Ladies, Would (could) you wear this dress?

[Weird Harold]

This dress (and the model wearing it) has raised some controversy in Australian sports circles for stealing the spotlight from her award winning boyfriend.

But that's not the question.

I'll aak the question after I post the pictures.

 

[Weird Harold]

Back view

 

[oggbashan]

Looks fairly standard wear for film premieres etc. in the UK.

Liz Hurley is the prime exponent of such dresses.

Og

 

[Weird Harold]

And now for the question:

Is this kind of dress something only a model could wear or it is it a practical design for an "every woman" who was reasonably fit and proud of her body?

In other words, does the model make the dress, the dress make the model, or is it the combination that make the impression?

I considered adding this to the Beauty Pageant thread because it raises some of the same issues about unrealistic "commodification" of "beauty" and the like.

The lady is Rebecca Twigley, BTW and the boyfriend is Chris Judd -- a star in the AFL (Australian Footbal League?)

To me, she's a very striking and eye-catching person -- especially in this dress -- but not someone I'd lust after. I can imagine someone closer to my "ideal woman" in that dress and i'm pretty sure that It would be even more striking than it is on Ms. Twigley.

For those interested in the dress, it is being auctioned for the benefit of a childrens' charity -- It could be yours if you want it badly enough.

 

[Weird Harold]

For those interested in the dress, it is being auctioned for the benefit of a childrens' charity -- It could be yours if you want it badly enough.

Forgot the link to the news story that mentiones the auction:

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,10854344%255E13780,00.html

Ms Twigley's Brownlow dress - designed by Perth's Ruth Tarvydas - could be yours when it is auctioned at the TLC For Kids charity ball next Friday, October 1.

For a bidding form and more details, visit the TLC For Kids website.

Should the bidding dollars get even close to our figures for the past few days, the kids' charity will certainly join us in the winners' circle.

 

[Weird Harold]

Looks fairly standard wear for film premieres etc. in the UK.

Liz Hurley is the prime exponent of such dresses.

Og

Yes, I know it's not terribly unique, but you didn't wait for the question.

 

[Guest]

 

[oggbashan]

Yes, I know it's not terribly unique, but you didn't wait for the question.

I know. Impatient, aren't I?

She probably made more column inches for the man she was with than he would have had on his own.

Had she been on an Australian beach she would have been wearing less but not newsworthy.

Og

 

[EmeraldKitten]

I don't have the body for it, so I'd never want it..
But, even if I did, I still wouldn't wear it.
I'd be in constant fear of something popping out of one of those slits, LOL.

~K

 

[Weird Harold]

Not sure that I would want it either, very high maintnance!

The body or the dress?

True, it takes "a certain kind of body" but does that "certain kind of body" have to be strictly a thin model stereotype or is this kind of fashion incompatible with fit and healthy?

Oggs:
Had she been on an Australian beach she would have been wearing less but not newsworthy.

Also true. So your contention is that it was the ocasion rather than the attire that maks the dress noteworthy?

 

[oggbashan]

So your contention is that it was the ocasion rather than the attire that maks the dress noteworthy?

Heinlein expressed it better than I can. He propounded 'the law of the naked thigh'. My paraphrase:

A man on a beach next to a woman places his hand on her naked thigh as he makes a point in conversation. Neither of them think that the gesture is unusual but...

She tells him that he is free to do the same thing at a formal event that evening. In the evening she offers to lift her long skirt so he can put his hand exactly where it was when they were on the beach. The man declines for fear of social embarrassment.

The point is that society's rules vary according to location and event. Adults playing around at a beach would not object if women rode on men's shoulders while playing ball. They would not dare to do the same thing at a formal ball when the men were wearing tuxes and the women formal gowns. Why not? They are the same people.

Og

PS. I have seen it done at a formal ball by Young Farmers and their ladies when drunk but so-called 'Young Farmers' are usually minor scions of the aristocracy and therefore immune to social criticism.

 

[Shock Chick]

I could wear it, but Lou couldn't.

Seriously, speaking as Katie now, I would love to have the confidence to wear something like that. I *could* if I worked bloody hard on toning up my tummy for a couple of weeks, but I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable. Couple of lagers inside me, then maybe.

As for your question:

In other words, does the model make the dress, the dress make the model, or is it the combination that make the impression?

I think it's a combination. It's that whole "celebrity" thing, which I neither get nor pay any attention to. I honestly didn't know who these people were...

 

[doormouse]

OMG that was at the Brownlow Medal Awards night.

She looked stunning!!

I'd scare the bloody world if I tried to wear it LOL

 

[doormouse]

Looks fairly standard wear for film premieres etc. in the UK.

Liz Hurley is the prime exponent of such dresses.

