Some amazingly relevant Giro Fashion nonsense

Published by Halverde on 5/12/2006 at 23:37.

Some highlights from the 2006 Giro d'Italia Fashion line. Look away now if you're particularly susceptible to the pressures of consumerism.


This is one for student types to wear with their three-quarter length trousers and think they're better than us because girls actually want to talk to them.



Ten points for being absurdly geeky and retro enough to make us love it. Minus a million points for all the people over 50 who'll be wearing them.



Nobody, not even the most suave of Italians, could possibly manage to not look like a twat in this. Wear it to embarass your children.


Verdict: Fashion is rubbish. Giro d'Italia fashion is more rubbish because it's cynical tat that comes in "retro" drained-out colours to make it appeal more to the rich old men who're actually prepared to wank away £50 on a t-shirt. And the last one looks like it was designed by a five year old with a set of crayons that had been left out in the sun too long.

Giro d'Italia Fashion
http://www.officinafashion.com/

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