The Dress Thread

[Axls Rocket Queen]

Well everyone's freaking out over it, people are either in support of it or calling her a horrible slut.

I think the dress itself is amazing, and pictures don't actually do it justice. It's pretty stunning when you see the video footage of her in it.

[Redhead74]

I love it too. She has a beautiful body. I don't see any reason not to show it off. Aside from a bit of nipple she's not showing anything more than someone in a bikini on the beach does. Breast outline is still very apparent in a bikini, just not the nipple itself.

Oh my god! Rihanna has nipples! Jesus Christ, the last time I saw anything as explicit as that was...........this morning when I got out of the shower and saw my reflection in the mirror!

[Axls Rocket Queen]

Yeah, it's like men can go around with their nipples out all they want but when a woman does it, it's a scandal

[Guest Len B'stard]

So I'm surprised we've not discussed this yet

I think she looked amazing, and more power to her for being comfortable enough with her body to show it off like that.

I think she looks gorgeous. This might possibly sound ridiculous but the way she's been kitted out actually makes her facial prettiness stand out as much as anything. If there's a criticism of her that I can think of offhand, cosmetic that is, is that she doesn't always like...do whats best for looks face-wise but this works and works really well

[Axls Rocket Queen]

Yeah, that was actually what I first thought too Her makeup is stunning, really suits her features.

[Gracii Guns]

Hmmm...

I'm not sure what to think. The dress is beautiful and she looks brilliant, but I'm pretty conservative, I'd prefer to cover up a little more for a formal evening event. I wouldn't call her a slut or anything, but there is something to be said in favour of leaving some to the imagination.

But this is Rihanna, she was never going to be a wallflower. She looks comfortable and happy and I'd rather her wear that dress than many other people.

[Thin White Duke]

Yeah, that was actually what I first thought too Her makeup is stunning, really suits her features.

First thing I noticed too. I am not a big fan of her but she called my attention that day and it wasn't because of the dress (it's just the normal Rihanna outfit afterall). Perfect makeup for her facial features and that is a really becoming headdress too. It made her look stunning and better than many other times.

About the dress, it would look better if it wasn't totally gauzy, because given the form, the back and all, it would still be a striking sexy dress. But it's Rihanna and it's how you expect her. However, I remember the dresses posted by a forum member a while ago being labelled as "slutty" by the very same people praising this one. Heh.

Edited June 5, 2014 by Thin White Duke

[Chris1989]

I don't like her, her body or the dress. 0/10

[netcat]

i see it looks a bit pharisaical being posted on the same page with Pihanna dress, but it is what it is and i like it

[Gracii Guns]

Good use of fabric, pattern and colour there netcat, I'd wear a strapless version of it.

[netcat]

thanks Gracii, im sure the strapless version would be perfect for your type of figure

[Gracii Guns]

Here are the latest dresses I've made, all the same pattern. The first two are going to friends as gifts, the third was for me, but it's a little tight, so am gifting it to a friend as well. Sorry for the bad quality photos, my camera's wearing out.

Edited June 6, 2014 by Gracii Guns

[AdriftatSea]

The one thing that concerns me is the cut of the armholes...I have shorter than average shoulder-to-pit distance don't want accidental side-boobage! Definitely NOT grad-appropriate

You can get a bandeau that is black lace or solid and wear under it maybe?

Edit: I didn't mean to click 'like' on your comment of this. I think side-boobage is sexy. Maybe not appropriate for highschool graduation but I think it's okay for grad school graduation. I saw your photo of you posted in your long black dress. I think you could definitely pull it off!

Edited June 7, 2014 by AdriftatSea

[Gracii Guns]

Here's a dress I made being worn by a beautiful friend.

[Gia]

About the dress, it would look better if it wasn't totally gauzy, because given the form, the back and all, it would still be a striking sexy dress. But it's Rihanna and it's how you expect her. However, I remember the dresses posted by a forum member a while ago being labelled as "slutty" by the very same people praising this one. Heh.

I find that funny too

Edited June 8, 2014 by Gia

[Dazey]

Rihanna is fucking rank!

[Gia]

lol

[Dazey]

lol

Well she's got a hot body but a face like a bulldog licking piss off a nettle.

[arnold layne]

So I'm surprised we've not discussed this yet

I think she looked amazing, and more power to her for being comfortable enough with her body to show it off like that.

