LOVE/HATE: The Jellyfish and Tarp Edition

January 8, 2009 in Designers,Dresses,Wedding Dresses with 12 Comments

mira zwillinger wedding gown

I want to hate this Mira Zwillinger wedding gown, and not just because I love to hate things! The skirt looks like the wings of a jellyfish. From what I can see of the bodice, it looks kind of messy… or, worse, puffy. The dress aside, the model is hunched over and looks so damn sad. Maybe her middle looks bloated not because of the wedding gown itself, but because the model just drowned her sorrows in a pint of rocky road. And what’s with those dirty painter’s tarps in the background? I know! Let’s shoot our depressed, bloated model in a loft space currently undergoing renovations!

There’s so much to complain about, and yet this wedding gown appeals to the little girl in me. It’s so flowy… so much like the ballet costumes I couldn’t get enough of in my youth. I really do love it, insofar as I can see it. Note to Mira Zwillinger: Can we see some details next time?

What say you?

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12 Responses to “LOVE/HATE: The Jellyfish and Tarp Edition”

  1. Toni January 8, 2009 at 10:26 am #

    I’m not crazy about it. I love all things froofy and flowy, but this dress just looks like it got attacked by a cat. Maybe that’s why she looks so upset.

  2. Never teh Bride January 8, 2009 at 12:14 pm #

    Toni: Hmmm, I agree that it looks slightly shredded, though I’d wager my cats could do a much more thorough job.

  3. Elaine C. January 8, 2009 at 12:36 pm #

    I’m loving the dress, though it doesn’t run to my usual taste. Hating the tarps though!

  4. casablancabride January 8, 2009 at 1:28 pm #

    I’m not a fan of either the dress or the tarps. And I think the model needs a hug.

  5. mkb January 8, 2009 at 1:31 pm #

    I think the problem with the dress is more one of fit than of style.

  6. Twistie January 8, 2009 at 1:38 pm #

    I really don’t care for the gown, but in this photo I feel kind of sorry for it. The surroundings are so dismal and the model looks so depressed to be wearing it…oh my God, that gown has just become Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree to me!

  7. Omnibus Driver January 8, 2009 at 2:22 pm #

    Despite the model’s abysmal posture, I love the dress. I loved all the other ones in this collection, too.

    Why, why, why, though, do they use starving waifs with poor posture and settings from horror movies to showcase these gowns??? Aren’t weddings supposed to be happy occasions?

    (Perhaps the layout was designed by a MOTG who is antagonistic about letting Sonny go?)

  8. Jennie January 8, 2009 at 5:28 pm #

    Feed the gals some sammiches, a little cheese cake, and some hot tea. Let them out of the dungeon they have been living in. Make them watch Young Frankenstein. Then, when they have been feed, are over SADD, and have relearned how to laugh, let them model this collection in a park or church. They all look sick and so drag down the look of the entire collection. I’m guessing the designer wanted this look so what kind of commentary is she making about her clothes?

  9. libbyblue January 10, 2009 at 4:33 am #

    omnibus: i think the idea is for the models to be pristine and beautiful in an otherworldly fashion, telling every bride that yes, they too can rise above mere earthly reality to become a creature of unspeakable loveliness. or something.

  10. Corinna Hoffman January 11, 2009 at 9:27 pm #

    Ooh..love or hate, indeed.. I love it, but I know I will hate it once it’s on me… ;-)

  11. adina February 2, 2009 at 3:56 am #

    Where can i buy her dresses? I checked out her website and i just adore them….. need to try on…. get wed in august … Help

  12. adina April 16, 2009 at 3:11 am #

    I love her dresses! and think her pictures are a breath of resh air