Chanel Iman in Marchesa
Marchesa has been doing some not-awful work lately, so I guess this had to come along to return equilibrium to the universe. She genuinely looks like something snared her. It's a mermaid-cut gown made out of netting. How are we supposed to STOP our brains from going straight to Splash, or the opening song from The Little Mermaid ("Fathoms Below")?
Chanel Iman
And speaking of fathoms below...
Chanel Iman in Ralph & Russo
SO MUCH BETTER. You can still make a statement without handing a megaphone to your buttocks.
Chanel Iman
This is also nifty -- the color might be a bit Metallic Pee for me (the Griswolds' Family Truckster from Vacation will always live on in my heart), but -- and maybe this is the influence of that first dress still at work -- the cut is at least interestingly asymmetrical and the fit is flawless.
Chanel Iman
NOT SO HERE. I don't think it counts as a slit if more than 15 percent of your skirt is missing.
Chanel Iman
And that abdominal panel is just bizarre. Who ever really wants their stomach to look less like a washboard than the hand-cranked dryer?