KIKI? FASHION AWARDS?

Posted Jun 18 2009 @ 09:20 PM

Cleaning up her act for a night with fashion's finest, Kirsten Dunst arrives at the CFDA Awards at the Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center in NYC on June 15. Now, this look is quite a contrast to her normal disheveled appearance, but I'm not convinced she deserves to be on the Best Dressed list as some critics have swooned over this look. I'll admit, when I first saw the pictures of Kirsten in this off-shoulder wrap mini (if you like the smoky shade check out Lotta Stensson's Circle Gather Dress in Grey, Cake Couture's Olivia Foil Tunic in Grey or Qi's Ruffled Tank Dress in Pale Heather Grey), Craft Time with KiKi popped into my mind. Step one: cut strips of newspaper. Step two: roll some marbles dipped in paint over the paper. Step 3: wrap oneself like a mummy and attend the CFDA Awards. What else can you say? Then I continued reading that the dress is by Rodarte, and the Mulleavy sisters took home the award for Womenswear Designer of the Year. Even if my first instincts about the design were wrong, I was right about the marbling - the dress is actually hand-marbled silk chiffon and tulle, done at the craft table just like I pictured it. Ok, nice move Kiki, your stylist picked the right dress, but is it right for you? I can't say the shades of gray look bad on Kirsten's pale frame, but I think there are probably more flattering hues for her complexion. Or at least more exciting. I do love the black and gray buckle heels by Nicholas Kirkwood, complemented by the slender silver clutch (if you need something a little roomier try CC Skye's LuLu Day Bag in Grey), but I'm not sure about the heavy black eyeliner. I guess Kirsten needed to be a little daring with her makeup since she skipped jewelry, but do you think brighter lips or more exciting hair would have been a better direction? There's just something about the whole look that seems not quite right to me – are any of you picking up on the same vibe?

Kirsten Dunst seen in New York, NY on Jun 15 2009.