On Wednesday at the 2012 People’s Choice Award, Ashley Greene again wore another contradictions dress. Although I was onboard with her last black and white look, this time the 2 extreme opposites that comprised her dress failed to make a favorable impression. She wore a black leather and lace custom-made DKNY (of which she’s the latest face of) dress and Brian Atwood shoes. Her custom made dress might be inspired by a DKNY Pre-Fall dress with a lace top and a leather skirt.
Maybe because she took a break from attending the numerous global Twilight premieres she thought it would be okay to wear something a little more goth/vampire-like without having to worrying about being to obvious. To me it looks a little more goth than vampire-like (however, anyone who saw South Park’s “Ungroundable” knows Goths and vampires are two entirely different cliques, per se).
A black flowery sheer lace covered her décolletage, shoulders, neck, and 2/3rds of her arm. The leather part looked like an extremely form fitting strapless dress with several inches of a circle skirt hemline. I think the dress clung to her a little too much like a second skin, so much so that you can spot the outline of her belly button and underwear (being one of the few Hollywood actresses who actually wear underwear – thanks Ashley!) through the leather.
The girly circle skirt and the fact that the leather wasn’t patent made the dress seem less S&Mish. After catching the 1st season of American Horror Story, I might still be traumatized by the Rubber Gimp suit, thus making me biased against any type of black skin tight outfits. The dress also felt like it was a little off, maybe missing something – a belt? A different color for her pumps? It’s a difficult look to pull off – I’m not sure if even Rooney Mara, who loves her edgy black gowns, could wear it flatteringly.
Ashley’s leather and lace may have missed the mark, but her hair and makeup were flawless. Her soft cascading waves and subtle and simple makeup softened her tough, edgy leather dress and added to the romantic qualities of the lace. One has to commend her for not playing it safe and taking risks.
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