November 26th, 2009
Crimes Against Crochet: Jean Paul Gaultier’s ankle-length dress
We’d perhaps be able to understand this dress a little better if it was a beach cover-up, say. That doesn’t mean we’d be able to forgive it, mind you – it’s not like it’s actually going to cover anything up, after all, which kinda defeats the purpose – but we would at least have some small inkling of why it came to exist.
A £570 / $945 beach cover-up, though? We don’t think so. And when you consider that £570 is the SALE price, and it was originally retailing for £760/$1,260, it all becomes even more baffling.
Why does it exist? Who would buy it? We’re stumped, readers, so if you can step in with the answers to these questions, we’d be grateful.
If you just want to step in and buy it, meanwhile, it’s available from Yoox.com
I wouldnt wear that to bed!!! LOL
i mean who in their right mind would buy it??!!!!!!!! :O)
At the least the model is wearing, you know, underwear.
looks like jean paul went through the family heirloom box and found his grand tante marie’s tablecloth from 1978 was easily convertable to a dress
maybe cate blanchet would buy this…she did wear the quilt dress after all
That’s not even very good crochet!
Um… just to be clear… $1,260 *does* get you the underwear as well, right?
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Reminds of those ugly homemade crafts that people try to sell for a high price
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair!
I don’t see one redeeming quality in this at all!
Looks like something i can make, i don’t even know how to crochet.
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WHAT IS THAT!?!?!?
Not as a dress. Not as a beach cover up. Not even under a floor length dress.
Check out the bottom hem – its those little curly cues a child learns when starting crochet and gives to their BFs to hang on backpacks or key chains.
Maybe this is a subtle cry for help from a child’s sweat shop forced to crank out this degree of ugliness.