Partners in Crime
The Verdict I have seen this look a lot… about five years ago every other Orange County girl in California was rocking it – Ugg Boots and short jean skirts. Well, it was...
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Tie-Dyed Denim…
The Verdict Let’s be honest, most of us don’t need to be wearing tie-dyed denim. None of us need to be wearing tie-dyed skinny denim with rouched ankle detailing – that is just...
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T-Shirt reads: ‘I was born to be trendy’ Don’t try to tell the world how cool you are by spelling it out on your shirt.
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The Verdict We all know asians can be super stylish and cool, even if I don’t always get what they are going for (they can wear some weird stuff). But even if I’m...
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The Verdict
I have seen this look a lot… about five years ago every other Orange County girl in California was rocking it – Ugg Boots and short jean skirts. Well, it was bad then and it’s not any better now.
I can excuse this look if your:
A) A genuine surfer. Maaaaybe you would wear Ugg boots when you’ve just come out of the water (even though I have never seen this being done… but lets just pretend for the sake of argument)
B) Caught in a moment of panic and just happen to put it on – aka. the fire alarm has gone off, or you are running to the shops to pick up some sugar that you forgot… and you were blind.
But, it’s un-excusable when it is worn as a well thought out fashion statement, because lets be honest – it’s really not.
Redemption?
Leave the boots at home.
If you can wear shorts then you really don’t need fur lined boots on for warmth… plus, there are enough cold and miserable days in England, so save the boots for when you really need them.
(Also, I’m not mad for those jean shorts or that faux-wripped up black jersey skirt…. but we can overlook that today.)
Tie-Dyed Denim…
The Verdict
Let’s be honest, most of us don’t need to be wearing tie-dyed denim. None of us need to be wearing tie-dyed skinny denim with rouched ankle detailing – that is just ugly and unflattering. The whole look is relatively permissible until you get to her ankles…. okay, I said ‘relatively’ permissible. But seriously, avoid elasticated ankles – it’s really not a good look.
Redemption?
Balmain showed a lot of tie-dyed denim in their Spring/Summer 2009 collection, which started a bit of a manic following. It’s okay to engage in some strange denim trends, especially in the summer when you can just throw on a little white vest and sandals and be good to go – simple, cool and not too try-hard. So take note – if you want to wear tie-dyed denim either buy a pair that exceed the thousand pound marker (and watch envious onlookers drool) or keep it simple and don’t get a pair with elasticated ankles or any additional type of faff – because tie-dyed denim is loud enough on its own.
Laaame…
T-Shirt reads: ‘I was born to be trendy’
Don’t try to tell the world how cool you are by spelling it out on your shirt.
Contributions?
Dear World,
Contributions to the stylecrusader are very welcome. If you’ve spotted someone that you think should grace the pages of this blog please take their photo and send it in. You can add your own caption if you would like, or leave it for me to do if you would rather. Please make sure these are your own photos though, we don’t want to rip off others hard work of capturing the badly dressed. E-mail your thoughts and photos to: thestylecrusader@googlemail.com
Keep the light on when getting dressed…
The Verdict
We all know asians can be super stylish and cool, even if I don’t always get what they are going for (they can wear some weird stuff). But even if I’m culturally retarded it can work and I’m impressed.
However, this man here has got it all wrong: matching orange nylon sports top (what is it even supposed to be… in no way is it stylish or even practical, unless his goal is to get really sweaty) with orange floral board shorts, is a delta force assault on the eyes. It is then topped off with a straw hat which is too small and some leather sandals.
It screams tourist… which he probably is. But just because you are on holiday does not mean you have to dig out all items of clothing you haven’t worn in the past ten years and select your outfit at random while standing in a dark room.
Redemption?
The shoes would be okay with another outfit, perhaps some light coloured kahki tousers and just a plain t-shirt.
The hat might be okay if chosen with a checked shirt… maybe go for a cowboy theme? Everyone likes a cowboy, right? Or perhaps also with the aforementioned khakis and t-shirt.
The shorts would be great if you were going swimming… in hawaii… and it was dark.
And finally… there is no redemption for the shirt unless you had to wear it for some sporting event because that is what your team wears. But I would hide it as soon as I got home.
p.s. this is the first reader submission.
