We were going to use a couple of these skirts as a Wear or Die, but then we thought twice, for surely to Gaga, everyone reading this would choose death over one of these skirts? Surely? Or is that just wishful thinking on our part?
If you wish, then, you can feel free to tell us which of the items on this page you’d wear, assuming that you had to wear one or die. Or you can just sit back, relax, and marvel at the fact that fashion designers actually think we’d be likely to pay hundreds of pounds for petticoats…
Well, if you’re going to ride a motorbike we guess, in theory, the more reflective clothing you wear the better…
And yet we’re not convinced that these particular biker pants would offer much protection in case of an accident. In fact, we’re somewhat concerned that they might cause accidents. After all, they leave nothing to the imagination – assuming anyone can actually see past the initial dazzle, of course.
All in all, if you’ve got € 3.479,00 to splash out on a pair of trousers our advice is to keep them for best, not for biking!
Would you wear them? Balmain gold toned biker pants, € 3.479,00 from My Theresa.
We think Jessica Biel is one of the prettiest young actresses in Hollywood right now.
We also think she’s one of the bravest (this week, at least), because let’s face it: it’s not every woman who would think, “You know, I’m going to dress to blend in with the carpet. But just so I don’t blend in too much, I’m also going to show my knickers.”
But Jessica did. And now we want to hear what you think about that. Fashion crime, or damn fine? Tell us!
Do not adjust your sets, readers: this may LOOK like a crime of fashion, but it’s OK, according to Maison Martin Margiela, it’s just an illusion. Phew! For a moment there we thought they were going to try and sell us a $1,450 sweater with a piece of tulle attached to bottom, the japesters!
FASHION VICTIM: A fashion victim is someone who rigidly follows fashion, even it means dressing in clothes that don’t suit her, or just look plain ridiculous. Fashion Victims often look like they’ve been “victimised” by various fashion trends or brands, as in the image above, in which poor Daniella Westbrook took a sound beating from the Burberry stick.
Fashion Victims are the people the glossy magazines aim all of those “How are YOU going to wear this season’s sheer harem jumpsuit?” articles at. The rest of us would simply shrug and say, “Er, we’re NOT going to wear them. Because they’re sheer, harem jumpsuits, you know?” The Fashion Victim, on the other hand, takes the advice to heart. She wears the jumpsuit because she has to be seen to be “bang on trend” – a phrase developed by, and for, fashion victims.
At the centre of the Fashion Victim’s belief system is the idea that anything made by a designer label is automatically good. The Fashion Victim believes this to be true because she actually has no real style of her own: she simply follows the herd and wears what she’s supposed to, and, in the absence of any kind of critical faculty, is forced to depend on designer labels as a sign of good taste. The Fashion Victim uses highly visible logos to demonstrate how “fashionable” she is. This is because she tends to confuse “money” with “style”.
It’s also why the Fashion Victim loves Louis Vuitton:
Well, it’s about time we bookworms were recognised by the fashion world, isn’t’ it?
Kate Spade’s Book of the Month Clutch isn’t actually a book: it just looks like one, with its laminated silk twill sides styled to look like an old-fashioned library book (you can choose from Great Expectations, The Great Gatsby and The Importance of Being Earnest). The ultimate in so-called “geek-chic”, all you’ll need is a pair of cat’s eye glasses for that perfect, book nerd look. Oh, and you’ll also need $325, which is more than even we’ve ever had to pay in library fines, and that’s saying something.
Like it? We do, but the collection hasn’t been without it’s share of controversy, with some commentators feeling the idea has been rather too blatantly inspired by Olympia Le-Tan’s beautiful embroidered book clutches, some of which can be seen under the jump:
