The Horror: Alexander McQueen

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Dear Alexander McQueen,

No doubt you, as a devout reader of Fashion Me Fabulous, know that we love you. You have a twisted sense of humor; so do we. You strive for art in clothing; we appreciate the pretty pictures that come from it. You hate Paris Hilton; we have wished she'd just disappear.

We have a theory that sometimes your commercial clothing, especially the pricing, is an elaborate joke on the rich. Will they spend $260 on a scarf just because it's a skull print from the son of a London cabbie? It appears they will. Will they spend over $1000 on a silk sweater with a dog on it, (a sweater that reminds me of nothing so much as the girl from Drop Dead Gorgeous who thinks barking is a beauty pageant talent), just because you've signed it? I don't know, but I do know that thing is tacky.

Comments

WickedThrifty said…
i am not even sure what to say about this. i often think that designers get away with the most hideous crap just because it's expensive. but how do they do it? bizarrely lemming-like women without a thought in their brain are there to snap the crap up :P
October 20, 2009 at 1:50 PM
Robin said…
Just think of all the happy grandmas out there who get to be fashionable now!
October 20, 2009 at 2:05 PM
Unknown said…
Oh my. I wouldn't even wear that if it was free. I'm sure some people will still buy it though simply because it is name brand.
October 21, 2009 at 12:36 AM
BekkaPoo said…
Kitsch is kitsch even if McQueen does it. But then again, some people will buy anything just because "it's designer".
October 22, 2009 at 3:09 PM
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