X Factor Stylists: It's a No From Me

I know that the X Factor has never exactly been the paragon of chic (despite the fleeting presence of the epic Grace Woodward), but tonight I was struck by just how seriously awful the stylists made the contestant Frankie Cocozza look.

Stills taken from the X Factor website

Yuck! The whole look is just so monumentally mishandled. It's as if the stylists thought it necessary to strip away all elements of nuance and individuality in order to make Cocozza's "rocker" persona readable to the audience. He's like Ozzy Osbourne meets Marc Bolan - an atrocious mash-up of generic alternative styles. The low-slung belt, the leathers, and (most of all) all of those necklaces... it's all just so costume-y and lame. Come back Katie Waissel's perspex helmet, all is forgiven.