This FOF is clearly a skilled shopper–her Missoni for Target flats
sold out in minutes (how on earth did she snag her pair?); her Gucci tote universally coveted; and her leopard print scarf was très à la mode this winter. But did she try to pile on too many closet highlights in one outfit? Read what our style experts think, and then tell us: What do you think of her look?
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Sherrie Mathieson: "This outfit lacks cohesion! My eyes dart everywhere. The shoes only relate to the jeans, the scarf only relates to the jacket and the bag only relates to the jacket and jeggings. There’s no tie-in palette. This outfit strives to be spirited and happy, but without the skill set to put eclectic patterns and color together, it ends up just child-like."
Sherrie Mathieson is a leading style expert and Random House author of
Steal this Style and
Forever Cool.
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Lovey Dash: "She’s in great shape and looks adorable in her Missoni for Target ballet flats and leggings. Her chic orange jacket is great, and I love the leopard scarf. Leopard is a neutral in my book--it’s my favorite color. Her classic Gucci bag is fine, although not my favorite. Still, thumbs up for me!"
Lovey Dash is a Beverly Hills-based stylist. She was formerly in VIP sales for Louis Vuitton on Rodeo Drive.
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Glenyse Thompson: “Too much going on! I can appreciate all of these elements, but not all together. If the Fashion Police were to catch her they could lock her up for ‘eccentric overuse of texture, prints and color.’ Her leggings and long tee would have been complimented nicely with a trench coat, and solid-colored scarf in any one of the colors from her flats.”
Glenyse Thompson is a personal home and wardrobe stylist and the creator of
Styleosophy.
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Susan Hersh: “There are too many patterns in this one look. The orange piped jacket can work if this woman replaces the animal print scarf with a small pattern that blends rather than being the focal point. The Gucci handbag is too summery for this transitional outfit and should be replaced with black.”
Susan Hersh is a Ford model and the host and executive producer of
Meet The Experts.
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Terry Gibralter: “In my book her entire outfit is a big don't! Nothing is working together. I like the look she's going for--layers over leggings, with accents--but the animal print scarf over the too-big, Austrian style jacket, paired with the geometric bag and unfitted tee just look sloppy. She has nice legs which look good in leggings, but she needs to get the rest of the outfit together. I do like the cute Missoni flats.”
Terry Gibralter is the Sr. Vice President and Creative Director at Grey advertising as well as a fashion stylist and the creator of
these clever work accessories.
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Just because it fits doesn’t mean it works. Ok, so everyone is goo-goo for Target’s Missoni shoes – to me they just look like a cute print on some really cheap shoes. They look like the are about to fall apart. Are those HUE capri leggins in denim? Again, too cheap – she would be better in a real jegging to the foot. The scarf and bag say: Purchased from a street vendor. I don’t know of many people for whom that orange really works. The outfit could work with jeggings, keep the tunic, different colored, better fitting jacket, more substance to the shoes, artsy tote, more lux to the scarf and no white near the face.