The Brits & Mrs O’s Dress: Differing Perspectives
Jun 10th, 2009 | 2 responses
I am no fashion expert but I enjoyed reading The Times of London’s good natured taunt at the dress the First Lady of the USA chose to wear for her visit to the power centre in London — the Westminster Abbey.
Writes Alice Olins: “Mrs O is a clever woman: pretending to have just thrown on any old holiday number whilst actually acknowledging pioneering catwalk ideas is no mean feat, she is probably laughing at all the criticism as I write.
“From a fashion purist’s perspective, the colours are bang on the money. Designers have been consumed with Post-it note yellow, flamingo and tangerine for the past season or so, and Marc Jacobs, who sets many global trends, has taken neons to the extreme for winter by painting all of his outwear in Mrs O’s lurid brights. And wearing them stacked as she has done, is also correct.
“Unfortunately, those three-dimensional flowers, that strange orange snake working its way around her middle and the yellow curtain pelmet are impossible to defend.
“As a stack, they look like one of those modern, fancy wedding cakes that brides’ co-ordinate with their flowers. For a woman who established her look on the principles of sophistication and elegance, the detailing is just a bit too sugary.”
Aah! the Brits…Why must they always scrutinise the Americans with their own standards/colours/tinted glasses!!! More here…
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2 Responses to “The Brits & Mrs O’s Dress: Differing Perspectives”
It does have a wedding cake effect. LOL! My wife just told me “She's one brave woman for wearing that”. Wonder if this is one of the most colorful outfits that a First Lady has worn. Just gave myself a history assignment!
That being said, The Times Of London comment section on this article has devolved into a political shout-fest. It has prompted one Brit to write:
“Might I suggest that if all you Yanks want to have a slanging match about your presidents wife that you do it in an American newspaper. All that seems to emanate from America these days are bitchy comments about people, usually involved in politics. Don't you EVER talk or write about anything else ?”
Yikes!
Its an odd outfit to be sure but its daring. I don't ever remember looking to the brits for fashion advice, the Queen also looks so fetching.