Og

I'm sure you'd know the Brownlows Og.

And yes, Harold, Aussie rules had their Grand Final today, so the Brownlow always precedes the event.

It's the highest medal a footballer can earn during his sporting career (apart from playing over ....xxx number of games.. can't think right now).

They have a ladies fashion award. She stood out amongst the crowd who mostly chose earthy tones.


Yadeyadeyadah lol

 

[oggbashan]

Chris Judd must be great Aussie Rules player.

His nose isn't broken and he still has at least one ear.

Og

 

[doormouse]

Chris Judd must be great Aussie Rules player.

His nose isn't broken and he still has at least one ear.

Og

LOL

That's SOCCER

Or, Rugby League.... more crowd involvement though LOL

The melee fines have stopped most fights now

 

[Carl East]

I'd wear it, but it would look all wrong. lol

Carl

 

[JRaven]

Not me

I have the classic pear shape type of body. Big round hips. They'd make the front straps stand way out from my tits. Make the whole thing look like a bad skirt with suspenders.
Like others have said, it takes a certain body type. And I ain't got it!

 

[Weird Harold]

I could wear it, but Lou couldn't.

Seriously, speaking as Katie now, I would love to have the confidence to wear something like that. I *could* if I worked bloody hard on toning up my tummy for a couple of weeks, but I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable. Couple of lagers inside me, then maybe.

I think your first comment is probably pretty close to the truth -- "Shock Chick" would have the confidence (or at least the urge to be "shocking") needed to wear that kind of style.

The question of "confidence" is very close to the discussion I was looking for -- Other than "tummy issues," what is it that undermines the confidence needed to wear something like that?

One of the sites a google news search turned up had a photo-gallery of other attendees and the dress is not that much more revealing or spectcular than some of the others, but (now that you mention it) there just isn't the "confidence" level in any of the "competition." Several of the other attendees had the physical charcteristics needed for that dress but their posture and expressions just wouldn't fit the style.

As for your question:

I think it's a combination. It's that whole "celebrity" thing, which I neither get nor pay any attention to. I honestly didn't know who these people were...

I didn't (and pretty much still don't) know who they are either. I heard something about the dress on sports talk radio and happened to be online at the time the host suggested looking it up.

 

[oggbashan]

To mis-use an expression - It takes balls to wear a dress like that with confidence.

Preferably his in her hand.

Og

 

[OhMissScarlett]

I couldn't wear that dress, my boobs are just way too big. But, I could definitely wear that footballer accessory she has on her arm.

 

[Colleen Thomas]

I don't have the body for it. I might have had the body for it before puberty hit, but not afterwards. Assuming I did have the body, I don't think I have the requisite nerve. In my circle of friends, I can only think of two who might have the body to wear it. Intrestingly, I think both have the nerve too, but it's defintely not meant for the majority of women.

-Colly

 

[McKenna]

Is this kind of dress something only a model could wear or it is it a practical design for an "every woman" who was reasonably fit and proud of her body?

In other words, does the model make the dress, the dress make the model, or is it the combination that make the impression?

I don't think there's much that could be considered "practical" about it. To me, it looks like a couple of well-draped scarves. "Practical" suggests something serviceable, like overalls or sensible shoes. I think a woman would have to be more than reasonably fit to wear it; she'd have to have a similar body style to the woman wearing it in the photo.

So I would say it's a combination of the model and the dress that make the impression. To prove my point, consider someone with a larger body style wearing the dress, like Rosie O'Donnell or even someone like Queen Latifah (who I think has a nice body,) or even someone "normal" looking like the woman who plays on The King of Queens. I don't think any of them could pull off the dress in the same way. The dress is definitely made for a small section of the populace.



(Pardon the American references, I couldn't think of anyone international.)

 

[Guest]

Even with "the body" I wouldn't wear such a dress. It's too revealing and, is red! How could one speak intelligently and interestingly to anyone wearing such a dress? Whatever body type, it's made for an exhibitionist, not for mingling and becoming part of a communal gathering. I can be exhibitionistic in dress, and have been, but more subtly, and I believe more alluringly. No matter the expense or designer label, the dress speaks trash to me, but more importantly lack of imagination and intelligence.

On an other hand, I do believe Liz Hurley has an intelligence and is an intresting woman, but she's in another league than the model above. She could be more blatant in dress and it would be beside any point, same goes for other women in her celebrity station.

Still, I prefer women dressed in better designs that enhance their fundamental attractions (not tits) and do not distract from them.

Perdita

 

[sweetnpetite]

in the minority

I would wear it- why not?

ps, they use a special tape or spray to make sure you don't pop out.

seems modest compared to J.Lo's famous green dress.