Comments on: Style on Trial: floral print blazers

By: sue

sue — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:31:37 +0000

My eyes, my eyes

By: Victoria

Victoria — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:00:26 +0000

80 alert! 80′S ALERT!!!

By: Alison

Alison — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:31:35 +0000

nj, I thought of Katy Perry too. What’s even worse is that Katy wore matching pants. Eek!
These jackets look like something a grandmother would wear.

By: sarah

sarah — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:03:47 +0000

early 90s flashback x_x

By: chocoholic

chocoholic — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:29:48 +0000

Now I love me some florals, but these are just terrible!

By: Heather:D

Heather:D — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:19:02 +0000

Hi Janet,
Great “What Not to Wear” reference! I knew that a lot more than the pattern of these jackets was “off”. Of course, I was stuck thinking bad wedding singer vs Hyacinth from “Keeping Up Appearances” when I saw these two examples. Your observations were much more relevant.
Oh & just in case you think we’ve escaped this trend on this side of the pond, take a look at this one:
http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/WomenBrowse/Women_Feature_Assortment/jcrewcollection/jcrewcollectioncategories/jacketstops/PRDOVR~14902/99101728510/14902.jsp
The shape may be better, but using a Liberty print reminiscent of dear Gran’s sheets didn’t help :}

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:13:07 +0000

not a fan

By: nj

nj — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:36:16 +0000

Actually I saw the one on the right (the pastel loud flowers *shudder*)on Katy Perry and it looked terrible…1983 called…it wants it’s look back

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:10:43 +0000

I can already see these on a rack at Goodwill.

By: Janet C

Janet C — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:42:57 +0000

Having become an addict of “What Not to Wear” I can say with some authority that these blazers break multiple rules:
1. They are loud
2. They have no shape, which will make the wearer look fat and boxy
3. They are too long, which will make the wearer look short and dumpy
4. The stance (where the top button is) is far too low, which will make the wearer look like she has droopy boobs and no waist
5. They are double-breasted, which will make the wearer look very wide through the middle
You couldn’t give me one of these.