१६ मार्च, २०२६

Gwyneth Paltrow's dress was my favorite Oscars look when I saw it from the front in the NYT.

So well-fitted, elegant, and simple. But now, I'm seeing the side and the effect is entirely different. It's trending on X, and people aren't sure that it's not a complete accident or an accidentally-on-purpose "accident":

My prompt to Grok: Do non-stupid people seriously think this might have been an accident? And: I think if an opening that extensive happened by accident, the dress would have fallen off (unless she'd quickly grabbed the whole thing, which she didn't).

I'm seeing some dummies using the cliché "wardrobe malfunction." Let's remember that the first use of that expression was in an accidentally-on-purpose nonaccident. 

MEANWHILE: Gwyneth is auctioning off a lot of her old clothes — clothes that are so normal and un-expensive you might want to just wear them.

६८ टिप्पण्या:

Aggie म्हणाले...

1. Doesn't really look like Paltrow, does it?
2. She's walking very, very carefully.
3. Who doesn't notice the 2 short, plump, Plain Janes chosen for her walkers?

Be honest. She's 54 years old. She went too far with the whole ensemble.

Ron Winkleheimer म्हणाले...

I honestly don't understand why she is getting "backlash." Other female celebs have worn dresses that were at least as revealing.

RCOCEAN II म्हणाले...

Yes, its obviously designed that way. Usually the split just goes to the thigh. Were the two shorties in black there for contrast?

Ron Winkleheimer म्हणाले...

"Be honest. She's 54 years old."

And wants to show off her hot bod.

Big Mike म्हणाले...

At least we know she doesn’t need to wear Spanx — and isn’t wearing panties.

Enigma म्हणाले...

Wardrobe malfunctions do. not. happen. at red carpet events. Everything is planned when a celebrity spends $10K on a one-off custom designer outfit. This includes Bjork in the swan dress with an egg attached to her foot.

I'm curious whether research has considered whether these outfits appear mainly with young people who want to break out versus older women trying to hold on to fame a bit longer.

Those in their physical and commercial prime likely want everyone to focus on their face and body, not a gimmicky outfit that draws attention on its own.

RCOCEAN II म्हणाले...
ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.
RCOCEAN II म्हणाले...

Does not revel anything you wouldn't see at the beach. And you need to see her at the left side angle. Not a fan of Paltrow, but this is OK. Liked her mother Blythe danner more.

RCOCEAN II म्हणाले...

Backlash = publicity. Which was the point.

Kai Akker म्हणाले...

Hmmm. OK, Achilles, what did you do with Althouse?

Wince म्हणाले...

I went in for a dermatological screening the other day and remember thinking whether the open in the back gown they give you should be replaced by something like that.

rehajm म्हणाले...

…primo butt…

n.n म्हणाले...

She's a beautiful woman with a hot body aged for appreciation, dressed for insinuating inferences. Hey, Grok, eyes up here.

Howard म्हणाले...

If you've got it, flaunt it! (Braniff slogan)

Does one suppose that she's wearing a merkin on her muffly?

gspencer म्हणाले...

An fashion accident from the person who sold a candle named "This Smells Like My Vagina?"

I don't think so.

Ice Nine म्हणाले...

Trashy. Slightly elegantly trashy, I concede, but trashy nonetheless.

An exemplar of the skewed notion that the more skin a woman shows, the sexier she is. A pervasive notion at these kinds of events, to be sure.

NKP म्हणाले...

The sweet thing is just reminding us that "power" begins with "p" and she's got it. That her age is even mentioned is a distraction - kinda like gender or color having anything to do with merit.

rehajm म्हणाले...

It looks like naked from the hip but she’s actually wearing sheer pants down to her ankles…

Sydney म्हणाले...

From the reaction of the women on her right as she walks by, I suspect the dress looked the same on the right side. There is one woman sitting on the right side whose mouth is agape, and some of the others look shocked, too. So she basically wore a front and back of a dress pattern that wasn't sewn together. No accident. That fabric had to be pasted on her body to stay put.

bagoh20 म्हणाले...

That's hot!

Narr म्हणाले...

I'll be 73 this year . . . and I admire a hot fifty-something who's willing to strut her stuff.

n.n म्हणाले...

To paraphrase Austin Powers: She's a woman, baby.

n.n म्हणाले...

Oscar the Grok

n.n म्हणाले...

A Paltrow parade in white is a lustrous excursion.

tcrosse म्हणाले...

Jenny Agutter wore something similar in Logans Run.

Saint Croix म्हणाले...

It's a beautiful, classic dress from the front. I saw her coming down the steps. Wow, what a nice dress. And then I saw side-boob. And side-leg. Side-everything.

I am a big fan of side-boob, for some reason. And I'm a nipple man. I'm a nipple man who likes side-boob.

That damn sex robot post has got me worked up this morning. Need a cold shower.

Saint Croix म्हणाले...

Picasso invented the side-boob. Discuss.

Saint Croix म्हणाले...

Sex robot designer: "The hardest part is pleasing the side-boob purists."

Saint Croix म्हणाले...

I didn't even realize side-ass was a thing.

Saint Croix म्हणाले...

Actually, when I watch that video the first time, I missed the side-boob. Because I'm looking down, trying to peek into that damn dress.

The second time I watched that video, I tried keeping my eyes up, to find the side-boob. And there is no damn side-boob. It's a G-rated dress on the top half. Son of a bitch.

Shouting Thomas म्हणाले...

Flashing beaver is all the rage in the “Reels” segment of Facebook. Especially popular among young Asian women. With panties, of course. Carefully posed for max camel toe. A little music as a fanfare for the opening of the Pearly Gates.

Iman म्हणाले...


