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Archive for the ‘Fashion Trends’ Category
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
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?
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Tigers seem to be having a bit of a fashion “moment” right now.
It must be nice for them. It’s normally leopards who get to have their print emblazoned on everything, but while there’s a lot of that around too at the moment, our force have noticed an increase in the number of t-shirts, tank tops and, er, body suits, with giant tiger faces on them.
This trend feels like another throwback to the 80s: there were a fair few tigers around then, too, and that makes us find it hard to see this kind of thing as anything other than tacky, but of course, that could just be our anti-80s radar talking. What do you think? Will you be walking around with a giant tiger on your chest this winter, or do you want us to cuff ‘em?
Tiger burnout sublimation top, $17,80, Forever 21; Animal face body, £18, Topshop; tiger print cotton tank, £98, My Theresa
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
Fashion’s gone two-faced this Fall – and we don’t mean that in the “false” sense, it’s just that each of these shirts will ensure that you walk around with one more face than you were born with.
This isn’t exactly a new idea, of course, but it’s one that designers from Lanvin to New Look seem to have picked up and run with this season. What do you think of it, though? Will you be joining the queue to put someone else’s face on your chest, or are you happy with the face you already have?
L-R from top: Lanvin embellished face-print t-shirt; white face print vest, Miss Selfridge; D&G face jersey tank top; Vintage deco screen tank, Forever 21; T-shirt with sequins, Lanvin; Neon stripe expression top, Forever 21; lip print t-shirt, New Look
Friday, August 21st, 2009
Seamless holes leggings, $18. Wet Seal
As most of our readers will have realised by now, that dastardly criminal known only as Jack the Fashion Ripper has been busy lately. REALLY busy. In fact, we've now reached a stage of critical mass with the holey clothes that have resulted from his vicious attacks, and we've had to open a whole new wing in our jail for them. (Don't worry, it's the hospital wing. We see these unfortunate items as victims, not criminals).
Of course, while we tend to view the holey clothes epidemic as a crime, we're sure some of you have other ideas: this look is so prevalent at the moment that SOME of you must be wearing it, so if you are, you'll love what we have for you under the jump…
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Thursday, August 6th, 2009
Whether you call it "dogtooth" or "houndstooth", you can expect to see a fair bit of the distinctive black and white check this winter, because it's back in fashion with a vengeance. Yes, AGAIN.
Alexander McQueen is leading the field as far as designers go – in fact, much of his latest collection looks like an explosion in a houndstooth factory – but the high street, as ever, isn't far behind. The picture above shows just a few of the UK's dog./houndstooth offerings, while you'll find some US picks under the jump. This pattern is one that crops up a lot during the colder seasons, and while obviously we wouldn't expect anyone many people to wear it head to toe, we're keen to know what you think of the look in general, so feel free to leave us a comment!
1. Preen 'Poppet' cutout dress, £830, Net-a-Porter; 2. dogtooth and bow stilettos, £20, New Look; 3. black/white mixed print dress, £32, Dorothy Perkins; 4. Dogtooth cardigan, £45, Oasis, 5. black dogtooth shopper, £10, Peacocks; 6. Alexander McQueen dogtooth folded jacket, £2,617, 7. Net-a-Porter; dogtooth briefs, £4, 8. New Look
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Fashion's gone a little bit Serena Van Der Woodsen this season, and by that we mean: sequins. Lots of them.
Actually, it's only the cardigans that really remind us of Serena (although we wouldn't be surprised to see her in the leggings either), but for Autumn/Winter 09, our beloved designers haven't stopped there, and have given just about everything a liberal sprinkling of sequin. Dorothy Perkins, for instance, has a whole page of the stuff. Jackets and tops seem to have had the worst of it, but if you're a Shoeperwoman reader, you probably already know that sequined shoes are very much in evidence at the moment, too.
So, what do you think of this? Will you be getting your sequin on, or is this look just too OTT for your tastes? Tell us!
Sequin bomber, £20, Matalan; Sequined cardigan, £65, Mango; Sequin boyfriend jacket, £70, Dorothy Perkins; Sequin ankle leggings, £40, Topshop; Shoes, £100, Kurt Geiger, knitted sequin cardigan, £85 Topshop
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Summertime generally means lots of floral prints in the stores, and this year, as well as the usual floral dresses and skirts, we've also been seeing a lot of floral print bustiers, whether strapless or with spaghetti straps. This look is a little bit 50s, a little bit 90s, and we really like it – the tops look great with either jeans or a skirt, and can be sexy without being OTT. But that's just us: what do you think of these?
1. Printed 50s bustier, River Island, £24.99; 2. Antipodium Floral Boobytrap Cotton Bustier Top, £163, Bunnyhug; 3. Rose bustier top, $26.99, Charlotte Russe; 4. Floral bra top, £25, Oli; 5. Ditsy print bustier top with detachable straps, £16, Matalan
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
Remember hems? Remember when they were straightforward and unfussy? Those days are gone. These days we sometimes struggle to find dresses that don't have what's known as a "hitched" hemline – something you can see illustrated in the image above.
The hitch skirt or dress is a close relation of the puffball: it creates a skirt with a lot of volume, and a much "rounder" shape than most other styles, although all hitched dresses are not created equal, and some are more "hitched" than others – as you can also see above.
What does everyone think of this trend? Is it a welcome change from boring old straight hems, or is it too close to the puffball for comfort? Tell us!
Stone hitch skirt, £28,Dorothy Perkins, Green crochet hitch dress, £38, Dorothy Perkins, ruffle hitch up dress, £28, New Look, Bryony hitch dress, £160, All Saints, check hitched mini skirt, £15,Miss Selfridge
This is a trend that's been growing for a while now, with designers like Alexander McQueen probably the main perpetrators. This week, though, we've noticed a veritable explosion of Union Jack print. Seriously, it's like the flag just threw up all over the high street, and, as you would probably expect, Topshop is leading the charge there, with everything from leggings to handbags emblazoned with the print. (It's even cropping up in soft furnishings, as Keeping It Realtor can testify.)
The use of the Union Jack in fashion is obviously nothing new, but what do you think of its current popularity surge, encouraged by the likes of Agyness Deyn and co? Is it something you'd wear?
Union Jack blazer, £75, Topshop; Union Jack heart bag, £25, Topshop; Union Jack print t-shirt, £20, Miss Selfridge; Union Jack ankle socks, £3, New Look; Union Jack across body bag, £17, ASOS
Thursday, April 9th, 2009
Wet look. We've been seeing it for a while now on leggings, of course, but it would appear that wet look fashion was infectious, and has spread to other members of the world of clothes: on our travels around the web this week, we encountered wet look dresses, tops, skirts and tunics – and there's still an awful lot of wet-look leggings out there, too.
What does everyone think of this development? We've already admitted that we don't actually mind the wet look leggings (we know that admission will shock some of you, and we understand), but in the case of the dress shown above, for instance, we tend to think that if it shows up every lump and bump on the mannequin, it's going to do exactly the same for us – only worse. Much worse. As for shiny gold and silver things, well, the less said the better.
What do you think, though? Is this trend a crime of fashion?
Black wet-look vest dress, £20, Miss Selfridge; Black wet-look mini skirt, £16, Miss Selfridge; Gold wet-look vest, £16, Dorothy Perkins; Snake wet-look leggings, £20, Topshop; wet look one shoudler tunic top, £25, Topshop
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