Blasphemous: Ashanti in a Balenciaga Dress
Blasphemous
Feast your eyes on this series of photos courtesy of them fashin fags. From runway to reality, check-out Ashanti in a Balenciaga frock...
On the left is my girl, the one and only Natasha Poly werking it at Balenciaga.
Meanwhile, the incredibly chic and svelte Cate Blanchett shows you how to wear it properly.
Who do you think wore the Balenciaga dress best?
BTW I'm not hating. Like what I said, I'm an equal opportunity lover and I love everyone regardless of their size. However, some dresses, like skinny jeans, are simply NOT meant to be worn by women of certain body types. Look how Ashanti stretched the whole thing out! I can't believe it! It's Balenciaga for god's sake!
Love Cate, but Natasha ftw.
In response to the person who said:
If the dress was not meant to be worn in Ashanti's size, then it would not have been produced in that size by Balenciaga.
I honestly think that the dress looks stretched out. Look at the hem and the bust line. MAYBE she could have sized up and pulled it off, but we can only guess her size... there's the possibility that the next size was unavailable too... so, bad choice on her end.
Posted by: Tanya | July 28, 2008 at 01:54 PM
Skinny leg jeans do look good on curvy girls (curvy meaning actual curves. Not fat), just not girls with huge carves or saddlebag thighs.
Posted by: yes | July 27, 2008 at 02:00 AM
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Posted by: flashykawaii.blogspot.com | July 25, 2008 at 07:11 AM
hahahaha. poor dress. i guess Ashanti wanted it so bad.
Posted by: finding badu | July 24, 2008 at 04:17 PM
OK... I seriously don't think it's the size of Ashanti's body that is the problem-- she is probably tiny in person-- and just imagine how someone curvy like Monica Bellucci could have rocked this dress.
It's the styling I take serious issue with. Look, the belt was a MAJOR mistake- but the shoes are HORRIFYING. Did someone say they are LV???!!?? I swear she got them at the Fulton Mall in Brooklyn (wear they sell knock offs of the balenciaga Lego shoes for $17)..
Not to mention... Why did she waist this dress on an appearence on 106 & Park?? WTFug???!!
Posted by: ABBIE | July 22, 2008 at 12:17 AM
Forget about the belt. The shoes! Ugh! What's that brand Kardashian is endorsing? Ick. The way the hemline is ugly on her.
Natasha. Period.
Posted by: James | July 21, 2008 at 01:57 PM
Ashanti would look better in a curve enhancing Herve Leger bandage dress; Balenciaga is neither forgiving nor appropriate for all body types. And she added that hideous belt and cheap looking LV wedges! I like it on Cate, but she seems to stiff for it. Rhianna would have worn it well.
Posted by: william | July 21, 2008 at 01:53 PM
Ashytty looks horrible.
She is a talentless waste of skin and she should not have tried to squeeze her fat a*& into that dress.
Cate looks fab
Posted by: I'm Sexy Damn-It | July 21, 2008 at 08:27 AM
Much better than on Cate than Ashanti. Sorry, Ashanti. Not every style looks good on every person!
Posted by: WendyB | July 20, 2008 at 09:05 PM
pardon me for saying this (referring to the people who keep bashing the not-quite-that-unfortunate-looking belt) but i don't think you'd feel the same way if blanchett or poly wore the same ensemble, no?
Posted by: Kat M. | July 20, 2008 at 06:49 PM
OF COURSE, CATE!
CHICA GALORE!
And agree with the above comments about how her pale skin is totally harmonious with that electric blue!
Posted by: Gen Sven | July 20, 2008 at 06:25 PM
IT LOOKS O SO PERFECT ON CATE BUT ASHANTI IM SORRY BALENCIAGA IS NOT MADE FOR YOU SHE SHOULD WEAR BABYBIATCH OR WHATEVER THE NAME OF THE BRAND IS
NOT HATIN JUST SAYIN....
Posted by: COKO | July 20, 2008 at 06:01 PM
and you thought the nightmare ended there....
http://theskinnywebsite.com/site/2008/07/19/an-ashanti-post/
Posted by: ahhh!! | July 20, 2008 at 10:17 AM
Right again, BB! Cate definetley wore it best..though Natasha came in at a close second. The dress does NOT work for Ashanti..but hey, nobody can wear everything.
