Seems over the next few months we're going to be inundated with fashion media in the form of TV and books as everyone from Alexa Chung to Coleen McLoughlin/Rooney advises you on what to wear. This weekend Coleen did her first interviews as a married woman discussing her style guide Coleen's Real Style.
When speaking to The Mirror Coleen explained that she knows the book will be under-fire.
"I know what the criticism is going to be before the book is even launched. It's going to be, 'What does she know about fashion and style she got it wrong here, she got it wrong there'. But those people who criticise me, what do they know about fashion that I don't know? I've won a few awards for fashion and the main thing is that I'm not telling people how to dress or what to buy I'm just giving my advice."
In that respect, I guess you could consider Coleen to be a close friend or sister simply commenting on your wardrobe choices. Seeing as Victoria Beckham and Girls Aloud have already shared their fashion tips with the world I don't see why Coleen shouldn't. But my questions is, would you take fashion advice from Coleen?
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I know she's a wag and all, but her style has gotten so much better in the last few years. I think she dresses well to suit her figure, and it's good to have someone who is really honest about saying 'yes I made mistakes'.
1Not sure if I would actually follow her advice, but could be interesting
I doubt she actually wrote it, but rather enlisted an actual fashion writer a la VB, so I don't see why the advice wouldn't be sound.
Otherwise though, I think Coleen does offer that mate/big sister quality, so I think people would trust her advice on that basis.
2Personally, I suspect I know a lot more about fashion than Coleen. However, I really like the idea of her doing a style guide, unlike Posh. I think Coleen's easily the best dressed of the Wags, and she knows what suits her and never looks like a fashion victim. For that reason alone, I think she is a good person to advise young girls on style, and hopefully lead them away from the orange tan/slapper clothes/bad extensions look so many people seem to adopt.
3No. Because though Coleen may be charming, I think she's a fraud because before she had a stylist, she um, had no style. Then, after a few months of appearing in Chloe and Marni, she suddenly appeared in magazines as the new face of fashion. Now she's writing a book? No thanks, I'd rather take style advice from someone like Alexa Chung than this WAG or her counterpart, Victoria Beckham.
4I'd be really curious to read the book as I really like her style. But I don't think I'd follow celebs' style advice - isn't style about making it personal?
5I like her outfits, it doesn't mean I want to wear the same.
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