What is the appeal of a dress where your girls are showing?

[gingersmom]

I was looking online at pictures of people who attended the Academy Awards. I don't get it. I have them, you have them, every woman has them.

 

Why do they feel the need to wear a dress cut so low/skimpy that 75% of your chest is showing?

 

Why do men not feel the need to walk around with half their pants missing?

 

Am I missing something?

 

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/02/25/oscars-2013-heidi-klum-dress_n_2758083.html

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/24/brandi-glanville-oscars-dress-cleavage_n_2755641.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

[SKL]

 

Why do men not feel the need to walk around with half their pants missing?

 

 

 

Please, don't give them any ideas!

 

...

 

I agree with you, of course. I never did understand it, and I probably never will. And I probably don't want to.

[Joker]

The dress in the second link looks kind of painful. :blink: I'd be very afraid of something popping in out in either of those.

[Rebecca VA]

No appeal. I think women who dress modestly and with an eye toward "pretty" are so much more appealing.

[Georgiana Daniels]

I don't know about that--so many men have their drawers hangin' out. Truly, I don't want to know them that well!

[justamouse]

Boobs are so overrated.

[Arcadia]

It is Hollywood, whatever it takes to get the cameras on the person.

However some teenagers here dress in a similar fashion at the mall.

[JudoMom]

The Brandi person looks like she couldn't get her dress pulled up all the way. It's ridiculous.

[Parrothead]

http://www.huffingto..._n_2758083.html

 

 

 

 

This might actually look nice on somebody with the body to wear it well. On the person photoed it looks ridiculous.

 

http://www.huffingto...ref=mostpopular

 

 

The same with this one. The style (strapless) is worn often and looks nice. But the way this person is wearing it, the dress looks too short and totally wrong for her. It looks like it was made for a short waisted woman, certainly not for the person wearing it in the photo.

 

If one scrolls down to the slide show number 3 has a lady in a similar strapless top. Hers looks like it fits. Even if it were to have a lower plunging neckline it would fit. Not so with the Glanville lady's dress.

[Garga]

I was going to reply to say that in a fancy dress a bit of cleavage is attractive. But then I clicked on the links. Those dresses are just ugly to me and show too much. I don't understand those dresses.

[Dandelion]

No wonder they opened the Oscars with the "We saw your boobs" song. It's impossible not to see them. :001_rolleyes:

 

I don't get the appeal either. Some cleavage is fine. But more does not always equal better.

[Dandelion]

Wow! For that second link, one wrong move and she's flashing the girls in all their glory! Holy cow!

 

 

Yep, it's a wardrobe malfunction just begging to happen.

[Lady Florida.]

Both of those dresses look uncomfortable to wear.

[unsinkable]

IDK...it's a special occasion...people want to stand out...

 

My DS made me LOL when he said one of the presenter's bangs were the most offensive part of the awards' show.

 

He loves films and had seen all the Best Picture nominees.

[dbmamaz]

on my fb feed the other day, i saw a link to an article comparing being a hollywood star to being a sex worker ... kinda interesting food for thought. i also think that a lot of (esp younger) women think that being oogled makes them important. and as they age, it becomes even more important to remain 'highly visible' . . i mean, the movie industry is a visual industry. and sex sells.

 

i dont care about what you can and cant see, tho . . its a body, we all have one

[Unicorn.]

Personally, I think Heidi Klum was trying to prove something...like she's still got it...and failed! The second picture in that 1st link, that shows her w/ Naomi Campbell.. now there was a gorgeous dress. Naomi's dress was elegant and classy.

 

The second link, I think she just couldn't get the dress on all the way- someone should have told her it was supposed to come up about 4 inches!

[catz]

Naomi's dress was gorgeous! Heidi Klum looks like a cheesy Vegas showgirl next to her. Blech! I don't mind a little plunge in a neckline. But those are terrible.

[Orthodox6]

IDK...it's a special occasion...people want to stand out...

