A swirling synth line helps build the song into a dreamy, uptempo track, quite unlike anything the band had previously made.
NME said the song "features oriental-type keyboards, and sounds like a cross between pop David Bowie and The Chi-Lites.
The very first demo that Neil did was just this weird, looped keyboard riff with a kind of Hawaiian bassline and acoustic guitar over the top.
"[10] The video for the title song was directed by Johan Renck, and features Anderson riding in a car, focusing on a woman who re-appears outside in a different setting with different clothing.
"[14] Neil Davenport from Manchester Evening News called it the "standout track" on the album, and felt that it sounded nothing like the "over-familiar Suede".
"[15] In a more mixed assessment, Amber Cowan of The Times spoke favourably of the song's production, while criticising Anderson's lyrics, saying "it coasts along breezily on a wave of strings and synths that owe more than a passing nod to the Eighties electronica of bands such as the Human League.
The feelgood, hands-in-the-air chorus is refreshingly upbeat after the tinny jangle of their last album, Coming Up, and the deliciously summery fade-out also scores extra brownie points.
The only drawback, predictably, is Brett Anderson's unintentionally hilarious lyrics, full of the same tired old Suede reference points.
"[16] Music writer James Masterton said that "She's in Fashion" sees the band "switch direction once more to the kind of string-laden epic ballad that cropped up on their earlier work.