Lohan fashion collection panned

Lindsay Lohan's debut fashion collection has been slammed as "cheesy and dated".

The actress appeared close to tears as she stepped onto the runway to a lukewarm reception following the showcase of her collaboration with fashion house Ungaro at Paris Fashion Week yesterday.

Joining the firm as an "advisor" she and Spanish designer Estrella Archs had just three weeks to come up with their collection, which included jewel-coloured harem pants, thigh-skimming mini dresses, silver sequinned nipple pasties under blazers, and sequinned jackets.

Prestigious fashion title Women's Wear Daily blasted the "cheesy and dated" styles, adding: "It displayed none of the promised younger side Lohan was supposed to deliver."

Speaking after the show, Lindsay said it was the "hardest thing I've ever done".

Despite the reception, label bosses insisted they were happy with the collaboration.

President Mounir Moufarrige said: "It's always risky in business. In the end, it's the clothes that talk. People are interested, and our business is to sell."

Fashionistas were much more welcoming to Karl Lagerfeld.

The designer's eponymous collection was greeted by rapturous applause from the crowds, including Rihanna, as he sent short skirts and wide cuffed shorts down the runway, in a palette of navy and black.

Stunning short party dresses in monochrome tones were detailed with zips and silver leather 'henna' motifs.

Jean-Paul Gaultier resurrected his infamous conical bra for his collection, almost 20 years after it was made iconic by Madonna.

The design appeared in several forms, at the top of blue and white striped dungarees, an orange satin accompaniment to military overalls, in denim teamed with matching jodhpurs and in pink, coupled with suspenders, an army trench and uniform skirt.

The cone shape also featured as shoulder pads, padding on the hips and as a faux 'bump'.

The design even appeared in eveningwear - teamed with a white satin tuxedo and skin-tight girdle, and cone-bra dresses with corset-waists and pleated skirts.

The finale, hailing the designer as 'the astronaut of corsetry', saw all 40 of his models appear in cone-bras, corsets, basques, stockings and French knickers.