hmmmmmmmmm…not sure if I love or hate it. this first thing i noticed was her flesh colored rear end and thought "that looks sort of naughty." then i looked at her spine and thought, "what a great Haloween costume-she looks like a very fashionable skeleton" and finally i noticed the lovely raglan bell sleeve (my favorite part). an impractical dress but she has fabulous legs and is rocking it—so my final grade is a A-
Love the shoes and bag but the dress seriously has me scratching my head…like a computer-age spine. Cool I guess – on a different person and a different dress- but it doesn't appeal to me.
xoxo Lusty
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I always love Anna's clothes, but I always feel like with her it's about the garments she owns and not really the way she wears them. She can definitely rock every single piece, but I never feel like execution is particularly creative.
Saw this DRESS in last issue of Wallpaper. Beautiful. Good choice. She is definitely has access to up and coming designers. Good for her!! Great legs too
So fierce!………..love the dress and the colors but i hate the skeleton………..those shoes are so amazing an everything is put together nicely and well coordinated.
I actually really love the back "spine" part of the dress, and the sleeves, but then it goes a bit wrong. In my eyes it looks a little like she has a perfume bottle on her bum.
A dress as unique and personal as she is. Anna is so fantastic, her style is beyond taste (she can pull off whatever she wants!)PLUS her legs are amazing!!!! Spoke to her at your book's party the other night…divertida!
I love the dress, why? I don't really know. But I feel like she went there, how many people would wear a dress with a skeleton in the bag. I also like the arms on the dress. Italians have an impeccable style. They wear anything and it looks great. It's their confidence.
interesting hint of the human skeleton in a floral design. hate the shoes.. i hated all the fashion week shoes.. they really are just the same shoe in a diff color
my first thought was 'oh my!'. i thought that her butt was hanging out of a leotard or something!! its….interesting..id need to see the front for a complete review ;P
its not a skeleton…its a perfume bottle. see the front and the rest of the collection here: http://www.marykatrantzou.com/ its pretty stunning. i think it looks better on her than the models.
Provocative and strange all at the same time–exactly what you'd expect from the Italian editor of Japanese Vogue. You can see her two culture cues in this outfit. Usually she reads very Italian to me but here is "Italian in Japan," 100%.
omg, I lovelo0velove the shoes! The first thing I noticed was ofcourse the dress, but the soes..can't look away from them..I wonder where she got them ..
I think Ann's M.O. is dressing to intimidate. Maybe that's because of her work, being a fashion editor and all, but I think that level of oddly unexpected PLUS expensive only suits a very slim minority of women.
I like creativity that is more accessible-looking. I think her business mind has eclipsed her human one. In other words, she's holding a conversation with a handful of her peers.
“Dressing to intimidate.” I like that. I’m a guy, and I feel like I push the envelope when I dress, tho not to this extreme or price point. Yeah, I want to get noticed, but I also want to wake people up and make them think. Living in small-town Indiana, I’m always better dressed than just about everyone – it’s what I do – it’s what makes me feel comfortable – I’m a mature man who knows how to dress, so sue me ;o). I simply can’t wake up and put on work boots, jeans, t-shirt, camo jacket and ball cap – It just wouldn’t be me. Some of these guys probably need to wear that to work, so I don’t hold that against them. But, PLEASE, have enough pride in yourself and respect for others to put on something nicer when you go out! Ha! Not likely to happen here, but I can dream.
I love your comment that Anna is “holding a conversation with a handful of her peers.” That’s EXACTLY right! I just wrote another entry saying that she just seems to be from another planet – maybe even a planet of one. Now that you’ve said that, I think you are SO right – I don’t know that the woman even has any peers. I guess as long as she’s enjoying herself, she should go for it. Certainly not hurting anyone, right?
What fun! Love the dress and the shoes are icing. I don't think the dress would work as well if it wasn't fitted perfectly to her body…but it is. Fabulous!
I'm not wild about this dress. I think it's distractingly graphic. And, it reminds me of Battlestar Galactica and how the human-form Cylons' spines light up in sexual ecstasy. Just sayin'.
