Of course the "after" picture was helped by a tan, make-up and new hairstyle. The stupid, ubiquitous pursed lip kissy-face pose does makes me worry that this was done more to make her 'look sexy' not to make her feel more confident or less self-conscious (her nose was a tad out of proportion and it wasn't something she'd have 'grown out of'.) The standard that a woman is nothing more than her sex appeal is an old one, but one I'd hoped we were moving past.

I'm betting that hell will freeze over before any of these ladies buys an Oscar de la Renta gown again.

Then again, two ladies in the same dress would be embarassing. Four brings the whole thing to a level of absurdity that would have to make the situation pretty funny even if you were one of the four bridewmaids" (hell, that getup is ugly enough to have been a bridesmaid dress -- at a wedding with a particularly sadistic bride.)

The **** people will buy and wear just because it's a designer label!