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Oh Velour... So soft and luxurious yet can be disastrous when used for clothing. I'm not totally against velour, I think that it should be limited to loungewear, dancewear and those few activewear garments that have managed to become a part of the everyday wardrobe -- like velour pants by Juicy Couture.

Style.com is one of the great and perhaps the top destination and resource for anything about fashion and style. Through the years Style.com has built it's credibility in both women's and men's fashion. Editors and contributors are hailed as fashion's best and their runway reviews have made and shattered a designer's dream to grace billboards, t.v. commercials and of course the pages of Vogue, Elle, W and GQ.

But there are times that I disagree on a few pieces that made it on Style.com's trend forecast. I have chosen 5 of my worst pick from Style.com's trend report. Which includes fashions by Rodarte, Gareth Pugh, Ralph Lauren, Sinha - Stanic and Marios Schwab. 

Stella, Stella, Stella...Tsk Tsk. Stella McCartney can she be more literal? This Rhumba dress is so busted! Here are three reasons why: First, lacks creativity - ruffles on the sleeves I wonder how long and how many sketches it took to create this dress. Next, uninspired - if the Rhumba is the inspiration behind this dress, then it should be sexy in a tasteful way. And how about  a more festive color than black? The last reason this Stella McCartney 'Rhumba' Dress is my pick for this week's fashion criminal is more of a question. Would someone buy this dress if we it was designed by a less known designer?

I'm a a bit partial on this week's fashion criminal simply because I'm a big fan of this designer's body of work. Alexander McQueen has revolutionized fashion since his first collection and there are no signs of him slowing down or stopping anytime soon. This Mongolian shearling jacket has impeccable tailoring and the attention to detail of which McQueen is known for. I love McQueen's excessiveness and always pushing the envelope of fashion. But this jacket the push becomes a shove. I actually asked myself how many furless black lambs are running around the mountains of Mongolia. The shearling adds to much weight and bulk to the jacket taking away from the gorgeous red embroidery. And for $11,720.00!!! Imagine how many lambs you can buy with that money.

Miu Miu Teacup Pump - Perfect if you're going for that mutated feet look. This pump looks like a python ate a peacock and when the python's skin was used to create the shoe it grew feathers! $660.00 Barney's

Martin Margiela Money Sandal, can I be anymore rich? Talk about vanity at it's finest. If you just have to have this sandal, on sale at Barney's for $290.00

Lanvin Double Buckle Platform - I'm sure you'll be asked if the aree you lived in is flooded when you wear this shoes. There' s nothing pretty about this shoe at all. $545.00 Barney's

Choosing a Fashion Criminal every week is not easy. I do have a few things to consider like wearability, style and the price we have to pay to wear something not pleasing. This week's criminal failed on all the criteria. 

This week's fashion crime had me coughing out fur balls! Nina Ricci what is up? I'm confused, is this sweater made so bulky to warm you up or look like you shrunk. And for $2,190.00? That wool blanket better come with a mattress and a bed. Guilty of all counts, Nina Ricci Asymmetric Sweater this week's fashion criminal. Nina Ricci Asymmetric Sweater $2,190.00 Bergdorf Goodman