Fashion Week just wrapped up here in New York. Some shows, like Rodarte, got great reviews. And some shows, like Zac Posen, did not. But lest you think the person who designed the clothes had anything to do with the show’s negative reviews, you should remember that it is always the assistant’s fault. According to Page Six:
Insiders say Posen’s executive assistant, who also managed the designer’s p.r. for the past few months, quit a week before the show. Then his casting director walked out three days beforehand. Insiders described Posen’s show as “disorganized,” with some VIPs, including Claire Danes and Kristin Cavallari, not having seat assignments.
Although she was thinking about selling out her boss, Eleanore has taken back her job as Lindsay Lohan’s assistant. However, there’s one wrinkle – Lindsay’s not around to tell Eleanore what to do. However, don’t think that means Eleanor gets to go on vacation until her boss is back roaming the streets. According to the New York Post, Lindsay’s mom Dina and sister Ali have decided that while Lindsay is in jail/rehab, Eleanore works for them. A source told the Post that Eleanore is miserable but doesn’t want to quit again and is counting down the moments til Lindsay is out of rehab.
A couple of things are going on here. One: I have no idea why Eleanore went back to work for Lindsay if she was supposedly getting offers eleswhere. I understand that ratting out your former boss for money isn’t the classiest thing to do, but she could have tried to parlay her assistant gig into a chance to work for another celebrity a la Lindsay Ratowsky. Once you have worked as one celebrity’s PA it is a lot easier to work for another celebrity. Two: With all those rumors swirling around about Eleanore possibly selling her story to a tabloid, why would Lindsay take her back at all? I suspect no one else wanted to work for her and Lindsay was desperate.
That said, I don’t like the way that Lindsay’s family expects Eleanore to wait on them while Lindsay’s away. It doesn’t surprise me, since plenty of celebrities and non-celebrities alike end up making their assistants work on personal shit in addition to their actual job duties. My former boss was always making me deal with his kids’ schools and run errands for his wife and, unfortunately, there wasn’t much I could do about it. When you’re hired to be a celebrity assistant that usually means that you are involved in every aspect of their lives. It sucks, but it’s quite typical. And when the family members happen to be terrible people, that makes your job all the more awful.
Free Eleanore T-shirts, anyone?
Check out this awesome three-page spread about STA in the New York Post. The online edition is here, but we strongly recommend those of you in the NYC area pick up a paper edition for an expanded bossary and photos that aren’t visible on the Web.
