Yesterday's item noting this seasons hot prom dress piqued readers interest. One Wizbang reader went the extra mile and checked out the manufacturer's prom dress line and found that the Post got the story backward - literally.
So was The New York Post trying to titillate readers? You be the judge:
Update: The Post responds. I've been contacted by the photo editors on the story who have assured me that the model was NOT wearing the dress backward. From the Impression Bridal's web site (dresses on page 7), this photo is closest to the Post version. The disappearance of the fabric on the Post model may just be because the model in the black dress is wearing a bigger size.
In the comment section Windstar says Katie Couric on Today interviewed the designer who said sales took off once a runway model wore the dress backward.
Much clearer now, isn't it?
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Uh huh huh huh...Y... (Below threshold)1. Posted by LJD | January 25, 2005 10:07 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Uh huh huh huh...
You said "titillate"
Uh huh huh huh huh.....
1. Posted by LJD | January 25, 2005 10:07 AM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 10:07
2. Posted by Steve L. | January 25, 2005 10:45 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Actually, if you look at both pictures, it is worn correctly. The Post picture is a little misleading in two ways.
1. Since the picture is taken from straight on, it hides the fact that the dress curves under the girl's arms.
2. The girl in the Post picture has adjusted her dress to show more cleavage. There is another picture on the vendor's website (the small picture with the two girls) that seems to show more cleavage as well. It is shot from the side, so the dress side is more apparent.
2. Posted by Steve L. | January 25, 2005 10:45 AM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 10:45
3. Posted by Henry | January 25, 2005 10:45 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Its still a pretty bad dress for teenagers to wear.
that is a heck of a lot of skin.
3. Posted by Henry | January 25, 2005 10:45 AM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 10:45
4. Posted by JoeB | January 25, 2005 10:47 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I can say categorically that NONE of my prom dates ever looked like that. With the dress frontwards or backwards.
4. Posted by JoeB | January 25, 2005 10:47 AM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 10:47
5. Posted by M. Kyle | January 25, 2005 11:21 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Incorrect! The red dress in on Backwards!
Turns out during a fashion show, it was worn incorrectly, but then sales shot thru the roof!
So, now the company is marketing it both ways.
5. Posted by M. Kyle | January 25, 2005 11:21 AM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 11:21
6. Posted by Josh Cohen | January 25, 2005 11:59 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I don't know if M. Kyle was being facetious or not, but if he wasn't, I certainly believe it.
6. Posted by Josh Cohen | January 25, 2005 11:59 AM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 11:59
7. Posted by Steve L. | January 25, 2005 12:23 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
M. Kyle,
I disagree with you. Once I heard that it might be a hoax, I looked at many pictures of it. The design is such that anyone putting it on backwards would know immediately.
Sorry, you are wrong unless you can provide substantiated evidence of what you claim.
7. Posted by Steve L. | January 25, 2005 12:23 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 12:23
8. Posted by Olaf L. Prat | January 25, 2005 12:40 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
It's easy to just say "you're wrong" and try to get someone to prove a point. But why should they have to prove it when you haven't shown anything substantial either. Making claims and telling someone they're wrong is easy.
8. Posted by Olaf L. Prat | January 25, 2005 12:40 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 12:40
9. Posted by HellGremlin | January 25, 2005 1:00 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Doesn't matter, the broad in the red is a hottie. I'd gladly cover her with my pearly man-spackle.
9. Posted by HellGremlin | January 25, 2005 1:00 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 13:00
10. Posted by any-moose | January 25, 2005 1:01 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
It's on backwards, if you look really closely at the.... *droool* ... where was I?
Oh yeah, if you look at the way the front curves down on the sides and the width of the opening in the front you can distinguish between front and back. Those of you saying it's on correctly couldn't find the front of a VW bug.
10. Posted by any-moose | January 25, 2005 1:01 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 13:01
11. Posted by Brooklyn | January 25, 2005 1:09 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
People, it was the NEW YORK POST! Think about it... the photographer probably had the model put the dress on backwards ON PURPOSE. The Post is not above such things.
And yes, the red dress is on backwards... note how the spangles stop short of the bottom hem of the cups on the front of the dress, but go edge-to-edge on the back...
