Beautiful or Bizarre

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Can we talk for a second about how everyone else is talking about Kate Middleton wearing the same outfit multiple times?

Prince William's soon-to-be wife Kate Middleton stepped out over the weekend for a wedding wearing the same Issa Spring/Summer 2007 dress that she wore in 2008 to Peter Phillips' wedding. Is that wrong? I don't think so. Really, it's entirely normal and realistic for a person to get multiple uses out of the same item of clothing. And yet apparently it's news when a celebrity does it.

Like her predecessor Princess Diana, Kate Middleton updated her existing wardrobe by adding a new coat, shoes, and hat. [That's a practical tip for any of us; you can easily mix new and existing items in your closet for an instant, refreshing update.]

So is it bizarre that a woman in the public eye wears the same outfit multiple times? No. That's beautiful. What's bizarre is all the press the future princess is getting for wearing something from her wardrobe more than once.

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I get that Angelina Jolie used to have a serious thing for goth, and that's respectable, — or at least it was when we thought she'd moved on from that phase, — but seriously. A Versace glove dress? Really?

Yes, really, the dress is Versace.

And yes, really, Angelina Jolie actually wore the dress to the Berlin premiere of her latest film The Tourist. Check out Brad Pitt's other half strutting her stuff in a decolletage-highlighting, off the shoulder, gloved dress. At first glance, everything looks fine(ish). But if you look at this picture long enough...

This, my friends, is a fashion statement.

But do you think it beautiful or bizarre?

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Famed photog Juergen Teller snapped the shots of Anna Dello Russo for W Magazine, which highlights the editor's crazy selection of shoes and clothes. And check out the decor in Dello Russo's home!

All that aside, the shots for W are... artful and interesting. They remind me of the classic ads from Marc Jacobs.

Anna Dello Russo calls herself the Lady Gaga of fashion.

So I guess you know my take her W spread. What do you think? Are these shots beautiful or bizarre?

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Remember these?

I thought so.

And the same question applies to these Ashish sequined silk pants. One part slouch, another part sparkle, I'm not sure which is more bizarre: The pants or the price.

What do you think?

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