Style On Trial: Roisin Murphy at the Sepentine Gallery Summer Party in London
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At first we were alarmed.
Then we thought, "Well, maybe if you DIDN'T always strike a pose like a 70s disco dancer, it could just work, because they would just look like a long, pleated skirt?":
Then we remembvered we don't really like long, pleated skirts anyway, so we're going to leave it up to you. Are Garth Pugh's pleated culottes a crime of fashion? Or are they worth every cent of the $1,967 they cost? Tell us!
BUY: Gareth Pugh pleated culottes
There are tulip skirts, and then there are tulip skirts. Lately, what we've been seeing in the world of fashion is a whole lot of tulip skirts - skirts so wide you could camp out under them, and invite all your friends. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? We say it all depends on the dress or skirt in question, and on this occasion, the dress in question is Yves Saint Laurent's 'Muller' dress, which will set you back a head-spinning $5,250. No, really.
Price aside, though, we want to know what you think of this dress, and more particularly, that skirt, which seems to be just begging for the question, "Does my butt look big in this?" to be asked about it. So tell us, do you love it, hate it, or feel nothing but indifference towards it?
And the must-have fashion item for this season is... a pair of wooden legs! And by "wooden legs" we mean "legs that look like tree trunks"? Or maybe not. These wood print pants are by Michael Kors, but given that "tree trunk legs" aren't exactly something many of us aspire to having. we're wondering how much of a hit these will really be. Especially considering they cost $995.
What do you think, readers? Tree trunk trousers: are they a crime of fashion, or are you getting your credit card ready for action as we speak? Tell us!
We've been loving blazers this year. Us and everyone else, obviously: they've been all over the high street, worn with everything from wet-look leggings to little floral dresses.
Now, though, the blazers are branching out. Not content to be the classic piece of outerwear they always have been, the blazers want to take centre stage, be the life and soul of the party, make the outfit all about THEM. and they want to do this with floral print. LOUD floral print. The kind of floral print that has us reaching for our sunglasses because it's just so! damn! bright!
To say we're not fans of this look would be like saying that Lady Gaga can look a little bit eccentric sometimes. So yeah, we hate it. Although, to be fair, we'd probably say that about any double-breasted blazer, because they're just not our thing.
Topshop had lots of this style in stock just last month, however, so someone out there must like them. Mustn't they? That's why these are up On Trial. What do you think of them? Are they the Crimes of Fashion we think they are, or is there a way to wear them and avoid arrest?
Fringe. Even although we know it can look stunning in the right hands, we're so used to seeing it in the wrong ones that we've come to have a deep mistrust of it, which leads us to mistrust our initial judgements on the be-fringed fashion items that cross our paths.
Take this Galliano handbag, for instance. We can't help but feel that putting an arm through that strap would feel a little bit like plunging it into the depths of the jungle, not knowing what might be lurking there waiting to bite it off. This image alone is enough to make us say "thanks, but no thanks", but you may see things differently. In fact, you may think the fringing is what makes it wonderful.
Which is it? Is it a fashion crime, or is it absolutely fine? You decide!
Cage skirts have been hugely popular across the fashion blogosphere over the last couple of years, and in the "real world" too, if this £45 cage skirt by Topshop Boutique is anything to go by: it sold out within a couple of days, so presumably there are lots of people currently walking around wearing one of these.
What we want to know is, are you one of them?
This skirt is, of course, much less alarming than it may look at first glance, because it's supposed to be worn over something else (leggings, other skirts, etc) rather than by itself, although we wouldn't be AT ALL surprised to see some people try and wear it on its own. Yes, Lady Gaga, we're looking at you.
What say you, readers: will you be working the cage skirt this season, or do you think it should be locked in a cage instead?
No, you didn't fall asleep and sleep right through to Halloween, these are from the new line from Delfina Delettrez Fendi - and, needless to say, we want to know what you think of it. We'd normally find skeleton hands just a little bit creepy, but in this case we think they may actually be a little bit cool, too, and we just can't decide which side wins.
So, what do you think, readers: creepy or cool?
[Source | Thanks to Merissa for the link!]
As regular readers will know, Chrstian Louboutin is a little bit like a God to us, but these shoes... well, they kinda look like they're wearing a wig, no? An afro wig. Is anyone else seeing that, or is it just us?
Here's the back view:
This is what you get when you cross a flapper girl with Big Bird. Yes, we know it's white, not yellow, but lookit:
We've put this one up On Trial because going by the first picture alone, we thought it had the potential to be really quite beautiful. But has that potential been realised? Up to you to decide, readers: but if you decide you love it and want it, you can head over to Koh Samui, where it's available for a wallet-busting $1,215.
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