Hell for Pleather

The trend for adding leather sleeves or panels to items of clothing that started last autumn/winter has filtered down to the high street. But while Burberry's trench is pretty fierce, and much of the real leather pieces look amazing, the cheaper pleather used by the high street brands has really cheapened the look.

Topshop have a version very similar to the Burberry and it looks hid. Really plasticky and nasty. And even this Zara version looks nice from a distance but up close, the the cheapness of the leather fails it.

(Images via Urban Gear, Zara, Topshop)

And don't even get be started on the skirt. It is beyond words. The high street's desire to rip off designer should really be tempered by a thought to whether the look can actually be carried when using cheaper materials. In this case I think it should have been left well alone.

Shock and Orange

Surely nothing could do a better job of chasing the threat of a grey winter away than an Opal Fruits-inspired colourful coat. Loving the Burberry Prorsum.


(Via Net a Porter)

But the J Crew is probably more my speed, financially speaking.

Draw a Blank

(Via Net a Porter)

This, apparently, is a rabbit fur cap. To me it just looks like someone has drawn a bowl haircut in permanent marker on a picture of a mannequin.

A Fly in the Ointment

(Via Style)

So the word on the street is that the Burberry aviator is the jacket of the season.

Am I alone in thinking it's just not very nice?

In the Snood for Love

I once had an American boyfriend. Inevitably his name was Ryan. He was something of an intellectual but surprisingly (for most intellectuals I know are depressed and disconsolate) he was also an unabashed optimist. His favourite phrase was "it's all good!" and he genuinely meant it. I also used the phrase but it was always laced with irony and a grimy hard won cynicism and I rather suspect it might have rained on his parade somewhat. I think the good people at Net-a-Porter have been hanging out with him, because I assume that is where they are going with their headline, even though it doesn't rhyme. Or am I again being terribly English by assuming it rhymes with booed?

But honestly the question at hand is, is it all snood? I remember my mother had a mint green snood in the 80s that matched a mint green ski jacket. I coveted both of them desperately. And I'm sure that on the slopes she was quite the envy of every snow bunny in a five mile radius. But it was the 80s and things have since moved on.

When the suggestion of a snood was first touted a few weeks ago I thought it would take some feat to convince me of its merits, but with this little Burberry number I actually could imagine myself giving the trend a bash. Is it a mistake to even dally with such a suggestion?

(Images via Net a Porter)

This Missoni version, however, makes me think that the poor mannequin, maybe after a heavy night out, has mistakenly wrapped a damp bath mat around its head and the musty aroma has not yet aroused its suspicions as to the severity of the situation.

Up And At 'Em(ma)

(Images via Fashion Copious)

I for one have been more than excited about young Miss Watson's progress from a fluffy haired, over-enunciating child actor to a glamourous Chanel-rocking girl about town. She is admirably adventurous about what she wears but always looks terrifically pretty.

(Images via Go Fug Yourself)

And now this! While I'm not wild about Burberry I am wild about their advertising. I nearly combusted every time I walked past their shop on my way to work when they had Rosie Huntington-Whitely and Sam Riley in their windows. Sigh!

Look how she works the smoky eye, the Bardo-esque hair and the sultry look! Go to it, lady!

I am really, really into it. Miss Keddie, however, is not a fan. What are your thoughts, or are you merely indifferent to her charms?