11. Posted by Brooklyn | January 25, 2005 1:09 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 13:09
12. Posted by David B | January 25, 2005 1:14 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
It looks like it was correct to me. If you look at the part right above the waist, where it crosses, you can see that in the back shot it doesn't cross at all until the very end. The two front shots are the same.
12. Posted by David B | January 25, 2005 1:14 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 13:14
13. Posted by Windstar | January 25, 2005 1:17 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
If any of you had watched Katie Couric on NBC this morning you would know that M.Kyle is exactly right. Katie interviewed the designer of the dress. He explicitly explained how a model at one of the fashion shows accidentally put the dress on backwards and wore it down the runway like that. Immediately afterwards, sales for the dress skyrocketed. It is now one of his top ten selling dresses. BTW, Katie was her usual annoying self and practically verbally attacked the guy for promoting and selling the dress even though it is so popular.
13. Posted by Windstar | January 25, 2005 1:17 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 13:17
14. Posted by C K | January 25, 2005 1:21 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
People, aren't we missing something far more important? Regardless if it's on right or not, these are teenage girls dressing like this. I mean come on, don't any of you see something wrong with this? What if your daughter wanted to wear a dress like that? And this is coming from a 19 year old guy, not some mid-40's prude. I mean, I've got nothing wrong with WOMEN showing skin, but these are still underage girls...
And if it wasn't Statutory Rape, I'd hit it.
14. Posted by C K | January 25, 2005 1:21 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 13:21
15. Posted by Zer0.MediA | January 25, 2005 1:21 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
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Agreed.
And the thing is backwards, otherwise I suspect that they would have shown a back view in the post as well.
15. Posted by Zer0.MediA | January 25, 2005 1:21 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 13:21
16. Posted by Zer0.MediA | January 25, 2005 1:25 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"Doesn't matter, the broad in the red is a hottie. I'd gladly cover her with my pearly man-spackle."
Agreed.
And the thing is backwards, otherwise I suspect that they would have shown a back view in the post as well.
Sorry for the double post.
16. Posted by Zer0.MediA | January 25, 2005 1:25 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 13:25
17. Posted by A Recovering Liberal | January 25, 2005 1:34 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
EggZACKly, C K.
17. Posted by A Recovering Liberal | January 25, 2005 1:34 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 13:34
18. Posted by Olden Dazed | January 25, 2005 1:36 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"People, aren't we missing something far more important? Regardless if it's on right or not, these are teenage girls dressing like this. I mean come on, don't any of you see something wrong with this? What if your daughter wanted to wear a dress like that? And this is coming from a 19 year old guy, not some mid-40's prude. I mean, I've got nothing wrong with WOMEN showing skin, but these are still underage girls..."
And how about the scandalously short skirts cheerleaders wear? How dare those underage girls show their legs? Sometimes, you can even see their underpants. I mean, you can't even have sex with them! They should be covered head to toe in heavy cloth to stop boys and men from thinking about things that might be immoral or illegal.
In my day, cheerleader skirts went down to mid-calf, and that was still racy enough to cause all us boys to walk around with semi-chubbies all day.
Mmmmm. Here's to the gold old days, and the relief of rubbing one out in the bathroom after school.
18. Posted by Olden Dazed | January 25, 2005 1:36 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 13:36
19. Posted by LUD | January 25, 2005 1:49 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I believe the red version to be backwards. Look at the front of the black dress. Turn it around and it has to look pretty weird with the cups hanging empty in the back. Probably why there is no "back view" offered in the Post's photo. Also demonstrates that they knew the red dress was backwards.
19. Posted by LUD | January 25, 2005 1:49 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 13:49
20. Posted by argyle64 | January 25, 2005 1:56 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
What I wouldn't give to know who that model in the red is. Just to know her name to look up more pics of her in the internet. She is downright gorgeous.
20. Posted by argyle64 | January 25, 2005 1:56 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 13:56
21. Posted by Paul | January 25, 2005 2:20 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Kevin after looking at the evidence and reading all the comments, I've reached a verdict.
We don't have enough evidence to reach a conclusion.
Please contact the photoeditor at the Post and tell him we need something about 8 x 10 and about 300dpi.
Then when we blow it up to -er life sized, we can tell for sure.
Paul
Oh- And tell him that other shots of said babe in Red dress would only help his case.
