The XX Factor: What women really think.

Everyone's Talking Polka Dots

I still don't think M.I.A. was trying to look sexy, Marjorie. I think she was trying to look provocative and faintly goofy. She's wearing puffy white sneakers with that getup, not spiked heels. And M.I.A.'s not the only one to find the polka-dotted dress entertaining: the designer, London-based Henry Holland, tells New York's Fiona Byrne, "We are going through all the blogs and looking at all the comments people put about the dress. It's quite amusing," adding that some bloggers were "saying that she’s a skanky ho who couldn’t wait to get her baby out before getting back in the game!"