I agree, this is eye catching :) but for the right reasons :P The dress is different, but very creative and i especially love the sleeves and shoes!!… she really does have the figure to pull it off… well done to get the shot before she hopped into the car ;)
I feel like she wears these fantastic, eclectic and expensive clothes…but she doesn't appear to put it all together well.
I never like her complete picture, although the elements are nice alone. My idea of fashion is the talent to put a mess of items (expensive or not) together in a way that is artful and clean and beautiful. I don't see her as having much inspiration on that front, which is strange, considering her vocation.
I see her make choices because they are en vogue, and not because they are flattering.
Agree with you, Walter. Tho, I wouldn’t say her choices are what’s en vogue, more like what’s avant garde, if not just plain weird. I never see anyone else wearing the things that she does other than on the runway or in a fashion spread. But, this is Anna. If nothing else, she sure gets a conversation going!
If you haven’t seen the perfume bottle it is not OBVIOUSLY one! Most people here see a spine; it is on the back of her dress; it must be a perfume bottle shaped like a spine!
Well, yes. A perfume bottle shaped like a spine. But the first thing i thought of was perfume bottle shaped to go with the contours of the wearer of the dress.
Anonymous
September 18, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Weird dress…it looks like a skeleton, doesn't it?
I love that shoes…
Anonymous
September 18, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Her legs are so fierce!
Jessica
September 18, 2009 at 12:16 pm
hmmmmmmmmm…not sure if I love or hate it. this first thing i noticed was her flesh colored rear end and thought "that looks sort of naughty." then i looked at her spine and thought, "what a great Haloween costume-she looks like a very fashionable skeleton" and finally i noticed the lovely raglan bell sleeve (my favorite part). an impractical dress but she has fabulous legs and is rocking it—so my final grade is a A-
Thomas
September 18, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Those are some killer calves to accompany the robotic spine…
ipunctilious
September 18, 2009 at 12:21 pm
very eye catching ;)
iferneinez
September 18, 2009 at 12:24 pm
The print draws you to look at her tone legs. So fierce!
Maria
September 18, 2009 at 12:24 pm
I wish we could see the front !
Marquis de Lannes
September 18, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Su vestido "frasco de parfum" es…
como ella! Loco!
Anonymous
September 18, 2009 at 12:30 pm
I don't know about that dress, but holy smokes… those are some calves!
Fashion By He
September 18, 2009 at 12:31 pm
love the heels and the skirt, great outfit…love the blog
fashionbyhe.blogspot.com
Lindsey
September 18, 2009 at 12:34 pm
she always does it right. love the detailing on the back of the dress, perfection.
Donned and Delivered
September 18, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Statement shoes…
RECIEN LLEGADA
September 18, 2009 at 12:38 pm
She's unique¡
Perfect mix
xxx
DELIA
giorgis
September 18, 2009 at 12:40 pm
hm,that's different
Anonymous
September 18, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Shoes! Legs! Gorgeous!
Anonymous
September 18, 2009 at 12:41 pm
that's an interesting print.
Anna Higgie
September 18, 2009 at 12:44 pm
those legs!! she could wear practically anything if she had those on show. miaaauw
F
September 18, 2009 at 12:49 pm
LOVE THIS! killer.
Anonymous
September 18, 2009 at 12:49 pm
funny….
Eileen
September 18, 2009 at 12:52 pm
eyes poppin! =)
S.I.Q.
September 18, 2009 at 12:53 pm
i looove her dress!
i think i have mentioned that designer in one of my posts:
http://siqlogic.blogspot.com/
helenlouise
September 18, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Ace dress and shoes.
tcarole
September 18, 2009 at 12:56 pm
She looks like a superhero, I LOVE IT!
JouJou Loves You
September 18, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Nice calves!!!! AMAZING SHOES!!!!!!!
I love that this photo was taken of her walking away…..
PoMo
September 18, 2009 at 12:57 pm
transformers-chic!
