Gwyneth Paltrow in Lanvin. If the runway’s wind machine and the matching window dressings in the Parisian store are any indication, this dress is about movement (and towering heels). Here, the billowing effect has been deflated and the overall look distastefully abbreviated.
Gwyneth Paltrow in Sophia Kokosalaki. Much better.
Ashley Olsen at the “Sex and the City” premiere. It’s a surprisingly busy outfit for what’s ostensibly a minimalist statement.

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Kerry Washington in Louis Vuitton Fall 2008. Take away the devo hats, modify the 3-D details, and rid of the weedy young girls with thick brows and you’re left with well-made prom dresses.
Margherita Missoni in Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2008. Margherita may be the obscenely rich everygirl, but she’s not the girl for this dress.
Lou Doillon in Armani Prive at the “Palermo Shooting” premiere in Cannes, France. To describe this as “effortless” would somehow bastardize the disheveled prettiness (thesaurus, anyone?) of the the look. Hence, just observe.

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