Who Wore It Better? Voluminous Giambattista Valli Dress

January 21, 2009

It's not easy wearing a dress that accentuates — no, dramatizes — your hips, but there are at least two ladies who took the risk. Diane Kruger wore her ivory Giambattista Valli dress in Paris at a movie premiere in November. She accessorized with deep red velvet pumps and a white watch. Voila. Marissa Tomei also wore Valli's daring creation, albeit the black version, to an inaugural ball in Washington. She kept her look monochrome with black satin pumps. It's a toughie to pull off, but who worked it better?

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47 Comments

LeChatonNoir 4 years

very audrey hepburn. love it in white!

Bee Bee 4 years

id have to say the dress on the laft, because it still looks graceful and amazing no matter how plain the dress is.

Redbullandmakeup 4 years

the white looks like a wedding dress! hahaha i like the black dress but yeah accessories were lacking and very much needed

JuniperEyre 4 years

Diane Kruger has better posture, I think, which makes her look more queenly. Morissa Tomei looks nice too though.

ksindustryexec 4 years

a dress like that def. needs coloured shoes.. or coloured... something?? so i picked diane forr sure.

juliarose23 4 years

it might be because i like the white dress better, but i think that diane looks better here.

Shadowdamage 4 years

Ok..so....now that I keep staring at the dress on Marisa what it needs is a chunky, arty, but close-to-the neck statement piece..perhaps in aquas and blues...something. Just 2c. On Diane I would redo her hair and just go for a totally sleek retro feel and amp up the lips. The shoes aren't enough on their own.

Shadowdamage 4 years

I love the cut of the dress and far from being bad for hips I think it'd be great for larger hips as it totally bypasses them and flares out, like an exaggerated A-line. Saying that I keep wanting to PAINT something onto it...in both cases there's no colour on the women to balance out the severity and structure of the garment. LIPSTICK...look into it! Marisa looks so washed out - as much as I like black this is just too harsh and would, I think, be a better night look. Diane can wear white well and the red velvety shoes are cute, but I still keep looking for something to stand out, and nothing really does.

The Italian Jem 4 years

I saw the black dress on another website, and i love it so much i saved the pic. I actually think it looks best on a petite woman as opposed to the supermodel Gisele type. I'm 5'3" and i would definitely wear it in black.

Stardustlove 4 years

Diane

chancleta 4 years

I think the dress looks better in white.

heartcandy 4 years

i think marisa is experinecing the uniboob. ladies you gotta let the girls breathe, and that dress is surely suffocating them.

nourhayaty 4 years

how come many people hate that dress its original i love it!i choose Diane i like the color on her

tulleandtea 4 years

I am IN LOVE with this dress! Very S/S '09 Gareth Pugh silhouettes! I chose Diane... that white color is fabulous and it looks more tailored and crisp on her.

pixelhaze 4 years

I love this dress! It's so "new look." Not sure f it's the angle of the camera, but the dress looks a wee bit too long on Marisa. So I picked Diane.