TomO
September 18, 2009 at 12:58 pm
she got sum powerful legs omg lol
Anonymous
September 18, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Excuse me, but we can see your giant backbone. It would take one to wear this.
Noni
September 18, 2009 at 1:06 pm
It seems like Anna just has an endless amount of delicious shoes. I could, quite possibly, kill for her closet :)
thatsorad
September 18, 2009 at 1:06 pm
hottnes!
tash
September 18, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Wow everything about this is absolutely amazing – if only we could all dress like Anna!
Luciano Brina
September 18, 2009 at 1:08 pm
my God…those legs! she's THE Lady
Wanderlusting
September 18, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Love the shoes and bag but the dress seriously has me scratching my head…like a computer-age spine. Cool I guess – on a different person and a different dress- but it doesn't appeal to me.
xoxo Lusty
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The Photodiarist
September 18, 2009 at 1:14 pm
those shoes are sick. Amazing. Love them.
Rachel
September 18, 2009 at 1:25 pm
the things i would do for those SHOES
Blau von T
September 18, 2009 at 1:35 pm
i love the sleeves on this dress, and the match with the shoes
Anonymous
September 18, 2009 at 1:39 pm
AWESOME heels.
InfoMofo
September 18, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Halloween came early to 5th Avenue.
Anonymous
September 18, 2009 at 1:47 pm
On her way to the chiropractor?
anne-mari
September 18, 2009 at 1:50 pm
wow. love the colour combination.
Rosé Magritte
September 18, 2009 at 1:52 pm
It's like the spine of a malfunctioning robot.
Emily
September 18, 2009 at 1:54 pm
That dress! It's tantalizing in it's originality and imagery! Such a cool look!
Anonymous
September 18, 2009 at 1:56 pm
nice shoes and nice legs to go with them.
dee ha
September 18, 2009 at 2:01 pm
LOVE the mary katranzou dress :)
COCAMIA
September 18, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Love the perfume bottle inspired dress…stunning!!!!
Anonymous
September 18, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Yeah, she's got great legs. Yeah, the shoes are really cool. Yeah, she's very rich.
The emperor has no clothes.
Carry on.
Pearl Westwood
September 18, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Anna is fashion embodied!
http://fashionpearlsofwisdom.blogspot.com/
Anonymous
September 18, 2009 at 2:14 pm
mary katrantzou dress… awsome
Dominika
September 18, 2009 at 2:15 pm
amazing outfit! ^^
love her heels and bag, and that dress is fab!
Joêlle
September 18, 2009 at 2:21 pm
HA!
Wonder what the front looks like!
Lara
September 18, 2009 at 2:31 pm
who is that dress by??!! I just can't put my finger on it…
Carla
September 18, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Too pretty!
Obi
September 18, 2009 at 2:44 pm
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Little Rus
September 18, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Thoughts… a) don't like the dress, b) got to start doing pilates to c) have these legs.
Grenadier
September 18, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Too much spray tan!
melanie
September 18, 2009 at 2:52 pm
hot as hell….and VERY rich.
Anonymous
September 18, 2009 at 3:02 pm
her legs are amazing
Erin
September 18, 2009 at 3:03 pm
I always love Anna's clothes, but I always feel like with her it's about the garments she owns and not really the way she wears them. She can definitely rock every single piece, but I never feel like execution is particularly creative.
Still, the dress IS fantastic.
evalyn
September 18, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Great shoes. Worst possible choice of dresses.
thwany
September 18, 2009 at 3:13 pm
WOW, what a shot!
The Man Who Knew Too Much
September 18, 2009 at 3:13 pm
mamma mia! one classy haute lady!
Panic
September 18, 2009 at 3:20 pm
I'm pretty sure this is the same dress, from the front.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v447/panicgirl/front.jpg?t=1253301577
I prefer the back!
Kat
September 18, 2009 at 3:28 pm
Wow! Phenomenal woman.
Anneliese
September 18, 2009 at 3:30 pm
oh those shoes!