Saint Croix might say…

I can’t get no
Satisfaction
I can’t get me no
Nipple Action

Iman म्हणाले...

The Gates of Paradise
‘taint too far from
The Gates of Hell

J L Oliver म्हणाले...

I think she is competing with the drag queens. This will get interesting.

mezzrow म्हणाले...

I got everything I need, almost
I got everything I need, almost
But I don't got you
And you're the thing I need the most

I got a car that I bought
Won't get me far
I gotta wish on a star
Tell me mama

I got everything I need, almost
I got everything I need, almost
But I don't got you
And you're the thing I need the most

I got friends who like me
Cause I got lots of dough
The people recognize me
Wherever I go
I don't got trouble gettin' high
But if I don't get you I believe I will die

I got everything I need, almost
I got everything I need, almost
But I don't got you
And you're the thing I need the most

I got everything I need, almost
I got everything I need, almost
I got everything I need, almost
I got everything I need, almost
But I don't got you
And you're the thing I need the most

Iman म्हणाले...

Old School, tcrosse! 😁

Iman म्हणाले...

Nothin’ from nothin’ but Flashing Beaver would be a fine name for a Native American princess, no?

Shouting Thomas म्हणाले...

“ The Gates of Paradise
‘taint too far from
The Gates of Hell”

The exhaust is pretty close to the intake. Old Harley joke.

Dude1394 म्हणाले...

They are using wardrobe malfunction as the search tag for wardrobe malfunctions. It is that close to one.

Shouting Thomas म्हणाले...

Great moments in Hollywood history:

https://youtu.be/ulDgOfeWPYs?si=iLMd2i6kg3Bi5BGY

Lazarus म्हणाले...

The "stupid people" are using "wardrobe malfunction" to mean poor or questionable fashion choice.

Enigma म्हणाले...

Picasso and the invention of side boob? That recent? What about bare-breasted Minoan snake handlers from 3,600 years ago? Front, top, bottom, and side.

What's old is new. Fashion trends cycle and recycle. It'll come back sooner or later.

n.n म्हणाले...

Attributes a sensual significance to "make me a sandwich".

Chris म्हणाले...

She's auctioning off her clothes? For charity? Or is she just not generous and wouldn't consider just giving them to the salvation army like everyone else?

Bob Boyd म्हणाले...

These clothes smell like my vagina.

Leslie Graves म्हणाले...

Whoa.

Fred Drinkwater म्हणाले...

Long long ago I was told, "Remember, a girl always knows exactly what she's letting you see. There are no accidents."

n.n म्हणाले...

She's feminine, fabulous, and gay.

Marcus Bressler म्हणाले...

Shouting Thomas, I have noticed that on FB Reels. The problem (or the positive result, depending on your POV) is if you watch the first one all the way through, your algorithm pulls in more and more of them.

tcrosse म्हणाले...

Jenny Agutter tries the same look in Logans Run, 1976

Rocco म्हणाले...

Iman said...
…but Flashing Beaver would be a fine name for a Native American princess, no?

So Elizabeth Warren’s new nickname?

Or in this transgender world, Ward Churchill’s?

Josephbleau म्हणाले...

It’s all just a race to the bottom.

Breezy म्हणाले...

Look.at.me.godammit.

She’s fat. If the dress don’t fit, tear the seams.

narciso म्हणाले...

yes but it looked good on her, in the 22nd century,

Known Unknown म्हणाले...

Damn gurl.

Iman म्हणाले...

Ye gods, Rocco, I upchucked my breakfast on that one!

narciso म्हणाले...

goggles they do nothin

Disparity of Cult म्हणाले...

The HypeMachine was never Summer's Eve clean.

Lazarus म्हणाले...

Kudos. She made "side buttock" a thing, and we haven't seen the last of it.

mccullough म्हणाले...

I like how she parts her hair toward the slit side.

William म्हणाले...

Among a bevy of younger, prettier women, she manages to pull focus towards her. And that's the business of a movie star--to make you look. She's got a good product and knows how to sell it.. You can see what Harvey saw in her.

Smilin' Jack म्हणाले...

“Gwyneth Paltrow's dress was my favorite Oscars look when I saw it from the front in the NYT. So well-fitted, elegant, and simple. But now, I'm seeing the side and the effect is entirely different.”

Was there something wrong with it? I thought it was a bit plain from the front, but overall a solid choice.

Not Illinois Resident म्हणाले...

All the hot body money can buy. I don't recognize that sweet girl from the Brad Pitt days; who's this woman who forgot her panties? She wearing an upside-down adhesive panty protector stuck to her front-end private part? Frankly, gross.

Rabel म्हणाले...

She's not naked, of course. She's wearing a skin-toned body stocking.

But this is an opportunity to bring up a theory I have recently developed:

What's wrong with women these days, so many of them seem continuously irritated and agitated about anything and everything.

It's the thongs.

They must produce a constant irritation in the nethers and unlike normal underwear they're so far up in there that you can't get a hold of anything to pull them away from the more sensitive parts and it's not cool to go deep digging or to ask for help. I feel their pain, or would like to in Gwyneth's case.

Ban the thong and set the ladies and their rectums free.

Oshbgosh म्हणाले...

I was hoping to see a tan line!

Ralph L म्हणाले...

I'd like to see what it looked like after sitting for 3 hrs.
Someone posted on X a pic of the balcony seats after the show. Trash everywhere.

Josephbleau म्हणाले...

So she spent all that time getting a flimsy dress and covered up her woo hoo with a pad anyway? That’s an act of bad faith.

RoseAnne म्हणाले...

Maybe it was the way she had to walk, but I thought it made her butt look big(ger than you would expect it to look).

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