You guys know that I am not crazy about the mullet dress, but I have to admit, I find this extremely charming:
It’s all young and fun and cheery and unusual without veering down Attention Whore Boulevard into Crazyville. I might have liked it better just as mini-dress, sans train, but then it wouldn’t have been quite as special — honestly, I think she’s really pulling it off.
I have more doubts about Selena’s red carpet dress
In comparison to the other, this just sort of falls flat — it’s certainly totally FINE and she doesn’t look BAD, but it’s not nearly as special as the dress she changed into to perform and which she continued to wear for the rest of the show, and I kind of wish she’d just worn Patterned McCuteMullet the entire time. In comparison, this number feels a wee bit Poor Man’s Nina Dobrev Goes to Junior Prom (parenthetically: VAMPIRE DIARIES COME BACK TO ME WHY WHY MUST YOU KEEP ME WAITING SO LONG NINA PAUL IAN I LOVE YOU).
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White? That 2nd dress looks totally pink to me! I think it’s cute and refreshing and the other one is too Chico a print for her!
I think the second one is pink. Or at least, it looks like it’s pink. I like both of them because they are young but not too young and they flatter her rather than making her look like she is 12. Plus, considering the amount of trash teenagers wear on a daily basis, the ability to dress up and look classy is important.
Selena looks cute in both, but my only issue with the second one is the hair swept to one side. I think THAT is what makes is look totally junior prom.
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Dress #2: pink.
that pink thing really looks like one of the dresses my barbie’s had that had a detachable ball skirt. you know how the wedding and bridesmade gowns always did? I guess it was for the reception part of your Barbie nuptials?
What is that thing on her shoulder in the second photo? Get rid of it before it eats your face!
I normally love ruffles, but that one is not doing anything for me.
(And I’m with the others–it’s pink, right?)
LOVE the first one, even with the filmy underlayer. It totally cleans up the lines of the mullet.
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The second dress does rather remind me of the Pink and Pretty Barbie. She was the only real Barbie I ever owned as a child — all my others were actually ‘fashion dolls’ of the ‘didn’t cost my parents $20-$40′ variety.
I saw the pink dress from another angle, elsewhere. From the front, as shown here: totally cute! from the shoulder-fluff side … bad. Really bad. The dress looks GIANT from that angle.
Also, I’m unreasonably distressed by the pink dress being called white.
Love the first dress, but the 2nd weirds me out. That ruffle looks like an afterthought. Also, 1st dress is PR alum Irina Shabayeva, according to TLo.
Two hour standing ovation for the first outfit! It’s as lovely as moth wings and her makeup and jewelry are perfect. And the shoes? Simply mouth-watering. The only reason I’m not standing and clapping for a full three hours is that the dress calls attention to the brown legs under that ivory torso.
As for the second dress, it’s so…melted vanilla ice cream with a drop of Red#2, and the sideswept hair is so corny, that I’ll just continue fanning myself with my program.
Love both dresses and hair.
Second one definitely looks pink to me…and kind of like something one of my Barbies had back when I was 12. By that, I mean in 1999 when all my Barbies wore the clothes passed down from my mom’s Barbies in the early ’70s. Except my Barbie’s version was a floor length nightgown.
First one is striking, she looks gorgeous, and the hair, shoes and jewelry is so well balanced, and just…YES. Nailed it.
Second, meh…
I’m giving my stamp of approval to the mullet dress, and people that know me know that THAT is an unusual event. But it’s cute, the look is put together, and she obviously loves it, so who am I to blow against the wind?
Not to mention (and you know I usually don’t, but–) SHOES!!!
Pretty in Pink, not so much. It’s not hyenous, but it is flirting with Promstrosity, and not in a good way.
Word on the street is that the first dress was designed by Project Runway alum Irina.
There’s nothing wrong, certainly, with the first dress, it’s just a little “Gidget” to the va va va voom of the first one. Love the first one: flirty, fluffy, fantastic, her legs look great, shoes, earrings, all of it. Love.
Sorry, I meant second dress. Nothing wrong with the second dress.
It’s definitely pink. And it’s OK but it is boring compared to the first one.
I like the first, but am nervous of how short it seems to be. If it were that short all the way around, she’d have to be super careful not to flash everyone. The second, especially next to the first, is blah.
What is up with her legs being so dark? They look great, but funny next to her much lighter arms.