Anonymous
September 18, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Saw this DRESS in last issue of Wallpaper. Beautiful. Good choice. She is definitely has access to up and coming designers. Good for her!! Great legs too
Risha
September 18, 2009 at 3:51 pm
So fierce!………..love the dress and the colors but i hate the skeleton………..those shoes are so amazing an everything is put together nicely and well coordinated.
http://stylish-babe.blogspot.com
Giovanna ♥
September 18, 2009 at 3:56 pm
The dress is amazing!! The shoes are gorgeous!
Great photo!!!
xx
Giovanna
http://www.bohomarket.blogspot.com
Jess
September 18, 2009 at 4:09 pm
woah woah woah, those shoes are so amazing! i wonder who they are?
Carina
September 18, 2009 at 4:10 pm
I can't seem to recall the label but it looks like a "perfume bottle dress" featured on the last page of Marie Claire's September issue…
Anonymous
September 18, 2009 at 4:22 pm
I actually really love the back "spine" part of the dress, and the sleeves, but then it goes a bit wrong. In my eyes it looks a little like she has a perfume bottle on her bum.
Jen Hallstrom
September 18, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Great calves! the shoes are great too!
ANATXU
September 18, 2009 at 4:48 pm
SPECTACULAR!
Anonymous
September 18, 2009 at 4:50 pm
I love all her look! BUT LV bag….is so tacky…please eveybody has a LV, try to be more original as your look!
Anonymous
September 18, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Oh, Anna! You're so lovely, but I prefer this dress on the model. Maybe the black tights would help? I'm just not feeling it today. Sorry!
Andrew
September 18, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Her calves are JACKED!
ingefaer
September 18, 2009 at 5:21 pm
No – don't care for that! Sleeves are nice – and the shoes when you have a car waiting!
Chukker
September 18, 2009 at 5:25 pm
A dress as unique and personal as she is. Anna is so fantastic, her style is beyond taste (she can pull off whatever she wants!)PLUS her legs are amazing!!!!
Spoke to her at your book's party the other night…divertida!
thechukker.blogspot.com
The Cool Vibe
September 18, 2009 at 5:30 pm
I love the dress, why? I don't really know. But I feel like she went there, how many people would wear a dress with a skeleton in the bag. I also like the arms on the dress. Italians have an impeccable style. They wear anything and it looks great. It's their confidence.
Marie El.
September 18, 2009 at 5:57 pm
that an off look to me… trying too hard
Anonymous
September 18, 2009 at 6:12 pm
interesting hint of the human skeleton in a floral design. hate the shoes.. i hated all the fashion week shoes.. they really are just the same shoe in a diff color
The Khaki Crusader
September 18, 2009 at 6:22 pm
legs anyone>?
Anonymous
September 18, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Dress is revolting, but she can carry it off with in shape legs.
demetric
September 18, 2009 at 6:28 pm
two words… oh yeah!!!!!
Anonymous
September 18, 2009 at 6:50 pm
its the perfume bottle dress collection! i knew it had potential to be snapped up
Lady Macaron
September 18, 2009 at 7:32 pm
wow she looks 'outta this world' the back panelling is very robotic! and yes do agree, great calves!
Fashion4Life
September 18, 2009 at 7:34 pm
my first thought was 'oh my!'. i thought that her butt was hanging out of a leotard or something!! its….interesting..id need to see the front for a complete review ;P
http://www.getobsessed.blogspot.com
Anonymous
September 18, 2009 at 8:46 pm
At first look I thought it was weird, the dress, but when i saw the shoes. I loved this look…
Anonymous
September 18, 2009 at 8:48 pm
I love the shoes!!!!!!!!!
Margo
September 18, 2009 at 9:04 pm
I just love the sleeves and calves.
Tim McFarlane
September 18, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Hmmm…not a fan of the dress, but she has nice legs.
Anonymous
September 18, 2009 at 10:28 pm
Holy Jebus THE SHOES!
Tanya
September 18, 2009 at 10:34 pm
oh wow, those shoes…….
