Monthly Archives: October 2010


Best Dressed of the Week: which was your favourite celebrity outfit?

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It’s Friday, and that means that, once again, it’s time to take a look back at the week in fashion, and vote on your favourite celebrity outfit.

The photos below are a more-or-less random selection from our image agency, so you’ll find both the good and the bad among them: once you’ve finished casting judgement, remember to look under the jump and vote in the poll – we’ll announce the winner next week!

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Crotch-baring clothing: Rick Owens Asymmetric leather skirt

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Rick Owens asymmetric leather skirt Crotch baring clothing: Rick Owens Asymmetric leather skirt

Ok, so call us traditional, but we tend to associate skirts with – at the very least – crotch coverage. Increasingly in recent years the mini has indeed become micro, and the micro has all but disappeared into belt territory… but in order to charge skirt prices, most designers at least pretend that their skirts do, in fact, skim the thigh top at least.

Not so Rick Owens. Who clearly feels that as long as there is enough fabric in the skirt overall, the exact distribution of coverage doesn’t really matter!

In order to wear this out in public (and maintain your modesty) you’ll need to splash out on an undergarment of some description: for example, the £545 cashmere sweater with which Rick Owen’s matched the item on the catwalk. And which, to The Fashion Police at least, more closely resembles a dress than a sweater…

We’re a little confused by what exactly defines “skirt” and “dress” these days.

If all this makes more sense to you, you can pick up the Rick Owens Asymmetric leather skirt for £625 from Net-a-Porter.

 

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Who buys £200 Wellington boots?

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burberry wellington boots Who buys £200 Wellington boots?

Shoeperwoman wants to know who’d spent £235 on a pair of Burberry rain boots. Anyone?

Dollface finds a great hair treatment for redheads.

Realtor discovers pop art lighting for the home.

Grumpy wonders: is the latest X-Factor scandal a fix?

And Forever Amber talks to SHE magazine about blogging.

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Lookin’ Fly: Yves Saint Laurent’s jacket with plastic cape

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yves saint laurent fly jacket Lookin Fly: Yves Saint Laurents jacket with plastic cape

The black body, the transparent “wings”: sure, Yves Saint Laurent can claim to have drawn inspiration from “the 70s” for this piece, but we’re just seeing a great big FLY: perfect for Halloween, puzzling at any other time.

The “wings” here are actually a plastic cape, which Colette points out will “protect” this “beautiful piece”. Isn’t that a bit like those people who buy a new couch and leave the plastic wrapper on it to protect it? We’re sure it does keep the fabric pristine, but it sure makes it look stupid.

Speaking of looking stupid: this is $2,053. Click here to buy it.

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Daylight Robbery: Julien Macdonald’s £2,685 threadbare dress

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Julien Macdonald lace and chiffon mini dress Daylight Robbery: Julien Macdonalds £2,685 threadbare dress

Have you ever stood behind a girl at the bar and wondered whether you should tell her that her label, or worse, her bra clasp, is sticking out above her dress? Can you imagine the conversations this dress would provoke between concerned parties: “Do you think she knows her dress has fallen down? Is that a bra or a top underneath? Shall I offer her a couple of safety pins?”

Net-a-Porter call it “intricate”. They describe the dress as “cut-out”. We prefer “hanging by a thread” – because seriously, a couple of flimsy threads are all that is stopping the skirt of this dress from abandoning the bodice completely.

That’s assuming the bra-top warrants the title “bodice”, of course…

Seriously, ladies, for almost £3k we’re pretty sure you could do a lot better. In fact, for a fraction of the price and bus fare to our local M&S, the Fashion Police will willingly recreate this look for you!

Julien Macdonald lace and chiffon mini dress, £2,685 from Net-a-Porter.

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