 

 

 

 

Why does a "special occasion" induce people to wear insufficient clothing?

[Hwin]

I think most of the dresses were gorgeous but those two - eek.

[Julie Smith]

I do know that many years ago something like that happened to Reba, but that was an accident of sorts.

 

http://tasteofcountry.com/countrys-most-shocking-moments-reba-mcentire-red-dress/

[Catwoman]

I actually thought the women's dresses were more conservative this year than they have been in the past. I know there were some notable exceptions, but overall, I thought most of the women looked relatively tasteful.

[Mom in High Heels]

Beats me. And what is with the 10 inch heals? Ugh, my feet are throbbing just from thinking about it.

 

Hey! Don't go hatin' on the heels!

 

Brandi Glanville is a fame wh*re. She designed the dress herself. She could have designed it big enough to actually fit. It probably would have looked decent on someone a foot or two shorter, but on her it was ridiculous. I'm still trying to figure out why she was at the Oscars in the first place. For those of you who don't know, she's one of the "real" housewives (cause don't we ALL look like that?" I don't watch those shows (I don't even think we get them over here), but she was on the View last week, so that's how I know who she is.

[butterflymommy]

Some of the older actresses dress scantily, maybe to try to look young...?

 

When you're famous and living in famous circles your perception of "normal" gets quickly skewed, I imagine. Just living in the bubble of being rich will do that to you.

 

At least michelle obama doesn't have her girls hanging out everywhere (re the thread re her fashion sense).

[unsinkable]

 

 

 

Why does a "special occasion" induce people to wear insufficient clothing?

 

I'm talking the particular people in this industry, entertainment industry. For them, this is a huge night. And for them, it's not insufficient.

[Crimson Wife]

I used to wear skimpy clothes when I was a very insecure college coed. I had gone from an environment where I was seen as "the brainy girl" to one where everyone was at least as smart as me if not smarter. The flip side was that while in my high school I was just normal "cute", in college I was seen as "hot". So that was the persona I adopted. Had I felt more self-confident, I wouldn't have felt the need to dress like a bimbo.

 

I suspect these aging, recently divorced model/reality stars are feeling fairly insecure about themselves. If your whole identity is based on being "hot", it's got to be pretty tough to be a 40something divorcee.

[jenangelcat]

What's the appeal of wearing a dress that shows your arms, or your legs or you face. Seriously what does it matter? Maybe they really like that part of their body and like to emphasize it. Maybe they want attention. Maybe they want to get the hand wringers and slut shamers all riled up.

[Lisbeth]

I don't know, but it is so tacky in my book.

[lavender's green]

I was going to reply to say that in a fancy dress a bit of cleavage is attractive. But then I clicked on the links. Those dresses are just ugly to me and show too much. I don't understand those dresses.

 

 

:iagree:

 

I was going to say, aww come on and live a little! Nothing wrong with a little skin! ...And then I clicked on the links. :blink:

 

At that point it's just classless.

[LucyStoner]

Most of the dresses on the red carpet slide show are of women wearing dresses that show an average amount or no amount of cleavage. The links go to two extreme examples. One possible reason why they wear clothing like that is summed up nicely right there. Another reason is that they just like to. We live in a country where women can mostly wear what they want, for whatever reason they want. I am glad for that, regardless of if I like or dislike any particular dress. We all have a simple solution here. If we don't like it, we don't wear it.

[Georgiana Daniels]

I had to wait until the kids were out of the room to click the links, and all I can say is....

 

....it's sad those women feel the need to go to those extremes to get attention.

[Laura Corin]

I'd be nervous in those dresses, but I don't see a problem with cleavage: I've certainly shown cleavage in some outfits.

 

For that matter: I've got lips, all women have lips - why bother to show them off to their best advantage in lipstick?

 

Laura

[justamouse]

I actually thought the women's dresses were more conservative this year than they have been in the past. I know there were some notable exceptions, but overall, I thought most of the women looked relatively tasteful.