Le 21ème
September 19, 2009 at 3:11 am
The dress is a bit "robotic" for me, but the shoes, OMG
- 21arrondissement.blogspot.com/
Nick Leonard
September 19, 2009 at 5:00 am
Woah, very nice catch here!
Anonymous
September 19, 2009 at 7:58 am
Hate the dress, but she can pul it off. Amazing cheekbone, and legs of course
Anonymous
September 19, 2009 at 11:22 am
Scary. OK she's made her statement.
Angela in Victoria
Anonymous
September 19, 2009 at 12:30 pm
is this dress from mary katrantsou?
Tiffany,Ebony Intuition
September 19, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Love the dress its by mary katrantzou. and hot shoes.
Coronita
September 19, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Those sculpted calves with the maxi trompe loeil pattern on the dress. Brilliant capture.
princessglee
September 19, 2009 at 3:54 pm
I don't get the compaliants about this dress…? I think it's beautiful and original. As a matter of fact, it's at the top of my "to buy" list.
Jessica / Lola Vintage Clothing
September 19, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Rad! Futuristic sexy!
pablo
September 19, 2009 at 4:18 pm
mmmm OMG is an appropriate thing to say right?
Anonymous
September 19, 2009 at 5:40 pm
the dress is from Mary Katrantzou's A/W collection inspired from antique perfume bottles
a.flower.at.fall.of.frost
September 19, 2009 at 6:04 pm
It's a little too, um, high fashion for me personally. Works for her, though. Kudos for being able to pull both that dress and those heels off!
Jack Daniel
September 19, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Ooh, probably the only worth back-picture as the back of this creation really is worth to be photographed.
The angle of her face makes her look 20 years younger.
Fooshion
September 19, 2009 at 8:35 pm
its not a skeleton…its a perfume bottle. see the front and the rest of the collection here:
http://www.marykatrantzou.com/
its pretty stunning. i think it looks better on her than the models.
Anonymous
September 20, 2009 at 12:40 am
Provocative and strange all at the same time–exactly what you'd expect from the Italian editor of Japanese Vogue. You can see her two culture cues in this outfit. Usually she reads very Italian to me but here is "Italian in Japan," 100%.
Anonymous
September 20, 2009 at 1:19 am
I know it looks like a spine but has anyone noticed its a spraycan with foam! they have graffitied her spine! cool.
Siret
September 20, 2009 at 11:33 am
omg, I lovelo0velove the shoes! The first thing I noticed was ofcourse the dress, but the soes..can't look away from them..I wonder where she got them ..
Christiana
September 20, 2009 at 12:44 pm
The dress is by Mary Kantrantzou!!! following trope l'oeil aesthetics!!
She's Greek and She's rocking!
travelbug
September 20, 2009 at 3:43 pm
I agree with a previous poster. This dress would look better with black leggings of some sort — even really shear ones.
The front of the dress can be seen here, 3rd from end, this season:
http://www.marykatrantzou.com/
I think Ann's M.O. is dressing to intimidate. Maybe that's because of her work, being a fashion editor and all, but I think that level of oddly unexpected PLUS expensive only suits a very slim minority of women.
I like creativity that is more accessible-looking. I think her business mind has eclipsed her human one. In other words, she's holding a conversation with a handful of her peers.
dcinDC
November 4, 2012 at 9:00 am
“Dressing to intimidate.” I like that. I’m a guy, and I feel like I push the envelope when I dress, tho not to this extreme or price point. Yeah, I want to get noticed, but I also want to wake people up and make them think. Living in small-town Indiana, I’m always better dressed than just about everyone – it’s what I do – it’s what makes me feel comfortable – I’m a mature man who knows how to dress, so sue me ;o). I simply can’t wake up and put on work boots, jeans, t-shirt, camo jacket and ball cap – It just wouldn’t be me. Some of these guys probably need to wear that to work, so I don’t hold that against them. But, PLEASE, have enough pride in yourself and respect for others to put on something nicer when you go out! Ha! Not likely to happen here, but I can dream.
