Christian Siriano’s collection hits Bluefly and parodies him too

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Christian Siriano’s new collection has hit Bluefly, with six looks selling on sale for anywhere between $96 to $590. The gold metallic silk shift dress ($325) is cute and flirty and I dig the epaulet-like detail at the shoulders. The sly empire waist is great design too. But the accompanying description -- ‘Christian says he designed this metallic mini specifically for a ‘Haute’ night out!’ -- puts me off. Enough with the ‘fierce’ and ‘hot mess’ and ‘tranny’ references. Siriano is now parodying himself and it’s about as fresh as the banana peel under my car seat.

My favorite piece is this plaid silk taffeta jacket ($480), in black and gray with a standing collar and puffed sleeves. I love the grittiness of black plaid, contrasted by the girlish elements. Wear this jacket with jeans and a white tank and primary colored pumps in red or yellow. The description reads: ‘Christian hopes you’ll love as much as he does the boxy ruffle detail of this cropped bolero (a big Fall trend) and suggests pairing it with a long sleeve top underneath for ultimate fierce-ness.’

Bluefly lists the designer as Christian V. Siriano and offers a live chat with customer service. So, I typed in a Q: ‘What does the initial V stand for?

I got back, from Suzanne at Bluefly: ‘Christian is very artistic, so it’s possibly his creative flair by putting his middle initial.’ Tim Gunn would say, ‘Stop trying to make it work so hard.’

photos: Bluefly.com