Oscar Night confirms our support for bra use
Advertiser Staff
Auwe! What was she THINKING? Cries were heard across the Islands as Gwyneth Paltrow approached the podium on Oscar Night. Thanks to several young starlets, Oscar Night 2002 will undoubtedly be remembered as the year of the droopy breasts.
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What a sartorial disappointment. The stars' stylists for Paltrow, Jennifer Connelly and Jodie Foster must have been sleeping on the job when dressing their clients for what should be the runway to end all runways — the walk to the podium. They got some bad advice to go braless.
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow's decision to appear at the Oscars without wearing a bra was not a good one.
On behalf of those readers who may be considering a similar strategy for the prom or some other special occasion, we'd like to say: Don't do it.
In most cases, it's not the dresses that are the problem; it's the underpinnings — or lack thereof. Because special-occasion dresses already cost a pretty penny, spending a few bucks more for the appropriate undergarments merely preserves your investment in looking good that night.
We questioned experts in intimate apparel at Neiman Marcus as to how these disasters could have been avoided. The consensus: Paltrow needed a flesh-toned body suit to give her a clean line from the bust to the waist, with a little underwire in the bra for a lift.
Connelly had two choices. She could have worn a simple, smooth strapless bra, or a seamstress could have sewn cups right into her dress. Either could have improved the drape of a dress that looked like a burden to wear.
A little snip on the straps of Foster's gown may have been all she needed. The straps were simply too long. There's a backless bra (just smooth cups in front held on with tape at the sides) that would have given her a needed lift. And, no, it doesn't pinch or bind.