I think both are very adorable and appropriate on her. And I would’ve reserved the cute pink or white one for another event so as not to be overshadowed. I’m not usually a fan of some of the ruffle details I see out there (too many of them resemble something you’d find in a gynecologist’s office), but this one looks cute without making the dress look twee. And I covet the shoes from the first dress.
Pink. Definitely pink. Pink dress sort of meh.
The first dress looks just like butterfly wings. Idea Leuconoe, to be exact. (I used to work for a butterfly man.) Really pretty. I have less of a problem with a mullet dress if it’s short and has a train, than the ones that are short & only to the knee or ankles. And the ruffliness helps. I like the pink too, for her, because she is young and color is so pretty with her skin. And it’s sort of neat and polished. She looks sweet in both.
I think my sister had a Skipper doll wearing that white (pink?) dress. And yet….it’s so cute!
I think both dresses work on her, but probably wouldn’t on 99.9% percent of people.
In particular, the second dress would be heinous on a person 5 minutes older than Selena, but I do like it on her.
The second dress looks pink to me. It’s cute, but yeah, not special. I freely admit LOVING the mullet dress. Adorable.
Ruffle-ectomy on aisle #2, stat. The aisle #1 mullet dress is beautiful in theory, but is too full in front, as if it had too many petticoats underneath. She has to hold it down with her hand to keep it covering her hoo-ha. And her Bump It hair do is no good. That’s what puts her into Barbie territory. She should wear those #1 shoes with everything.
The short pink is just dull, almost looks too young for her, and not particularly well-made. As for the gown: normally I loathe the mullet/overskirt/hip-cape stuff, so I shocked my own self to find it so appealing right away. Fabric’s great, esp. in motion – which sealed the deal for me, watching her perform in it. It’s a sure sign this gown has Magic Powers of some kind that I loved the filmy border bit, too. And SG was styled and accessorized perfectly, which doesn’t hurt. [Side note: I know we must consider the age difference and all, but what a pleasant change from the, let's say, more effortful self-presentation of, let's say, Lea Michele.]
Both are pretty cute, but the second would look even better with the first one’s shoes, which are AWESOME. I generally hate mullet-dresses too, but if short in front shows off those shoes, I can understand why she went with it.
The first dress looks like a horrible costume from and updated western….and her hair well she looks like a bobble head with all that volume. And there isn’t much to say about that Pink dress…..it.looks.cheap!
Selena looks great in both, but Jessica, I’m still REELING from the bombshell you dropped about actually liking Khloe K! Why, Jessica?! WHY?! She is the devil. Do not be fooled! Remember Albert Brooks’s great speech to Holly Hunter in “Broadcast News” where he says that the devil will appear charming and attractive and bit by bit get otherwise decent people to lower their standards? It’s happening to you Jessica. Run! Look aways from Khloe, and pray! “Get thee behind me, Satan!”
Nah K.K. looks sensational and is the most likeable of those girls I have to agree Jessica…
Selena looks sensational in that first dress and the pink outfit is a pale comparison to the couture classy of the other outfit. A great way to visually jump from teenqueen(in pink I am non threatning little girl) to Rockin Diva in “The Gown” (Talent has arrived Beeyotches…worship)
I like the first one, even though it was made by Meana Irina apparently, haha. I think she’s young enough to pull it off, and I think the extra volume on the mullet skirt looks pretty on her – girlfriend needs some help in the curves department. Plus shoes are hella cute.
Second one doesn’t really work in my opinion – not very stylish in general, plus the fit doesn’t help her teeny figure like the first one. Though I think the ruffle helps prevent it from looking like nothing more than a rectangle at least, & the shoes aren’t DTM…so it’s not a total fug, just a meh.
But cheers to her for looking pretty & not slutting it up, Momsen-style.
Pink dress looks too “i got my junior prom dress at a discount store”.
Both of the dresses are fine, although usually I love Selena’s styling and neither of these were gorgeous Grecian-inspired prettiness, and the red carpet dress looks very 80′s Barbie to me. But maybe that’s a good thing if you were born in 1992?
My big issue is with her makeup. She’s so pretty, why so beige and smear-y?
LOVE the first dress… but whats up with her legs being a gazillion shades darker than her torso?
She looks awesome in both…Scratch that not awesome SEXY