Posted by: Kira | July 20, 2008 at 08:00 AM
urgh ashanti looks horried.. she has like completey stretched the poor balenciaga dress! have respect for the balenciaga! kate looks hot in the dress! her pale skin and the electro blue looks amazing.
kx
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Posted by: fashionistadiary | July 20, 2008 at 02:54 AM
Cate wore better, of course. I agree with you BB, this dress looks better on slim (to skinny) women. Ashanti also ruined the dress by putting on that hideous belt.
Posted by: Sean | July 19, 2008 at 11:30 PM
Gah, plastic vinyl really only looks best on a raincoat...not a dress!!
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Posted by: Choubelle | July 19, 2008 at 11:05 PM
Shiny material can make anyone look fat. On Ashanti, she just looked fatter! Now Cate... that's one fab woman. Anything she wears is magnificent!
Posted by: Frances | July 19, 2008 at 10:04 PM
Wow! nice photos and nice blog by the way! You look fabulous on your photos darling! Nice day!
Posted by: pEpPeR | July 19, 2008 at 08:24 PM
OH nooooooooooooooo Ashanti is testing the tensile strength of that polyester/rubber blend!
Posted by: Casanova Ruffin | July 19, 2008 at 07:10 PM
i'm totally prepared to hate on ashanti wearing that dress.
that dress was not meant to be worn by someone so "bubbly". and by "bubbly" i mean simultaneously "bubbling personality" (ahem, look at the way it's supposed to be worn: fierce) and "bubbling out of that dress".
high fashion is not meant for everybody.
Posted by: anna | July 19, 2008 at 04:10 PM
The skinny model, of course! humans aren't allowed to wear that frock. only models. not human. LOL
Posted by: Jovrien | July 19, 2008 at 01:41 PM
Wow cate wears anything perfectly. I think Balenciaga is right for her. the whole aesthetic is perfect for her. but omg, what has ashanti done?
The shoes? and that belt? she just made balenciaga look like forever 21. im sorry.
Posted by: Mans | July 19, 2008 at 01:28 PM
bb, i hear ya! unfortch, i'm pear shaped and have massive thunder thighs that just weren't meant for skinny jeans :'( i'll never be able to rock em like those skinny ass hipsters :'( LOL applebottom jeans for me, biotches :D
p.s. ashanti puts that dress to SHAME, ugh... tsk tsk
cate blanchette is just too fabulous for words. she can wear a potato sack and still look fierce
Posted by: tpain | July 19, 2008 at 12:34 PM
ashanti looks like she's about to explode.
Posted by: elsa | July 19, 2008 at 12:30 PM
ashanti terorized the creations of ghesquiere! my gawd!i went gaga when i saw first this collection in style.com. only blanchett can pulled it off.
Posted by: dhonjoman | July 19, 2008 at 10:05 AM
Ashanti doesn't look bad at all. The dress does not look "stretched out".
If the dress was not meant to be worn in Ashanti's size, then it would not have been produced in that size by Balenciaga. Clearly Ghesquiere et. al. know that they have to design clothes that can be worn in several different sizes! Not just by double zeros!
Posted by: A Question of Sport | July 19, 2008 at 09:56 AM
i think it helps that cate got the runway sample
Posted by: aa | July 19, 2008 at 09:13 AM
definitely the model..but does it not remind you somewhat of Daniel from project runway's plastic cupdress. not so innovative afterall perhaps?
Posted by: Katy_b | July 19, 2008 at 09:11 AM
This probably isn't the most figure flattering thing she has ever worn, but I disagree with you.
This dress obviously comes in sizes other than a 0/2/4, honey.
Posted by: James | July 19, 2008 at 08:45 AM
AGREED! I love it on the runway, I think Cate is too classic looking to pull off the whole spaceage look though. But Ashanti, my gosh, lets not even go there! She is beautiful but this dress is certainly not flattering on her body shape, and I am cringeing here in my seat, feeling sorry for the poor Balenciaga getting stretched :( nooooo! Plus what was she thinking with that belt and shoes....oh dear. Hope your dad is getting better BB, much love, Kara xo
Posted by: Kara Craig | July 19, 2008 at 08:45 AM
Certainly that dress doesn't appear to be right for Ashanti's body. And then she had to go and throw a belt around it! On a side note, from where I'm sitting, Natasha's shoes seem rather fabulous also...
Posted by: Ray | July 19, 2008 at 08:28 AM