Celebrity Style Blog: A Lohan Update

By now, we all know that Lindsay Lohan isn't "back in rehab" like early reports claimed, but is actually holed up at the Chateau Marmont, hoping for her "privacy". Photographed here at the Polaroid Beach House on July 22 (just days before her DUI) posing in a red swimsuit (Letarte Swimwear and 1690 Swimwear make two scorching hot red bikinis perfect for the summer) with her now obviously defunct alcohol monitoring anklet, this might have been Linds' last chance to flash her infamous peace sign for the cameras, as reports are now revealing that Lindsay might be put away for quite a long period of time. Experts are saying that Linds is expected to go to jail for at least 6 months. 6 months!? That makes Paris' 45 days seem like child's play! Also, the three guys that were allegedly with Lindsay in the vehicle when she was arrested are speaking out now to TMZ, giving their account of what happened that night. The three guys were invited to a party Lindsay was at, and when Linds got into the huge fight with her assistant and stormed off, she jumped into their Denali and sped off down PCH. When Lindsay caught up with her assistant, the boys claim Lindsay was saying "I can't get in trouble. I'm a celebrity. I can do whatever the f**k I want." Obviously not! Lindsay's assistant then headed to her mother's house in Santa Monica, where Lindsay "began to chase her at speeds of up to 80 MPH through Santa Monica, blowing multiple red lights." One of the guys then realized that they were heading for the police station, to which Lindsay said "I'm a celebrity. I'm not going to get in trouble." But boy, did she. Linds then flunked the field sobriety test, and the rest as they say is history.

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Style Tip: Still Waisted

Fashion Flash: Accessory de riguer, the 2006 essential belt is still cinching runway waists everywhere. Last year's darling of designers, sartorial giants such as Balenciaga and Armani Prive (which I'm sorry to keep mentioning but their show was a watermark to be sure) can't let go of the belt's shapely effect. The Fall 2007 runway sees a new twist on these chicly waisted belts; namely that the belt must be entirely unusual-decadent in shape, size, design and detail. The cinch is peaking; literally taking center stage on gamine fashion plates everywhere.

Choose your belt wisely or at whim--Just make sure it's a showstopper. More feminine and detail-obsessed than Nicoloous Ghesquire's now somewhat perennial Heavy-Weight-Champion-inspired cinchers (back again, pictured) look for bright colors, gems and sensual contours.

CoutureCandy belts to try: Elegantly Waisted's Ruffle Belt with unique chevron frill. Her Double Wide Patent Leather number flirts with corset-status. Julie K.'s space age gold Claire Belt comes in a kaleidoscope of New Wave hues and her toned down take on runway glam is a fetching Vivian Belt with lace-up detail.

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Designer of the Week:
Cloak & Dagger NYC

Combine the proper panache of a 1920's society woman with the dynamic ambition and modern silhouettes of the 21st century woman and somewhere in the midst you'll discover Cloak & Dagger NYC; immaculately tailored. A clean aesthetic juxtaposed with nostalgic sartorial details and the finest fabrics are just what the latest millennium woman ordered.

Just begun in 2006, designer, Brookelynn Starnes, is carving a sophisticated niche for an ultra-refined line. Inspired by Haute Couture houses like Givenchy, YSL, Balenciaga and style icons like Audrey Hepburn, Cloak and Dagger creates sexy clothing that radiates elegance and quality. She uses an array of silks with super fine details and sensuously tailored fabrics with flirtatious linings, bindings and trim. "I am sick of going into a store and seeing a $500 blazer with no lining" Brookelynn says. Cloak & Dagger keeps the modern woman in mind: feminine yet ambitious and successful.

Starnes began her fashion career as a stylist for celebrities such as Drew Barrymore, Julia Stiles, Paris Hilton, Ginnifer Goodwin, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Theodora Richards, and designers such as Thakoon and Zac Posen to name a few. She also studied in Nice, France and Tuscany's Centro Fiorenza in Florence. Her cultural knowledge of European style has proven a sound foundation for the traditional elegance that is Cloak & Dagger NYC.

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