Dolce & Gabbana purple stretch silk sheath, $2,295, Saks
Dress of the Day: Dolce & Gabbana purple stretch silk sheath dress 
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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Dress of the Day: Dolce & Gabbana purple stretch silk sheath dress
Fashion Police Glossary: The Shrop – a sheer top
Is this a sweatshirt or is it lingerie? Can we call it a shrop (sheer-top)?
The existence of the “shrop” begs many questions. If it’s a sweatshirt, why is it see-through? If it’s lingerie, why does it have thick sweatshirt sleeves? In case your arms get cold? The sheer section is silk, and therefore the entire garment is dry clean only. Not exactly conducive to gym wear, dry clean only items, are they? Another thing not conducive to gym wear (or lingerie for that matter) is the price tag. Be grateful it is in the sale and is reduced to $298. It formerly cost $425.
What do you think though readers? Is this just the job for your next workout? Or can you see yourself lounging around the bedroom in it? If so, you can buy it here.
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Style on trial: Boohoo’s Lotty Necklace jumpsuit
Well, this is an interesting one, isn’t it? In some ways it is something of a work of art, not only in the pattern, but also in shape. Something about this jumpsuit suggests it should be framed and hung in a modern art museum…
But would you actually wear a work of art out? Would you walk down the street in a Van Gogh canvas, or enter a club wrapped in a Matisse?
And what of the attached “necklace” that contributes to the jumpsuit’s name? Would you rather your accessories were a little more interchangeable – giving you the option to mix and match, or do you like the fact that the work’s been done for you?!
If you’re not yet sold on this one, perhaps the price with sway you. You can pick one up for a very cheap £18 from Boohoo.
Cheap for a work of art – but would you wear it?
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Migraine Alert: Marc Jacobs Cartoon Paisley silk blouse
Well, that’s OUR working day effectively over then: as soon as we finish writing this we’re going to have to go and lie down to wait until the headache starts to recede.
This Marc Jacobs blouse WAS £625/ $950. Now it’s £187 / $284. Neither of those figures make any sense whatsoever to us (maybe it’s the migraine?), but at least there’s no mystery to the price-drop, is there? We just don’t think we could handle any mysteries in our current condition…
Want it? Get it at The Outnet. Remember to issue a warning before removing your jacket, though, for the benefit of anyone prone to headaches.
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Dress of the Day: Cream Tulle Trim Dress by Hearts & Bows
Cream tulle-trim dress by Hearts & Bows, £24.99, Ark Clothing
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The Worishofer shoe: the hot new trend in footwear?
So, these are being touted as the hot “new” fashion in shoes.
We’ll just give you a moment to digest that news, shall we?
They’re Worishofer’s 251 sandals, and if you’re thinking they look like orthopaedic shoes, that’s because they are orthopaedic shoes: they were originally developed for bunion-sufferers, but are now apparently the style choice of celebrities like Maggie Gyllenhaal , Kirsten Dunst, and Michelle Williams, all of whom have been spotted out and about rocking their Worishofers, causing some sectors of the fashion press to whip themselves into a frenzy and describe them as the “hottest celebrity must-have”. We’d say this’ll never catch on, but then again, we said that about Crocs, and look how THAT turned out. Stranger things have happened in fashion, and let’s just say we wouldn’t be the least bit surprised to see editorials in the glossies on “How to Make the Worishofer Work for You”. Aren’t you glad you’re not a fashion victim, and thus won’t feel obliged to follow that advice, folks?
We can obviously understand people wearing these because of foot health issues, but what about those picking them up purely as a fashion statement? Will you be joining them, we wonder, or has the media jumped the gun in deciding these are the next big thing in footwear? If you want to follow in the (probably very comfortable) footsteps of Maggie, Kirsten and Michelle, they’re available at Amazon, and you can see Maggie G in hers under the jump.
What do you think?
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“All Women Should Be Size 14″, says the Daily Mail. Say what?
Amber McNaught writes…
This morning, against my better judgement, I followed a link from Twitter to this article on the Daily Mail website. And was instantly hit with the shocking information that “ALL” women in the world should be a UK dress size 14, according to UK Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone.
Sorry, but what? ALL women in the world should be exactly the same size? And that size should be the apparently randomly-chosen size 14? (Roughly equivalent to a US 12, although obviously it depends very much on the manufacturer) Rubbish. The idea that there is just one “right” size to be; a “one size fits all”, which is healthy for ALL women, regardless of their height, age and body type is ridiculous, and actually rather hypocritical when you realise that this “magic” size 14 is apparently being promoted in order to help rid women of the insecurities created by looking at images of thin models. The article continues:
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Incoming Fashion Trend: Animals on Clothes
Miu Miu has a lot to answer for. Having sent the fashionistas of the world into a tizzy over their recent cat and swallow print offerings, they’ve effectively opened the door for other brands to follow suit. And they have.
“Fashionable people like cute animals on their clothes,” is clearly the thinking here. “We will GIVE them cute animals on their clothes, by God!”
So far, however, no one’s been quite sure which animals we’d go for, (the cats and swallows are under contract to Miu Miu, so they’re out), so they decided to hedge their bets and see what worked. And thus we have:
SHEEP (River Island)
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