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So this is from the Versace / H & M line out this November (not sure on the price, could go either way – deep discount after three weeks or sold out then jacked up on eBay). I’ve had good luck with Viktor & Rolf’s well-tailored, heart-themed line for the Swedish chain (though I still have an unworn lady-tuxedo in my closet). I waited in line for Comme Des Garçons and came out the better for it, with jodhpurs, perfume and polkadot shirts that made me wonder why I needed CDG’s designer line at all. I tried to find something I liked at Lanvin, but couldn’t justify one of those poufy dresses, not even for the laffs. But here lies the problem with designer-for-all collaborations: that dress is ridiculous. I think we can all agree on that. It’s so jolie laide you kind of want to take it home and let it live in your closet, and wear it to prove how your extreme hotness can withstand even shapeless slips and leopard-print sequins.  But can you imagine showing up to a party wearing this – and not being the only one? You’d have to play ‘twinsies’ all night, and you’d have to laugh it off to avoid seeming like a diva or, god forbid, high maintenance, but really you’d just resent the hell out of the other woman, not because she stole your look but because she exposed you as unoriginal. How mortifying. Wait, am I being overly dramatic? I don’t know. I am shuddering just thinking about it.

So this is from the Versace / H & M line out this November (not sure on the price, could go either way – deep discount after three weeks or sold out then jacked up on eBay). I’ve had good luck with Viktor & Rolf’s well-tailored, heart-themed line for the Swedish chain (though I still have an unworn lady-tuxedo in my closet). I waited in line for Comme Des Garçons and came out the better for it, with jodhpurs, perfume and polkadot shirts that made me wonder why I needed CDG’s designer line at all. I tried to find something I liked at Lanvin, but couldn’t justify one of those poufy dresses, not even for the laffs.

But here lies the problem with designer-for-all collaborations: that dress is ridiculous. I think we can all agree on that. It’s so jolie laide you kind of want to take it home and let it live in your closet, and wear it to prove how your extreme hotness can withstand even shapeless slips and leopard-print sequins.  But can you imagine showing up to a party wearing this – and not being the only one? You’d have to play ‘twinsies’ all night, and you’d have to laugh it off to avoid seeming like a diva or, god forbid, high maintenance, but really you’d just resent the hell out of the other woman, not because she stole your look but because she exposed you as unoriginal. How mortifying.

Wait, am I being overly dramatic? I don’t know. I am shuddering just thinking about it.

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