I thought fashion people in Britain took fashion pretty seriously, but that was before I heard about the burgeoning fashion scene coming out of North Africa. It seems they’re taking hardline fashion to the next level when it comes to what looks hot and what does not. In Khartoum, Sudan Lubna Hussein (pictured) is facing 40 lashes for wearing these trousers…
Now, I’m a real jeans and t-shirt kind of guy so I won’t pretend to know much about what’s cool, but even I can see why someone just had to call the fashion police when they saw her in those monstrosities. What was she thinking?? I can see she’s gone for the boho / hippie vibe, with the baggy scarf and everything which is cool – about three years ago!! Colour-wise, I guess her theme of brown and green (which go together fairly well) is alright. But green doesn’t suit everyone, and definitely not her! Those trousers really do take the biscuit though. So shapeless and unsexy. But I think if the Sudanese government is at fault for anything, it’s that they punished her for the trousers and not her shoes. I mean, bright yellow?? With such autumnal browns and greens, she should have kept those summery chausseurs in the closet and make up her mind if she thinks it’s summer or autumn… They should give her 40 more lashes and make an example of her.