21. Posted by Paul | January 25, 2005 2:20 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 14:20
22. Posted by McGehee | January 25, 2005 2:27 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Better still, Paul, an in-person viewing of the model in the red dress. A thorough examination of the evidence in person is the only way to resolve this.
It's just like the story of the designer who came up with a dress made out of wood. Someone who bought the dress called and complained because hers had a knothole.
"Well," said the designer, "I'll have to look into that."
22. Posted by McGehee | January 25, 2005 2:27 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 14:27
23. Posted by snudco | January 25, 2005 2:32 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
that bitch is hot. who gives a shit if the dress is backwards?
23. Posted by snudco | January 25, 2005 2:32 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 14:32
24. Posted by ice | January 25, 2005 2:33 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I' am 19 and there is no way i would have gone to prom with my date if she had that dress on. I wanted my date to look both classy and sexy (witch she did) not like a whore. besides I think that classy is sexy. partially when you get the dress off.
But I would not have a problem hitting that
24. Posted by ice | January 25, 2005 2:33 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 14:33
25. Posted by Keenan | January 25, 2005 2:45 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Yes, I'd let my daughter where it. Maybe a young man might think she is beautiful. Other people can hide their body and their daughter's with head scarfs and full goans, with their sick, religious hatred of the body.
25. Posted by Keenan | January 25, 2005 2:45 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 14:45
26. Posted by julie | January 25, 2005 3:49 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I believe it is common practise for the school administration to check prom dresses these days before they are allowed in.
26. Posted by julie | January 25, 2005 3:49 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 15:49
27. Posted by Henry | January 25, 2005 4:47 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Julie, I remember reading somewhere about a school that actually had a faculty (female teacher, of course) member that actually flipped up the girls dresses and checked their underwear. Any girl caught wearing butt-floss would be barred from entering the dance.
27. Posted by Henry | January 25, 2005 4:47 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 16:47
28. Posted by julie | January 25, 2005 5:08 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Henry: I remember the incident and there were complaints. I don't know what the ultimate outcome was. However, just recently, I heard or read about female staff doing the same type of checking at a different school.
28. Posted by julie | January 25, 2005 5:08 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 17:08
29. Posted by Nate | January 25, 2005 6:26 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
the girl in red gave me an erection
29. Posted by Nate | January 25, 2005 6:26 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 18:26
30. Posted by A.M. | January 25, 2005 7:41 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Hi everyone, speaking as a person who actually wore the dress in the picture, it is worn the right way. If it was worn on backwards, then it would not fit right at all. The reason why the comparison to other pictures is different, because the company has different styles, plus it also depends what size the model is and her figure.
30. Posted by A.M. | January 25, 2005 7:41 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 19:41
31. Posted by julie | January 25, 2005 8:17 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
A.M.:
1. Did you feel comfortable or too self-conscious in the dress?
2. How did you keep the straps from moving and uncovering your breasts?
3. Could you sit in it with out the straps becoming slack and exposing your breasts?
TIA
31. Posted by julie | January 25, 2005 8:17 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 20:17
32. Posted by EdWonk | January 25, 2005 8:44 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Manufacturer + New York Post + Collusion = untold $$$$ worth of free publicity for both. ;)
32. Posted by EdWonk | January 25, 2005 8:44 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 20:44
33. Posted by winker | January 25, 2005 10:37 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Clearly the dress is on sideways. It's the model who is reverse inverted. I'd do her in Europe, probly legal there
33. Posted by winker | January 25, 2005 10:37 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 22:37
34. Posted by joe black | January 25, 2005 11:45 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
OMG That's my sister.. Momma's not gonna be happy
34. Posted by joe black | January 25, 2005 11:45 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 23:45
35. Posted by lola | January 25, 2005 11:49 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Chacko, you better not tell momma.. I got paid 25 dollars for doing this. If she finds out, no more nookie for you..
35. Posted by lola | January 25, 2005 11:49 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 23:49
36. Posted by joe black | January 25, 2005 11:51 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I won't tell.. I just dont wants other men to see my sisters boobies.. Tell ya what.. give me 5 bucks and I'll keeps the secret..
36. Posted by joe black | January 25, 2005 11:51 PM |
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Posted on January 25, 2005 23:51
37. Posted by Jim Bennett | January 25, 2005 11:54 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Just for laughs, a couple more links (Google is your friend!):
tee bee, if you want that dress for even less than before, try the