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.
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