Chyeah baby.

[Ace Nova]

So I'm surprised we've not discussed this yet

I think she looked amazing, and more power to her for being comfortable enough with her body to show it off like that.

Looks like she might have pasties on.

[Guest Len B'stard]

Here are the latest dresses I've made, all the same pattern. The first two are going to friends as gifts, the third was for me, but it's a little tight, so am gifting it to a friend as well. Sorry for the bad quality photos, my camera's wearing out.

I really like your hair

[Patience 4 Axl]

That's not your average looking potato sack.

[Lithium]

I would, burlap bag be damned.

[Guest Len B'stard]

Best anti-establishment statement I've ever seen ... you go girl!

Ah...but which establishment powerhouse manufactures the sack?

Edited June 21, 2014 by sugaraylen

[Redhead74]

Best anti-establishment statement I've ever seen ... you go girl!

http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/teen-wears-40-burlap-dress-prom-raise-10k/story?id=24197779A Canadian teen whose mom told her she would “look good in anything, even a potato sack,” while shopping for a “grad” dress took that as a challenge and raised $10,000 for charity in the process.

Courtney Barich, an 18-year-old from Surrey, B.C., was shopping with her mom and sister for a dress for grad – the Canadian equivalent of prom in the U.S. – last December when her mom uttered those words as Barich was mulling a particularly pricey dress.

“As we were driving we were debating whether it was worth the $700 and which dress do I actually want,” Barich told ABC News. “Then my mom said that and the idea escalated.”

Barich decided she would wear exactly what her mom said – a potato sack made of burlap – to her school’s grad in May and use the gimmick to raise money for the Saint Martin de Porres Orphanage in Manila, an orphanage she and her classmates at Holy Cross Regional High School were planning to visit in March.

“I’m not sure why I chose $10,000,” Barich said of the fundraising bar she set for herself. “It was just a number that came to my head.”

The teenager created a website and a Facebook page and watched as the donations began to pour in.

“The local news picked up on it and it just spread by social media and word of mouth,” Barich said.

The story caught the eye of was Suman Faulkner, a local fashion designer who donated her time and expertise and the materials needed to turn Barich’s potato sack into a fashionable gown.

“I think the whole thing cost $40,” said Barich. “The most expensive thing was the thread to hold the burlap together.”

Barich visited the orphanage with her classmates in March and told them she would return in September with the money she had raised.

A last-minute donation of $2,500 from a local business pushed Barich to reach her $10,000 goal and on May 30 she attended grad in her burlap dress.

“It was actually quite comfortable, not itchy,” Barich said. “Everyone was very shocked because they all thought it was going to be more of a potato sack with two arms and a head cut out.”

Barich will take her final high school exam this Friday and then plans to visit the orphanage again in September to deliver the $10,000 she raised.

After time spent traveling abroad, Barich says she is contemplating photography school and possibly even future collaborations with Faulkner to design burlap products to raise more money.

“Before I saw images and heard stories but when you actually see it yourself and experience it, I feel very determined to raise money,” Barich said of her time at the orphanage.

Something stinks here because that dress she is wearing is NOT made from hessian/burlap. The hessian may have been used on the inside of the dress as a structural base for the outer fabrics (like a canvas that is commonly used in boned dresses) but there are many other materials that have gone into that dress besides hessian making the proportion of hessian used so low you could hardly say that it's a 'hessian dress'. The yardage of hessian would be lucky to be 25% of the total materials used.

Look closely at the pleating on the bodice. You just can't do that with a thick, coarse fabric like hessian. And the fabric on the skirt is MUCH softer than hessian. It's not even the same colour as hessian FFS!!!! Not to mention the fact that there would also have been a soft lining against her skin. Hessian was commonly used by sinners during the Middle Ages for 'hair shirts' which would be worn under their regular clothes and was so itchy and aggravating that wearing it was considered penance for their sins. After a day or wearing the shirt their skin would be red raw. Monks would also wear them as part of their 'deprivation in the name of God' or some such crap.

Good on her for doing something for charity but this is just outright bullshit. Looks more to me like a publicity stunt under the guise of 'charity'. I'm sure she's a Good Samaritan and all, but how else is she going to trade off her new found 'celebrity'. Not to mention the fact that people donated money and she hasn't really fulfilled the task at hand.