Dior sucked in Rachel Zegler pretty early in her West Side Story run, and I was not a fan of their work with her, for the most part. So I was delighted to see her splash out at the (first?) Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes event in that fiery-tinged McQueen. They used West Side Story as a more of a princessy coming-out period for her, and now she’s branching out into edgier stuff, which I think is smart even if I don’t universally love the results. For example, she went with something trendy for whatever this appearance was: (click here to see it on Instagram itself):
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Her tousled hair here is good, and the suiting and the monochrome and massive blazer are all very Of The Moment, but the overlong skirt drags things down for me. I feel like a pencil cut would have been better because as it is EVERYTHING just looks like the sizing is wrong. But at least she’s not wearing Fashion Panties! Oh, wait:
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What a womp-woooomp of a scrolldown. If it were only a skirt, and not drawers that bisect her crotch! Sigh. First Miu Miu, and now Sergio Hudson. Please don’t let a third crop up and make it a trend.
