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Archive for the ‘Style On Trial’ Category
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Friday, November 20th, 2009
 Jogging pants with heels: you like? As we noted (with no small amount of concern, we might add) earlier this month, the December issue of UK Vogue informs us that sweat pants are THE trousers to be seen in this season, and that every well-dressed woman will be wearing them – not with sneakers, though: with heels.
The image above, from ASOS.com, is the first evidence we’ve found of this “trend” in action, but far be it for us to doubt what Vogue tells us, so we wanted to ask you: what do you think of this look? It’s lounge wear-meets-office-wear, casual-meets-dressy, comfort-meets-formal, er, jogging pants meets stilettos, but do these contradictions make you jump for joy and yell “At last! Now I get to wear my old sweatpants ALL THE TIME and call it ‘fashion’!” or do you just give a small shudder and say, “Only if you paid me, and it would depend how much?”
We know what WE think, but what do you think, ladies and gentlemen of the Fashion Police jury?
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
 You know you haven’t visited the Faith website for a while when you load the page and discover that the shoes have grown a head of hair in your absence – and it’s gone grey.
Long, silver hair is what we’re irresistibly reminded of when we look at these ‘Cheveuxt’ peep toes, which retail for £85. Actually, they’re made of lots of very fine chains, which we’d imagine will be the centre of attention when you hit up the dance floor at this year’s party and make those bad boys swirl!
Does that tempt you to buy them, though? If so, you can pick up a pair here: but don’t forget to tell us what you think of them first!
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Rihanna was named one of Glamour Magazine’s Women of the Year last night, honoured both for her career and for her “bravery” following her assault by Chris Brown earlier this year.
Our interest in this matter, of course, lies not in the award itself, but in what Rihanna was wearing as she accepted it – in this case, a floor-length Stephanie Rolland gown that made the Fashion Police give a little gasp as soon as we laid eyes on it.
Were we gasping in horror or delight? We’re not going to tell you. Instead, we’re going to leave it up to YOU to tell US what you think of this outfit? She may be Woman of the Year, but does Rihanna win Best Dressed of the Year for this one? You decide…
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Monday, October 19th, 2009
Animal print is one of those things you have to be really careful with. Too much, or the wrong type of garment, and you can end up looking like the legendary Bet Lynch, of Coronation Street fame:
Which is to say: it can be tacky.
Done right, though, we think a little bit of leopard can add a glamorous touch to an outfit, and we have to admit, we’re quite partial to it, in small doses. It’s definitely not a look for everyone, though, which is why today we want to solicit your opinions on one of this winter’s biggest trends: the faux fur, animal print coat. Now, faux fur and animal print are both fairly big this year independently of each other, but it’s when they come together, in the form of outerwear, that we’ve really been noticing them. And we’ve been noticing a LOT of them. We’ve pictured just five animal print jackets above, but if you like them, you won’t have to look too hard to find more. If you hate them, though, well, sorry to hear that, because you’re going to have a hard time avoiding them.
Which is it, though? Love, hate, or something in between? Tell us!
L-R Faux fur coat, £50, New Look; Alice & Olivia faux fur shawl collar jacket, $385; leopard fau fur coat, £90, Topshop; leopard print long swing coat, £90, Miss Selfridge; Belted faux fur jacket, $34.80, Forever 21
Thursday, October 8th, 2009
The words ‘Very Hot’ in the title of this post are Emanuel Ungaro’s, not ours. We’re… not sure about these shoes. In fact, we’re not really sure about ANYTHING produced by a brand that calls Lindsay Lohan its “creative director”. That scares us a little if we’re totally honest.
But back to the shoes. Anything that describes itself as “Very Hot” seems like it’s just desperate to be challenged on that assessment, and so we ask you: ARE these shoes Very Hot? Or are they just very… not?
Emanuel Ungaro Very Hot strappy pumps, £640
Thursday, October 1st, 2009
It’s been a few months now since the word “jeggings” first appeared on the Fashion Police radar, and since then, the leggings-that-look-like-jeans have become as ubiquitous as skinny jeans were this time last year. Which is fitting, really, given the resemblance between the two.
(For the uninitiated, “jeggings” are leggings that look like jeans, with a denim-like appearance, and “treggings” are leggings that look like trousers – i.e. they generally have pockets and a zip.)
When the jeggings and treggings first began to infiltrate the fashion world, we weren’t quite sure about them. We thought they could be a fashion crime waiting to happen, basically, but now that they actually walk among us, and are basically just super-skinny jeans and, er, leggings with pockets, we don’t think the situation is as bad as we first feared, and actually, as long as the normal rules of legging-engagement are observed (i.e. LEGGINGS ARE NOT PANTS), we don’t really mind them.
What about you, though? Do you love jeggings and treggings? Or do they have you reaching for the eyeball bleach?
[Jeggings: Topshop]
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
 Dita Von Teese As regular readers will know, Dita Von Teese is more or less the unofficial Patron Saint of the Fashion Police. This is a women who once wore jeans and sneakers to a Halloween party because it was the most “un-her” outfit she could think of, and who recently said she wouldn’t wear Crocs for $10 million, so you can see why we like her.
It came as a shock – and an unpleasant one – then, for us to stumble upon this photo of Dita in a dress we don’t actually love. It’s very pink. It’s very shiny. It almost works, but then… we’re just not sure.
We wouldn’t throw Dita in jail without a fair trial, though, so we turn to you, ladies and gentlemen of the jury: is this a hit or a miss?
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
 Radha Mitchell
The one-shouldered dress has become a red carpet staple over the past few years, and the fashion world has embraced the style. What about dresses with just one sleeve, though? Are they just as chic, or do they make you want to take the scissors to them, in a bid to even things up a little?
Actress Radha Mitchell wore this one-sleeved Costume National dress to the L.A. premier of “Surrogates” last week, but what do you think of it? Love, hate or indifference?
Friday, September 18th, 2009
 Yay? Or…
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Monday, September 7th, 2009
We could look at this image all day. Well, OK, maybe not ALL day, but there’s something very satisfyingly dramatic about these boots, and if it wasn’t for the little curly bits on the heels, we’d love them unreservedly. We just can’t make our minds up about the heels, though. Do we love them? Do we hate them? Do they look too much like a piece of furniture? Does the whole shoe look a bit like a stylised rocking chair, in fact?
Oh, we don’t know. What we do know is that they’re by Roberto Cavalli, and they’re $1,364 at Zappos. Do they get a Yay or a Nay from the ladies and gentlemen of the Fashion Police jury, though?
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