Accidentally or not, the look vaguely recalled Robertss own scarlet gown by costume designer Marilyn Vance for the opera scene in Pretty Woman
The film plays as being aware of the wrongness of slavery while cynically layering romantic imagery over it in order to appeal to the white audiences that were going to pay back the enormous amount of money sunk into the production
xoxo Shelbee Jennifer This dress is beautiful
The dazzling sequin gown features a one-shoulder design, with a lace-up back and a slit skirt
Waknin ticked off a list of New York designers with potential red carpet placement: Donna Karan (she has a whole new team), Vera Wang (she knocked it out of the park), Marchesa, Zac Posen, Reem Acra, Lhuillier (great, great gowns) and Carolina Herrera (very original, the gowns looked like paintings)