designs make her .