At the Chloe store opening last night, I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that most of the celebrity invitees were clothed in the label's outfits, especially since many of them had the same shoes on or similarly cut things. But as I'm fond of pointing out, you can always say no to something if it's sort of blah. Ergo, onward we press.
First up: Leighton Meester, wearing something that almost gave me a heart attack because initially I thought it was the same thing Aubrey O'Day had on here. But then I realized that, no, Leighton got her hands on the expensive and better-made version:
Those shoes are crazy, but also sort of beautiful -- I appreciate them as art, but can't help thinking they look a little clunky on an actual foot. Still, they're the least of my issues: Now that Leighton's hair is lightened, her skin is self-tanned a little more, her outfit is a fleshy peach-orange color, and she's enrolled in the Emily Deschanel School of Undereye Makeup That Makes You Look Exhausted All The Time, La Meester no longer really pops. Everything kind of blends together. Not to mention that the waistline and giant tie on that skirt reminds me of a pair of shorts I REALLY LOVED back in fifth grade. But I appreciate where the whole thing was going, and although this is faint praise indeed, she certainly could look a lot worse. And my other question is, if Aubrey O'Day wore the Designer Imposter version of this outfit first, does it ruin anything this one is trying to do?
Next up: The Sev.
First up: Leighton Meester, wearing something that almost gave me a heart attack because initially I thought it was the same thing Aubrey O'Day had on here. But then I realized that, no, Leighton got her hands on the expensive and better-made version:
Those shoes are crazy, but also sort of beautiful -- I appreciate them as art, but can't help thinking they look a little clunky on an actual foot. Still, they're the least of my issues: Now that Leighton's hair is lightened, her skin is self-tanned a little more, her outfit is a fleshy peach-orange color, and she's enrolled in the Emily Deschanel School of Undereye Makeup That Makes You Look Exhausted All The Time, La Meester no longer really pops. Everything kind of blends together. Not to mention that the waistline and giant tie on that skirt reminds me of a pair of shorts I REALLY LOVED back in fifth grade. But I appreciate where the whole thing was going, and although this is faint praise indeed, she certainly could look a lot worse. And my other question is, if Aubrey O'Day wore the Designer Imposter version of this outfit first, does it ruin anything this one is trying to do?
Next up: The Sev.
Now, Chloe. Hear me out before you give me the stink-eye. It's just... look, I can't argue with your legs. I would lose that argument. Your legs make my legs want to eat ice cream on the couch all weekend and cry over what never can be. But either that outfit up there is a skirt so small Katie Price will be calling and asking to borrow it tomorrow, or it's formal shorts, in which case the entire thing smacks of an old-school bathing costume you wore for a midnight frolic in the sea before a hunky waiter at your resort hurried down and hustled you out of the water by throwing his jacket around your shoulders. That might lead to sexy fun, sure, but as a fashion statement I find it a bit lacking.
Okay, now you can resume glaring at me like you're about to do shots from my jugular. But I really did mean it about the legs. And if anyone can come close to pulling this off, it's you.
And finally, Kate Bosworth:
I don't really know what to make of this. There might be nothing at all wrong with it, and conceptually I don't have a problem, but... maybe it's the way she's standing in it, like she's not that convinced about it either and can't really be bothered to work it. Maybe it's that the light catches the tank top in a way that makes it look like it's been layered over a bodice that's poking out, or maybe it's just that I find it a bit boring. My vote might be leaning toward it being Kate's fault, though. Sorry, Kate. But seriously, you look so sour-faced and bored that it makes me wonder if this was foisted upon you while you were asleep.
