
If you thought Olympian and professional figure skater Johnny Weir’s only marketable talent was triple sow cow-ing his way onto the Olympic medal podium, think again. The outrageously adorned fan favorite has just released a limited collection of little black dresses exclusively through the retail website, eDressMe.com. And guess what? We don’t completely hate them! In fact, they are reasonably priced – and a few of them are downright sophisticated. We’re actually considering whipping out our credit cards and ordering one, despite the fact that they were all custom designed by a marabou feather-wearing, in-your-face outrageous athlete. Read on for a few photos of Johnny’s designs, and tell us below: would you wear any of them?



The exclusive collection just became available for purchase on Saturday, April 30th, and even though the designs are online-exclusives, Weir premiered his favorite looks in person at the second annual Ice Dreams Skating Show in Bennesville, Illinois. Admittedly, we loved watching Johnny skate during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, but his questionable ensembles on the ice made us hesitant to take his dress collection seriously. However, he managed to prove us wrong, by sticking to the basics with his premier fashion foray. He kept his collection simple and small for his first time out, and stuck to a clean color palate of mainly classic black with splashes of ballerina-inspired pastels.
We always encourage you to try new trends and shapes, as long as you stick with simple colors to avoid an overwhelming ensemble – and that’s exactly what Johnny did with his collection. His managed to showcase his creative side, while still creating frocks that real woman actually want to wear. We think he summed up this fashion juxtaposition perfectly, when he told the New York Times, “The level of design is complemented by my understanding of a woman’s body, and my knack to refine the classic Little Black Dress with fanciful embellishments like feathers and sparkles.”





