Lauren Conrad

Lauren Conrad or "L.C.", as her friends call her was born on February 1st, 1986 in Newport Beach, California. Lauren has grown up in the beautiful city of Laguna Beach. She and her friends enjoy going to the beach, shopping and eating out. Lauren has had an interest in fashion design since 7th grade. After graduating from Laguna Beach High School, she decided to attend "Academy of Art University" and major in Fashion Design. After completing one semester, she realized that the school and San Francisco were not a good fit for her. So she moved back home and attended FIDM in Irvine, California. She got an intern position at "3 Dots" (clothing line) in LA. She is now living in LA and attending FIDM's LA campus majoring in Fashion Design.

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There are two camps of thought on the Lauren Conrad collection as a whole.  Either you hate it and you think she should move back to the OC, or you're over the top with joy that she got asked to show her Spring 2009 collection at LA Fashion Week.  No matter which side you're on, there's no denying the girl has done something right to make it this far this fast.

As for her collection, it falls within the category of what one of my favorite blogger Fashion Phil would call "really expensive jersey knit."  The pieces are "cute," but definitely not LA Fashion Week material.  In fact, I'm sure you could find something very similar to these dresses at Forever 21.

Photos courtesy of the Mercedes-Benz LA Fashion Week website.