I love your comment that Anna is “holding a conversation with a handful of her peers.” That’s EXACTLY right! I just wrote another entry saying that she just seems to be from another planet – maybe even a planet of one. Now that you’ve said that, I think you are SO right – I don’t know that the woman even has any peers. I guess as long as she’s enjoying herself, she should go for it. Certainly not hurting anyone, right?
Ricardo Gomes
September 20, 2009 at 4:55 pm
love it!
flybynightkarmarepair
September 21, 2009 at 1:14 am
Those shoes look from here like molded polyurethane foam, I.E. Crocs.
I agree strongly with Travelbug – you've heard of F… Me Pumps? Well, this is a F… You dress.
Blue Piranha
September 21, 2009 at 8:26 am
What fun! Love the dress and the shoes are icing. I don't think the dress would work as well if it wasn't fitted perfectly to her body…but it is. Fabulous!
The Clever Pup
September 21, 2009 at 10:18 am
Travel bug has shown us that this dress is at http://www.marykatrantzou.com/ and very slimming indeed.
When ever I see this woman I am less ashamed of my terrible posture. If she can do I can do it.
Anonymous
September 21, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Who is this Anna? What does she do? I love her style. And I love this blog.
/ISSY
Geek Porn Girl
September 21, 2009 at 4:13 pm
I'm not wild about this dress. I think it's distractingly graphic. And, it reminds me of Battlestar Galactica and how the human-form Cylons' spines light up in sexual ecstasy. Just sayin'.
Fernanda Passarelli
September 21, 2009 at 6:20 pm
I love her shoes! And the dress it´s a little diferent, but in her it's gorgeous!
samantha ezra.
September 22, 2009 at 2:27 am
love the sleeves.
Calirori
September 22, 2009 at 2:56 am
I agree, this is eye catching :) but for the right reasons :P The dress is different, but very creative and i especially love the sleeves and shoes!!… she really does have the figure to pull it off… well done to get the shot before she hopped into the car ;)
Anonymous
September 22, 2009 at 9:56 am
Bottom line she has bad posture and it distracts from the total look.
andressa
September 22, 2009 at 11:13 am
im so jealous i dont wear clothes like these everyday!!
soo perfect
Rome Reality
September 23, 2009 at 2:30 am
Miu Miu shoes – gorgeous structure. LOVE her look!
Anonymous
September 25, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Don't like the mix of pirate sleeves and robotic spine.
Marianne
October 1, 2009 at 12:00 pm
OMG the lady's got legs!!
Walter Helena
April 28, 2010 at 9:07 pm
I feel like she wears these fantastic, eclectic and expensive clothes…but she doesn't appear to put it all together well.
I never like her complete picture, although the elements are nice alone. My idea of fashion is the talent to put a mess of items (expensive or not) together in a way that is artful and clean and beautiful. I don't see her as having much inspiration on that front, which is strange, considering her vocation.
I see her make choices because they are en vogue, and not because they are flattering.
dcinDC
November 4, 2012 at 9:07 am
Agree with you, Walter. Tho, I wouldn’t say her choices are what’s en vogue, more like what’s avant garde, if not just plain weird. I never see anyone else wearing the things that she does other than on the runway or in a fashion spread. But, this is Anna. If nothing else, she sure gets a conversation going!
Martine
August 15, 2011 at 4:42 pm
The dress is great. Its a picture of a perfume bottle, obviously. And the shoes make an absolute A. Of course the legs are great.
dcinDC
November 4, 2012 at 9:02 am
If you haven’t seen the perfume bottle it is not OBVIOUSLY one! Most people here see a spine; it is on the back of her dress; it must be a perfume bottle shaped like a spine!
Martine
February 4, 2013 at 11:12 am
Well, yes. A perfume bottle shaped like a spine. But the first thing i thought of was perfume bottle shaped to go with the contours of the wearer of the dress.
Name*
April 20, 2013 at 3:07 pm
actually the designer’s name is Mary Katrantzou and she is a Greek. she usually takes inspiration from parfume bottles.