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Monday, January 18, 2010

Fashion Faux Pas: Wearing a Swamp


I'm perplexed by TopShop's Tiered Lace Cropped Jacket.  Why does anything like this even exist?  Who came up with this design and thought to themselves, "Wow. This is a fabulous jacket"?

Let's start with the basics.  It looks like a swamp in jacket form.  A puke-green hue mixed with lace rarely heeds flattering results.  And, why the added tiers? I feel like they were an afterthought and were just thrown on once someone realized how ugly the jacket is.  But in reality, the tiers make it worse. And finally, it's cropped. If you're going to wear a swamp-themed ensemble, why not go all the way with it and wear a full-sized jacket?

At least TopShop came to their senses and reduced the $135 jacket to $40.  Still overpriced.  If I ever see anyone wearing this, I will punch them in the face.  Too far?