 

 

:iagree: I loved Aniston's dress. And Ann Hathaway looked so classically Hollywood.

[Susan in TN]

Boobs are so overrated.

 

Hey - they paid good money for those boobs! They just want to make sure they get plenty of milage out of them. :auto:

[sparrow]

I was going to reply to say that in a fancy dress a bit of cleavage is attractive. But then I clicked on the links. Those dresses are just ugly to me and show too much. I don't understand those dresses.

 

:iagree:

 

And I'll be the first to admit, despite all of us having them, *I* think they're pretty cool ;)

 

 

 

 

:leaving:

[Kirch]

Boobs are so overrated.

 

 

I have a 3 month old who would disagree with you there ... :p

[nd293]

I imagine it's the old 'some people will do anything to get noticed'. Do you think anyone sees dresses like that and thinks 'beautiful'? It's a real question - I certainly don't, and I prefer to look at 'beautiful'.

 

Or maybe the logic is 'we all have them, why hide them'. I once had a massage in Thailand - outdoors next to a pool - and the female masseuse tried to get me to roll over while I was 'uncovered'. "All same-same!" was her impatient response to my protests.

[Word Nerd]

Ack! Heidi Klum's costume is hideous.

[Delirium]

I agree that modest looking clothing is much sexier. Such as this dress worn by two different gals, the second looks better in my opinion.

[Orthodox6]

 

 

For that matter: I've got lips, all women have lips - why bother to show them off to their best advantage in lipstick?

 

Laura

 

 

 

Excellent point. I have not worn lipstick since I was a teenager. :001_smile:

[8circles]

Eh. They aren't dresses I would wear but they don't bother me. Nor does it bother me that my DS's or DH sees them. I'm glad they're able to dress the way they want. They do have beautiful bodies and I don't think they need to be covered any more than we need to cover beautiful faces.

[GSOchristie]

Thoses dresses go beyond showing off an asset to just plain inappropriate. There is just no need to show ALL of that. Like pp said, I loved Naomi's dress, she looked beautiful.

[Mrs Mungo]

I agree that those two dresses are not attractive. But, it is mostly a matter of personal taste. Someone on this very board said that I looked slutty in a dress. So...*shrug*.

[KungFuPanda]

I thought I'd click the link and roll my eyes at you prudish homeschooling moms. The first dress must be awful to make heidi klume look bad. The second one would be nice on a smaller, shorter woman. She likes like she drank that Wonderland growing juice! Good gravy, I have professional bellydance costumes that cover MUCH more than either of those dresses . . . and I'm not even talking about the extra-modest public school gig costumes.

[Slartibartfast]

I think they do look uncomfortable and hideous but I think some who wore low cut dresses looked nice. I guess it just depends on how it is done.

[nmoira]

Boobs are so overrated.

 

 

I love boobs.

[nmoira]

 

 

:iagree: I loved Aniston's dress. And Ann Hathaway looked so classically Hollywood.

 

 

I found her ceremony dress reminiscent of a lobster bib.

[Heather in Neverland]

I think it is sad and indicative of low self-esteem.

[Aspasia]

For the record, I think the dresses in those links are extreme and just plain ugly. But as to the question of why men don't walk around showing their man parts...I think it's for two reasons: 1) Men are very visual, so women showing their bodies to them goes a lot farther than men showing their bodies to us. 2) Breasts are beautiful. Man parts are...utilitarian. Please, please, don't make me look at them on the red carpet!

[unsinkable]

The other point I keep in mind about this profession is that these people are still playing a part when they are in public, even when they are not acting. So I consider award show dresses to be mostly costumes.

 

 

[CupOCoffee]

I've not read all the responses, nor did I watch the show. I only clicked on the 2 links, but here's what immediately came to mind: heaven forbid a nursing mother shows that much -- the world is all up in arms. Yet....

 

~coffee~