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# Gemma Arterton's Style Is The Most Mixed Bag
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/gemma-artertons-style-is-the-most-mixed-bag-04-2017/
- Published: 2017-04-13T15:00:06.000Z
- Updated: 2017-04-13T05:31:01.000Z
- Description: I don't have a grip on it, and she might not either.
- Author: Heather
- Tags: fugs, Altuzarra, Erdem, Michael Kors, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 07:51

It is a LOT of pressure to stand in front of a backdrop that has "THEIR FINEST" printed all over it, simply because it's bound to make the casual observer wonder, "But IS IT her finest?" I would argue it is not. The makeup is entirely wrong for a crimson velvet suit, and I don't think she's gotten the best out of her pixie; it all combines to dull down her lovely face, which is a crime. But mostly, I can't look at her in this Altuzarra without thinking she's about to kick her feet and say, "Da-da da da-da-da, I... AM... your singing telegram." Yet it's worth noting that even as Jane Wiedlin lay expiring on the *Clue* mansion's doorstep, her message lost to the sands of time, she had on better lipstick than this.

I appreciate the metallic shoes, though. Gemma is clearly having a moment with them:

[Embed from Getty Images](https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/667193134?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Unfortunately she is also having a moment with an old shirt last worn on the high seas by a pirate's nanny. I cannot get a handle on Gemma Arterton's aesthetic -- which is fine, to a point; people are allowed to try things. But she comes off a bit like she's winging it every single time. I mean, this is unfortunate:

[Embed from Getty Images](https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/653548306?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Weirder still, it's by Michael Kors, and thus might be the dullest, most off-brand frock of his that I've seen in a while. It's not even particularly commendable *without* the blouse lurking underneath like a bridge troll.

This version of the hair is a bit more reminiscent of when Anne Hathaway was successfully growing out her pixie:

[Embed from Getty Images](https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/657053122?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

It's better, as is the lip, and the dress is... not bad? Erdem has committed fouler sins. I still think they too often veer between the busiest possible treatment of a fabric, and the boringest. This falls in the latter category, and I worry the neckline is fighting her a little.

[Embed from Getty Images](https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/657050088?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

And this is just... WHY. I think this team might need a new general manager.

\[Photos: Getty\]