I got given this as one of my Christmas presents this year (which is just as well, seeing as I asked for it), but because I've been so busy these past few weeks it's only till last night that I've watched it properly all the way through. And, speaking as someone who nearly wore their Off The Record DVD into the ground, this has got to be the best DVD the girls have done so far.
Letting the cameras follow them around once more, "Get Girls Aloud's Style" is an enjoyable, amusing, and very helpful look into what it takes for the girls to look as fabulous as they do, be it for a premiere or for a video shoot (or a night in the tiles, in Sarah's case - sorry Sarah). It begins with the girls sitting around and discussing how their fashion sense has evolved, looking back at their fashion highs (like the red and black pencil skirts from Biology) and their fashion lows (like the spandex and foil nightmares from No Good Advice or, as Nadine says of their first post Popstars final photocall, "those cream and wine things").
And then the DVD is split down into 5 more mini-style guides - first there's Cheryl, with the girls' make up artist Chloe Butcher, who takes an in-depth look at her love of make up plus there's a chance to see where the girls got the eyelashes for the "Sexy! No, No, No..." video.
Then there's Kimberley, who gives advice on clothes shopping on the net whilst trying out a couple of her own online purchases to decipher which'd be best for a friend's wedding. Then Sarah takes us on an accessory spree, as well as to the place where they filmed the Sunsilk advert in West London.
Nadine's section is all about shoes, as we see her with her sister trying numerous pairs of day and evening footwear, as well as launching a full scale rant at Crocs (it's OK, Nadine, I hate them too). And then Nicola goes to find the perfect pair of jeans using a special computer that breaks down all your measurements and stuff.
And then what you do find interesting is the little "Top Tips" sections at the end of each mini-guide, which offer particularly helpful hints like always checking the returns policy of internet sites, never using a shop mirror to judge whether an outfit looks good (I never trust them anyway) and helpful stuff like that.
But then the DVD's piece de resistance has to be the inclusion of all the videos from "Sound Of The Underground" up to "Sexy! No, No, No..." with the option of audio commentary from Cheryl and Sarah - it's interesting to see which ones the girls prefer and certainly, when I look back, I do kind of see why videos like "The Show" and "Something Kinda Ooooh" did look a little bit cheap and rushed. Still, I'm glad I got this DVD, a perfect "night in" DVD for Girls Aloud fans everywhere.