Cherie's bad fashion sense

The French designer Sonia Rykiel has spoken out about Cherie Blair's fashion sense. She told British reporters that she thought the first lady of Britain dressed badly. She compared Cherie's style of dress to that of the Queen's, stating that this came across as funny although she doubted that this was Cherie's intention.

Rykiel, who opened a shop on Brook Street two years ago, is not afraid to speak out or to be political in her messages or her fashion designs. She believes that fashion is also about politic, as well as being "intellectual and humanitarian". And she is not all talk. Last week the models at her fashion show in Paris sported 'Peace and Love' slogans.