Paging Dr. Whitfield.Carol Hannah deserves major props for her collection, not because it was flawless (it wasn't), but because it stood out as having a unique and strong point of view in a finale that was top-heavy with the combined aesthetic of IrinAlthea. The girl likes her frippery and there's nothing at all wrong with that. The thing with frippery is, you gotta know when to stop.
Let's start the show.
Let's start the show.
It's a great opening dress. Love the use of color and the interesting draping. We're not entirely sold on the silhouette on the lower half, though. It's a tough one to pull off. Still, it's eye-catching and beautiful in its own way.
Of course, everyone's going to remember this dress because it was so obviously ripped off and put on the back of Carrie Underwood for the AMAs. CH had this to say to us about that:
Of course, everyone's going to remember this dress because it was so obviously ripped off and put on the back of Carrie Underwood for the AMAs. CH had this to say to us about that:
"My first thought was "SHORTS??!!" I don't know what to say about this. I'm generally one to give the benefit of the doubt, but there's an awful lot of shady vibes coming from this given the timing, etc. It's one thing to be copied (potentially)...but a whole other... issue when copied poorly. I would absolutely LOVE to talk to her stylist."
Wow, do we ever hate the styling here. It's so distracting that it kind of ruins the look. We like the skirt but there's something off about the proportions. That top simply doesn't go with it, to our eyes.
COLOR! YAY! Not the most sophisticated hue, but we'll take it. Unfortunately, this top illustrates what we mean about knowing when to stop.Way too many twists there, making it look heavy and a little unflattering.
Kind of pretty, but a majorly unflattering silhouette. Could have used some form of embellishment because it's borderline boring.
Another illustration of her need to edit. Each of the design elements on this dress are interesting, but there are too many for one dress. We like what she did with the skirt; she just shouldn't have done so much of it. And the straps and neckline treatment look like she couldn't make up her mind about what she wanted the dress to be. Still, it's very eye-catching.
No complaints here. We LOVED this dress. Totally gorgeous. Love the way the sort of floral treatment continues up into the strap and really love the faded quality of the fabric. We would have loved to have seen this in a color, though.
When we first saw this we thought, "Really? You're gonna go there?" It's simply not an original look in any way and worse, it's totally incongruous to the rest of her collection. It's like she wandered in from a different show.
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