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Archive for the ‘Style On Trial’ Category
Well, it’s certainly “unique”, and you won’t get any arguments from us about the “pleated” part of the product description, either. We do, however, hope the model keeps her head facing in the direction it’s in at the moment, because we’re worried those pleats could take an eye out if she moves it.*
Oli describe this as a “statement dress”, and we’d concur with that, too, but what kind of statement is it making: a good one or a bad one? That’s up to you to decide, so leave a comment and tell us what you think of it! If you want to buy it, meanwhile, it’s by Forever Unique, and it’s £175 at Oli.
*Not really.
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
We’d like to congratulate Marc Jacobs for finding a way to re-invent the wheel shorts.
We’d LIKE to … but that would mean ignoring MJ’s (We can call you MJ, can’t we, Marc?) flagrant disregard for the Not Broke/Don’t Fix It rule. Which we totally just made up.
For us, these also fall foul of the idea that there should be no such thing as “bloomers” in the world. “Bloomers” rhymes with “bloopers”. That’s how we’ll probably always think of these. BUT, they say a change is as good as a rest, and we know many of our readers have a lot of time for ruffles, so we’re putting these up On Trial to see what you think of them. Do you welcome this new breed of shorts, or do you prefer your crotch area NOT to look like a ruffled rectangle, as in the image on the right? Tell us! But before you do, one word of warning: if you are going to wear these, please be aware that the rear view leaves little to the imagination:
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Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
The words “animal print dress” are normally enough to strike fear into the hearts of The Fashion Police officers… and, actually, so are the words “Peaches Geldof”, now we come to think of it, but that’s a whole other post.
Peaches wore this dress to the the Human Rights Campaign in Los Angeles at the weekend, though, and we actually find ourselves liking it a lot more than the words “Peaches Geldof in an animal print dress” would have suggested to us – which is not the same thing as saying we LIKE it, just to be clear.
Do YOU like it, though? Or do you think pretty much ALL incidences of animal print on the red carpet should proceed directly to Fashion Police jail, without passing ‘Go’?
 When we first spotted this Miss Selfridge sweater, we had an instant, strong reaction to it. And we’re not the only ones: as we’ve policed the Internet this week, we’ve found that quite a few of our fellow bloggers have strong feelings about this sweater, too, but their feelings are the absolute opposite of ours – or at least some of them are.
Clearly then, this is a sweater which inspires a love/hate reaction in many of the people who see it, so without telling you which side of that fence we fall on, we thought we’d put the question to you, readers: what do you think of this sweater? Do you love it or hate it, and why?
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
We’ve read conflicting reviews of the Miu Miu outfit Keira Knightley wore to The Laurence Olivier Awards Nominees Luncheon Party this week, with some people horrified by the nude women depicted on the shirt and skirt, and others thinking Keira looked perfectly stylish and wonderfully… wait for it… “edgy”. We, however, are only interested in what YOU think, dear readers, so you’ll find some close-ups under the jump to help you decide whether Keira is innocent or guilty of committing crimes of fashion! (more…)
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
 The Stuck-Together-Clothes movement has been gaining popularity over the past few years, but why go to the trouble of actually sticking clothes together when you can simply make it LOOK like you’ve stuck two items together?
That’s what’s happened in the case of this Paul Smith top. It may look like a cardigan worn over a stripe t-shirt, but it’s merely a trick of the eye. You’ve liked similar trompe l’oeil prints before, but what do you think of this one? Clever, or just plain confusing? You decide!
(Oh, and if you just want to buy it, it’s £131 here.)
Thursday, February 18th, 2010
We see what happened here: Michelle Williams knew The Fashion Police would be out and about at the Shutter Island premiere this week, BUT she still wanted to wear a shress (Motive: unknown), so she thought she’d manage to sneak this one in under our radar by taking half-measures, i.e. a HALF SHRESS. In other words, only half of the skirt is sheer. Hmm, now we think of it, we’re not sure if this is yet another example of the dreaded “leg window” in that case?
Whtever you want to call it, what we want to know is what you think of it? Does the fact that this dress is sheer on one side only make it a lesser crime than that its fully-sheer sisters? Or does the undecided nature of it make you wish it would just make its mind up whether it wants to be a long skirt or a short one, and then stick to it? Tell us!
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Hmm. This style of dress is becoming more and more popular amongst the red carpet set these days. It’s a style we call “The Jellyfish”, because sometimes – just sometimes, mind – all of those floaty ruffles look like they’d be more at home under the sea than flouncing down the red carpet.
It’s a dress that is guaranteed to get some attention, though, and when Jessica Biel wore this one to the Valentine’s Day premiere last night, it couldn’t help but catch our eye. We actually think she’s pulling it off pretty well, but what do you think, oh Fashion Police jurors? Love it? Hate it? Completely and utterly indifferent to it? Tell us in the comments! (And look out for some more fashion from the Valentine’s Day premiere, coming along soon over at our Celebrity Spy section…)
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Quite a few of you have commented recently about how much you HATE “the one-shouldered thing”. We would take it as read that you’ll ALSO hate this one-shouldered shirt from Vivienne Westwood’s Red Label , but just to be sure, let’s put it up on trial: after all, it’s a shirt, not a dress, and who knows, maybe you’ll find it refreshingly quirky, rather than just plain odd.
Need to see what it looks like on before you can make up your mind? Voila!
So, what’s the verdict? Guilty or innocent?
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, we thought you might like to buy a pair of these loveheart-themed platform sandals by Marc Jacobs from The Outnet, for £211.50 (down from the original £705).
Or perhaps you’d prefer to rip your eyes from your head, douse them thoroughly in eyeball bleach, and never speak of these shoes again?
The choice is yours, ladies and gentlemen of the Fashion Police jury: what’s it to be?
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