So basically, this blog is turning into the Fall Out Boy and Panic! at the Disco show, which was something I'd hoped to avoid. But with Pete Wentz out and about with his Simpson sister of choice what seems like ALL THE TIME, there's a plethora of paparazzi shots for me to look at disgustedly. Now, Ashlee Simpson isn't really related to the scene kids and bands whose fashion I critique, but when you're boning Pete Wentz you become fair game. In any case, please observe these two outfits (photo and stupid MS paint commentary courtesy of Perez Hilton.)

Does Ashlee Simpson really like the Ramones? Really? Last time I saw her wearing a band shirt was an Adam Ant shirt, and I am almost 100% positive Ashlee's favorite song isn't Stand and Deliver. Now, I am not one of those people that go around calling other people poseurs, as I am above the age of 13 and secure in my own alternativeness or whatever, but I've never seen the point of wearing a band's shirt if you don't listen to the band. And maybe I'm wrong and Ashlee sobbed when Joey died like my punk rock friend Bianca did... but that still doesn't explain the suspenders-- or excuse me, braces, as my far classier British reader(s) would say. I would like to revise my previous statement that Ashlee's trying to pull off the Kate Moss-urban-boho thing, because that hat, that cardigan and most importantly, those braces, clearly say she's trying to pull off the Pete Doherty look. I'm surprised she's not wearing a fedora and a crackpipe.

Pete's outfit, for once, it a lot less offensive. Hoodie, ok, whatever, boring-- maybe the color washes him out a little. His shirt is probably some screenprint of some stupid, slightly depressing slogan. His jeans are probably worth more than my cell phone (and it's a Treo, y'all, those aren't cheap) but still manage to look like they're from the Gap. As an aside, I just want to say that I much prefer Pete--and most males, really-- in dark denim, even a darker grey maybe. The bag appears to be Burberry, or fake Burberry, which I really do not care for. Designer items, in most humble opinion, are meant to look expensive, but should not outright state that they are so-- lables, logos, and other similar markings should be minimal. I feel like anything else is meant to be an obvious show of wealth and, as such, is pretty tacky. My only exception to this is the Chanel logo, but only because the white on black is so aesthetically pleasing.

All that being said, Pete and Ashlee look really happy together, and really, I wish them the best from the bottom of the tiny lump of coal that is my heart.