Marc Jacobs recently claimed that the studded leather biker look is on its way out. Despite labels like Balmain, Stella McCartney and Christian Louboutin continuing to present the rock chick aesthetic as current, Marc is hell-bent on banishing the look.
Shortly after his spring/summer 2010 show, the designer claimed that it is no longer the same kind of individual expression it was 30 years ago when the Hell’s Angels sported studs.
However, that is just one man’s opinion. If budding fashion designer and all-round icon Victoria Beckham is anything to go by, studs are here to stay for a little while longer.
The 35-year-old was pictured attending a parents’ fair at her kids’ school in Los Angeles this week sporting the edgiest of outfits I think she has been seen in for ages.
She donned that gorgeous black leather military-inspired Balmain jacket from last season with the studded buttons and pointy exaggerated shoulders, along with some uber-sexy black leather trousers with – you guessed it – studs around the pockets and ankles.
Being the glamorous girly fashionista that she is, however, Victoria softened the look with an absolutely stunning gold vintage Rolex watch.
According to the Daily Mail, her entire ensemble was worth an estimated £11,500 – and just to go to a parents’ gathering at her children’s school!
I think I’ll continue making use of my studded designer clothes for the time being – mainly because I love the look. I’m not going to abandon one of my favourite trends just because Marc Jacob says to.
Are you sick and tired of studded leather?
