Dress of the Day: Rachel Gilbert ‘Sofia’ silk-chiffon dress 
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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Dress of the Day: Rachel Gilbert ‘Sofia’ silk-chiffon dress
Fashion Criminal: Amy Winehouse is really happy with her boob job
Hello, boys
Amy Winehouse doesn’t need to shop at Forever 21 in order to embrace the “underwear as outerwear” trend. Any old bra will do, really, with any old tank top.
Still, we’re sure her plastic surgeon is pleased with the free publicity.
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Style on Trial: Faith’s ‘Cheveuxt’ fringed peep toes
You know you haven’t visited the Faith website for a while when you load the page and discover that the shoes have grown a head of hair in your absence – and it’s gone grey.
Long, silver hair is what we’re irresistibly reminded of when we look at these ‘Cheveuxt’ peep toes, which retail for £85. Actually, they’re made of lots of very fine chains, which we’d imagine will be the centre of attention when you hit up the dance floor at this year’s party and make those bad boys swirl!
Does that tempt you to buy them, though? If so, you can pick up a pair here: but don’t forget to tell us what you think of them first!
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Underwear as Outerwear: Sequined and beaded bras from Forever 21
Confession: these items were actually reported to us by a reader, whose name we’ve lost, so if that was you, thank you!
If these bras had been intended to be worn as lingerie, we wouldn’t have given them a second thought. Well, other than to think, “Ooh, someone’s clothes are going to get really badly snagged on those things!” But the thing is, these AREN’T lingerie, are they? No, in the current, “Let’s all dress like Lady Gaga” fashion climate, these are supposed to be worn exactly as they are: or possibly with a nice lace bodysuit over the top of them.
This offers further proof that the late “noughties” will be one of those fashion eras we’ll all look back on and say, “Oh my God, what was I THINKING? I went out in public in my UNDERWEAR!” Well, you might. We won’t, because we’ll be slapping these, and all further examples of the Underwear as Outerwear trend straight into fashion jail. Bail is set at $17.18, payable to Forever 21.
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Incoming Fashion Trend: Feather capes and collars
If you’re a regular reader of The Fashion Police, you probably already know that we have a bit of a “thing” about feathers. It’s not really a fashion “thing” either: it’s more of a “totally irrational phobia” thing which means that items made with feathers can be relied upon to make us run very fast in the opposite direction, yelling, “The birds! The birds!” (This nugget of information may come in handy one day if you ever invite us to a party and discover that we won’t leave.)
OK, so it’s not QUITE that bad, but it’s true that feathers are not our friends, which is a shame, really, because we’re starting to notice quite a lot of them appearing on the fashion radar, mostly in the shape of the capes above (which are from ASOS and Topshop, respectively), and we know that a lot of you love them.
What do you think of this trend? Feathered friends or Birdwoman of Alcatraz?
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Dress of the Day: Black off-the-shoulder wiggle dress from Heartbreaker Fashion
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Worrying Fashion Trends: the lace body suit
At first we were confused by this item (which, by the way, comes with long sleeves, too. You know, to keep you warm?), wondering what on earth could be its purpose. And then we realised: it’s to allow you to show off your black bra, whilst still claiming to be wearing “clothes”. Genius! And also: classy!
We had hoped this was an isolated incident, but our policing of the retail world this week suggests that we are, in fact, dealing with an outbreak of the lace bodysuits, probably as part of the larger “must show your underwear at all times” movement. If you want to be part of it, this is £11.99 at Ark Clothing, and apparently best worn with acid wash jeggings.
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Alexander Wang mates denim jacket with hoodie
A denim jacket with a hoodie underneath: it’s not exactly a fashion crime, but then, it’s not quite the cutting edge of style either, is it? Unless… unless the denim jacket is actually ATTACHED to the hoodie. That’s a different matter. In fact, that’s £525 of “edgy” fashion right there - or so we’re led to believe, anyway.
If you’re convinced by it, it’s by Alexander Wang, and it’s available at Browns.
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