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Wednesday 4 March 2009

Forget the recessionista, this season we’re downgrading to depression fashion …

hessian-shoe All those jokes about sackcloth seem to have been taken rather literally by some high fashion labels. What else would explain Miu Miu’s hessian heels, and the un-ironed look championed by sister label Prada? At the Oscars many stars wore styles redolent of 1930s fashion, building on a new, rather scary style trend — depression fashion. ‘Cos when you’re down to your last £270, a pair of Miu Miu shoes are clearly what you’re going to spend it on…

Posted by Anne-Fay | Tags: depression, fashion, Miu Miu, recession, shoes
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