Comments on: Style on Trial: Ostrich feather dress by Burberry Prorsum

By: Lady Primrose

Lady Primrose — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:37:19 +0000

I *love* this dress! I’m not ashamed of saying so- I have seen it at Net a Porter and mooned over it for a while now. But it is certainly not an everyday buy and there would be very few appropriate occasions for it. Even if I could afford it I still couldn’t ever justify buying it for that reason. Not a crime against fashion at all! On the cruelty point, I’d say ostriches are bred for their meat so why not use their feathers?!

By: Nina

Nina — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:59:16 +0000

I do mind feathers indeed. Diana’s absolutely right, no ostrich deserves to be killed for an ugly dress like the one featured above.

By: gokarm

gokarm — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:17:53 +0000

I don’t mind feathers either, but I don’t care for this dress…I mean honestly, where would you wear it?

By: Diana

Diana — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:09:22 +0000

I like the neckline, but the skirt is just horrid!! and poor ostrich, does he deserved that??!!!

By: MsBirda

MsBirda — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:21:37 +0000

I don’t mind the feathers but I do find this dress a bit odd. The skirt part would be lovely for formal evening wear teamed with a simple grey silk top while the top half would be smart for work teamed with a pencil skirt.
I think that the two together in one dress doesn’t work though.

By: Natasha

Natasha — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:31:53 +0000

Reminds me a bit of the dress Ann Hathaway wore a few days ago to some premiere or other. The fashion critics were over the moon about it, but i didn’t like it then, and i don’t like it now.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:24:52 +0000

I love feathers if they’re on costumes and the red carpet, but this is definitely OTT. It could at least be colorful.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:21:36 +0000

I love feathers…and I’m sure if you were a celebrity it can be pulled off. I’d love to wear it…however, I’m not a millionaire, therefore, it’s not happening.

By: Amelia

Amelia — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:21:13 +0000

Yeah, osterich feathers are a bit OTT. NO wonder the dress is expensive though, those feathers cost a fortune!

By: Arielle

Arielle — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:12:34 +0000

I really love the color and the top half of the dress, but I just can’t love the feathers. It’s… just wrong. Especially since in the small format of a photograph, it looks more like someone picked up a dirty pelt off the floor of a log cabin and wrapped it around their waist for a skirt.