Week 7-Resurgence

Finally, there is a God of Revenge and its not Emily Thorne. Like, its actually a fashion god. He has shed a little of his fashion light down on this episode. This episode brings lots of shapes, patterns, material, and color. These pieces are very modern. The geometrics are modern, and the use of color as well. So, i'll introduce my picks of the night. Thank god.

At first i thought this one was a dress. As I looked closer, i realized it was a top and skirt. Helloooo modern! Mixing and matching is so in right now and Margot pulls it off beautifully.

She is pictured here wearing a Prabal Gurung ruffled crochet front sweater vest made of wool. It has a contrast neckline, arm holes, and waist of nude and black. The geometric shapes that are sewn into the ruffled tulle, along along with the contrast gives it the modern, chic look. It is beautifully made, which i reflected in its price at $825 at Barney's New York. On bottom she wears a bright, bold, royal blue "kensie" pleated miniskirt. It goes well with the fun and flirty-ness of the ruffles on the shirt. Believe it or not, ordinary peasants like us can get this skirt! It retails at only $79 at Nordstrom and is ON SALE for $41.70. I might fall out of my chair. This colorblock outfit is a definite trend this season and here it just works beautifully. The added belt and teardrop earrings, with the cute pixie-cut ties it all in. Margot you go girl! (Even though i hate you.)

Up next is a stunner. It doesn't need much introduction.

It's Valentino, its lace, and its red. Like, HI. It doesn't get much more classy than this. Emily kills it with the red lip and sleek pulled back pony. The rest of her face is close to natural and with her skin it is a look of elegance and pure beauty. The dress is called the "Rose Guipure Lace Sheath Dress" in rouge. It is sleeveless and has a high neckline with a narrow A-line skirt. It retails for various prices, depending on the store (Neiman Marcus, Saks, Marissa Collections) but at all three it is around $5000. I just love this on her. The classic beauty of it really does speak for itself. Marvelous.

Another nail on the head is Victoria's dress. I am very impressed this week by these dresses, absolutely perfect for the characters and real high end designers.

Victoria waltzes in wearing a gorgeous royal blue dress by Roland Mouret. Mouret has been seen on numerous red carpet guests and now even in hit series such as this. This "Bronte stretch-crepe dress" is offered only in this shocking royal color and features precise fold details. This is another piece that shows the modern shapes as the folds create a geometric masterpiece at the neckline. Mouret creates a fabulous curve hugging dress, as he always does, along with his noticeable expert tailoring. Classic, yet modern, in a modern color, with timeless red lipstick is perfect for Victoria. The earrings match the shape the folds make at the middle further highlighting the unique tailoring of the top. Oh, I forgot to mention, it retails for a casual $2,830. *hair flip*

Now there were others that I liked on the episode however I feel like the ones above were definite standouts that blew me away. Therefore, i might stop here. Emily had a teal Burberry dress that i loved for a casual daytime dress (ha! listen to me, a casual day-time Burberry-I need to stop living through these characters and remember i'm a broke college student) that was plain but cute. Margot also showed off a strawberry pink peplum dress that was also plain, cute, and simple, but not "wow." Charlotte was in a terrible red and white body con dress but I won't go further into detail with that as it will ruin the moment. Well, we had some lovely items displayed tonight. Let's see if next week can top it! Night revengers.

Week 6-"Dissolution"

Ew. Ew. Ew is all i have to say about this week. I mean come on. These people are supposed to be perceived as having more money than Bill Gates and this is all the costume designers come up with? This episode was full of deception, peace, and even sadness. There were so many emotions that could have been dramatically displayed through the characters' fashion but the ball was dropped. The outfits were just blah indicating a "filler" type episode but it wasn't at all. So without further adieu, i'll introduce the choices.

I suppose i'll go from least boring to most boring. Victoria has my favorite out of all the options this week.

She is wearing a Catherine Deane two-tone leather top combo cocktail dress with laser cutout details. It is belted at the waist (included with the dress). The ivory and black is gorgeous along with the studded belt and gold accessories. With this dress, it is not so much that the dress is horrid, but the fact that they chose it for her and in that scene. Nothing very bold or edgy happens in the scene she wears it in and therefore the outfit does not fit the emotion. Also, it is on the verge of too young looking for her. It is featured at Neiman Marcus for $950 on a sleek, younger model and it looks great. While Victoria can rock the sometimes more edgy pieces, this one is borderline for me. She looks like she stole it from her daughter's closet. Literally, Charlotte would wear this and look great in it. So overall, meh.

As i have said before, the outfits were blah. The pieces were not the problem in some instances though, but the whole look HAS to come together to create the desired emotion. Not to beat a dead horse or anything. So next Charlotte has on yet again another Tahari leather jacket.

This might be the only piece that matches the emotion. Charlotte has been lying, sneaking, and plotting so edgy (lamb) leather is actually a nice match. But, its only a tiny beam of light on the entire wardrobe selection. I mean, its just a small jacket, worn not even zipped, and with tan jeans, to make it even more casual. It retails for $1556 and features princess seams, a smoked back waist, pleats, and cropped sleeves. It is a beautiful jacket but again is only a small piece to a larger picture.

The same goes for her other outfit of the night. The pieces are oookay. But certainly not together as a complete outfit.

                                    

It is hard to see on Charlotte so i have added the extra pictures. The jacket is a beaded silk organza jacket by Haute Hippie retailing at about $537 at Neiman. While it is interesting, i think it is much too heavy looking. The metal beading on the silk organza is just too harsh. It weighs it down on the fabric as well as when worn making the wearer look a little frumpish. They paired it with a banded, beaded skirt again by Haute Hippie for $495. It has gold running through it as well. For me, this is way too much beading to be paired with the jacket. All these beads, the gold, the pattern, it was overwhelming and unnecessary. It might parallel the chaos of her family, but there are other ways to display that.

Ahh, Emily, Emily, Emily. I don't know what is going on with her but these grandma dresses have to go. Lately, she has been boring in pastels.

Are you going to Sunday Easter Mass? FYI you live in the Hamptons girl, and Daniel isn't going to dig these things for much longer. This purple draped jersey dress by Armani Collezioni goes for $1,295. It does not go with anything Emily does in this episode. While she is still trying to play the role of sweet, goody goody, bride-to-be, there are other ways to go about it than dressing like a 95 year old. This dress has hideous pleats, and a dull muddled purple color. The pleats meet in the middle into a large knot that is gathered and streams down into one. It is just not flattering. Not much else to say about it.

So while not all of the pieces are completely unbearable, i believe they were not chosen correctly. Emily's definitely was not pleasing to the eye however. Again, i am disappointed this week. It really is sad because this budget allows for beautiful clothing but the choices are poor at best. I think they need to remember that clothing is not just garments, they can help tell a story and are particularly useful in a tv show like this. There are no male mentions this week, the closest that came to a mention was that Nolan wore a plum cashmere crew neck. But then again, nothing out of the ordinary for him. I hope they get it together next week, i don't know how much more ranting about clothing being ordinary i can  handle.