The gown that has either people loving it or hating it is due to a few factors.
1. Unfortuntely this dress is one of those that must be see in real life to be appreciated. It was designed for her body. This is obvious by the form fitting structure of the dress.
2. The red and black and Elham's white skin might be a tribute to the colors of the flag (Egypt's Flag) Far shot but why not.
3. There is one short-sight and unfortunetly which is Elham's fault. The dress' bottom needed to be ironed out. I am sure it was wrinkled due to the packing.
4. All picture's of the dress are head on. If we could see more of the dress (side and back) I'm sure we could see the beauty of the dress and elham in it.
5. It should have been the duty of the organizers to make sure Elham has more than one dress with her. Not a matter of showing off, what if the dress rips or get stained?
6. Even if the dress is par (which it is not) Elham carries herself in it with such grace (with the exception of the group photo) that it offsets the gown.
7. The colors of the dress is lost in the technocolor of the other gowns. Black and red are as simple and as contrasting as can be. that is why she looks better alone rather than with the rest.
Date Posted:Saturday, October 08, 05:02:17pm
agree about most of what u said, and the flag thing is really interesting! it actually resemblse the Egyptian flag alot! I also agree with your notes about ironing the gown but when we contacted Elham she told us that right after the National Costume competition, the girls were asked to pack their gowns in small bags and headed to the place where the evening gown competition took place where she did not have a chance or time to iron the gown. Mr.Spahi told us that the gowns best feature is its' back! But unfortunately there were no pics of it! Hope we will get a chance to see it on the finals. Elham has more than one gown with her, but only one that looks like an official competition dress which is this!
