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Alex Gerrard: The Lady Loves Leopard

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This jumpsuit is by Roberto Cavalli and it costs over £2,000. Just stating facts, Kickettes.

Here’s a tip: if you don’t look directly at the jumpsuit and focus simply on those bad-ass Louboutins you might come away with your eyesight unaffected.

Other facts: Mrs. Steven Gerrard was out at the Hilton in Liverpool on Sunday to celebrate Jamie Carragher’s wife Nicola’s 30th b-day. X-Factor winner Alexandra Burke was hired to do the entertainment and walked away with a cool five figure payment. Remind us to start saving now since the only entertainment we could afford at Kickette’s last birthday bash was an iPod and Apples to Apples.

Style Files: City Boys & Their Cargos

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Right. So what’s the deal with the trousers, City boys? Some months ago Micah Richards was spotted sporting a rather fetching pair of kecks (below), and yesterday Mario Balotelli was noted wearing a rather similar trouser outside his hotel (above).

While we’re fully in favour of a pant style that offers space for thunder thighs to roam free, snugness around the calf and a roomy nest for the occupant of a short tent, we’re mystified as to whether this (above) is merely a fashion statement or something ultimately more functional. Parachute pants, perhaps? Crotch handbag?

Do tell…

WAGs In Mags: Ilary, Irina, Abigail & Noemie

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Francesco Totti’s lady love Ilary Blasi in Vanity Fair. And ours too, if we’re honest. Images via style.it

You’ve only really made it as a WAG when you’ve hit the cover of a glossy.

Whether your boy is a non-league no mark or Ballon D’or Booty, serious kudos is to be gained from throwing down some good lookin’ shapes in a studio. We should know, we’ve been practicing for years.

And so, we find ourselves veering uncontrollably between proud tears and petulant outbursts as we check out Cristiano Ronaldo’s squeeze Irina Shayak smouldering in GQ and Noemie Lenoir (Claude Makelele, sort of) for Love Magazine and Abbey Clancy (Peter Crouch, sort of) vamping it up in Vogue Russia.

Ladies, we salute you. You’re so damn pose-worthy and we approve.

But a note of caution, Kickettes. WAGdom might appear to be the glamorous life we are all dreaming of leading but weirdly only one of these ladies is currently able to make the most of her moment. Whether their men are paying for company (Abi Clancy), babies (Irina), or sadly, medical treatment (Noemie Lenoir), life with a footballer isn’t necessarily everything it’s cracked up to be.

As for you, Ilary Blasi, you’ve single-handedly rendered Italian Vanity Fair unreadable with your hotness and marital stability. We should hate you. But dammit, woman, we just want to be you.

Lorena Bernal: Trenchcoat & A Smile

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Mrs. Mikel Arteta hit the high street in Liverpool with a pair of patent Miu Miu boots and a leopard print trench. Mikel was nearby (as was baby). The young family will be in town for a while – Mikel’s recently signed on for another 5 years at Everton.

The Ramos Redemption: Stripes, Sunnies & Slicked Back

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Image via Real Madrid.com

For those in the know, Sergio Ramos is a man made of a very original, very particular kind of sizzle.

As we mentioned a little while back when he made his debut on our Finest Five list, The Ramos’s appeal is rather straight-forward: he’s shagtastic. That he wears “creative” shorts, makes bad choices in belt-wear and sports shiny reflective bathers just adds to the enigma wrapped in an enigma that is SR. We chuckle, we are confused, but we still would. Twice.

After our award-winning (Stunted) Style Icon released a photo of his recent hair cut (a hugely important international news incident,) we had intense internal office discussions about what his next move would be. A sequin vest? A new necklace made of conch shells? A bedazzled shin-guard?

No. As you can see by these shots of Sergio last weekend, baby’s got his groove back. He’s slick, he’s stripey and he’s completely redeemed.

PS: There’s also this situation [via MGEF] that you’ll need to be aware of.

Dressed At Gunpoint 2: Gianluca & Valentina Zambrotta

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Continuing our series of questioning the fash-choices of the rich, good-looking and fabulous because we’ve nothing better to do: here’s the sexy-as Zambro and wifey demonstrating what happens when held at gunpoint. Or, when heading for an audition as extras in the new film, When Blind Cowboys Go Shopping In The Dark, Now With Extra Ruffles & Reptilians!

Dressed At Gunpoint: Nani & Daniela Martins

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Nani and Daniela Martins out for dinner at San Carlos in Manchester last night.

It’s one of those Fridays. You know the ones when the hangover has a hangover? As such, we’re predicting the quality of “news” today is likely to range from just above monkeys with typewriters to just below toddlers with scribble pads.

Moving on: we’re thinking of starting a new series for footballing couples that get dressed in the dark. Or possibly at gunpoint under severe threat of bodily harm.

Which leads us to Nani’s leather trousers.

And then quickly away from them. (We mentioned the pounding headaches and hangovers, yes?)

Much as we love this couple (we adore Daniela’s wagalicious and proud choices) - we have to brand them with our debut DAG stamp. Luckily, Nani & Dani are not alone in joining this elite group. More to come.

Wish List: The Van der Vaarts In The EPL

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Our girl crush on Sylvie van der Vaart is well documented here at Kickette.

(And her current Real Madrid midfielder and hot husband Rafael is just an added bonus.)

Of course, with the recent purchase of Mesut Ozil, Real Madrid now have more midfielders than Fabio Cannavaro has restraining orders against us. Will Rafa soon be off to greener pastures?

Rumour has it that he’s headed to a Premier League team and as much as we try to stay away from such chit chat, we are all aflutter.

Sylvie as a Premier League WAG? That = all of our dreams come true. (Quite a feat, considering this.)

Why?

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