Back in 2007, when Lindsay Lohan was only a minor crackhead and we still had hopes that she could one day clean up her act and restart her career, she got a modeling job for Jill Stuart (one of the ads above). At the time, I remember some of the gossip being about Lindsay wanting thousands of dollars of free Jill Stuart clothes, in addition to her modeling contract, and that, at the end of the day, the brand wasn’t all that thrilled with their new model. The contract was never renewed, and Lindsay continued to be the crackhead we know today.

As it turns out, Lindsay had plans to sort-of bury the hatchet with the label during New York Fashion Week, but of course, things didn’t turn out that way. Although Lindsay was probably invited to several events in New York, Lindsay is spending the week partying in London. For why? Because it seems Jill Stuart and other designers think Lindsay is a “brand-damager”. In other words, Lindsay is fashion kryptonite. Word!

Lindsay Lohan is to Jill Stuart what Ashley Dupre is to Yigal Azrouel: the designer’s absolute worst nightmare. We hear from a source close to La Lohan that the wayward actress (who once was a front-row “It” girl) wasn’t invited to Stuart’s Fashion Week show because the designer’s team considers her a “brand damager.”

“A lot of designers, and especially Jill’s camp, don’t think she’s worth all the press she’d get their show,” an industry insider leaks, although Stuart denies that she banned Lohan.

But we hear Linds’ absence from NYC is a little personal, too: Her ex-girlfriend, deejay Samantha Ronson, and Sam’s twin sis, designer Charlotte, practically run Fashion Week.

“Fashion Week kind of belongs to the Ronsons,” says the source, “and Charlotte had Lindsay banned from both her show and after-party — just like she did this past fall.”

Since LiLo and Sam had an altercation at L.A. hot spot the Tea Room on Feb. 3 — Linds reportedly threw a cigarette at her former flame — buzz was flying around Charlotte’s Friday night Avenue bash that maybe Lohan would try to crash the party to cause more drama.

“Lindsay is welcome at Avenue any other night of the year, as long as she doesn’t drink,” another insider says. “But there is no way she would have been allowed anywhere near Charlotte’s party.”

Stuart and Ronson aside, there was one place Linds was welcome: We hear that even after she caused a seating stir at G-Star Raw’s show last fall — she reportedly demanded her assignment be changed — she was invited back.

But fear not, fashionistas, we can confirm that she won’t be attending.

“She pulled out at the last minute when she decided not to go to New York,” the source says. “It was the only show she would have been welcomed at.”

[From Gatecrasher]

The not-so-funny thing about this is that Jill Stuart just got so much more publicity for her show by letting it “leak” that Lindsay wasn’t invited. That’s the double-edged sword of Lindsay’s fame – sure, if she comes to your event, your going to get crazy press coverage, so, so much coverage. But you can also get added coverage, and added “non-crazy” points in the fashion world, just by publicly disrespecting Lindsay. I kind of have to applaud Jill Stuart for their brilliant press coup. It’s kind of ingenious. And I can’t blame Jill Stuart, either. Would you really want Lindsay’s crack-face at your show?

Oh, and WENN claims that Lindsay is showing off a “bump” in London. They even highlighted it! Oh, and is Lindsay wearing groundhog fur?

Lindsay Lohan’s Jill Stuart ads courtesy of Google images. Also pictured: Lindsay partying in London late February 15th/early 16th. Credit: WENN.