Has Paloma Faith already stepped out in the worst outfit of 2012? The singer arrived at the Cirque du Soleil premiere in London looking like a member of the cast.
1: She could be some sort of water creature, and the background she's posed in front of only helps bolster this thought. Emerging from a pond of lily pads, she resembles a mermaid who was inspired by Jessica Rabbit for her once-in-a-lifetime night out - but got dragged back to the waterworld by her burgeoning fishtail.
2: Alternatively, she could be one of the Cirque du Soleil cast. From the embellished forehead (more of that later) to the figure-hugging outfit, it doesn't matter if she cant contort herself into the shape of a fork, she could just be an on-stage exhibit.
3: It's no coincidence that she's matching the programme clutched in her velvet, gloved hand: the frock's designer, Alex Noble, revealed on his blog back in December that he was working on a project with the Canadian performance troupe's new show, Totem, hinting that he was designing the dress for "a very well known and talented lady".
4: What is with that forehead make-up? This must be Miss Faith ad-libbing, because Noble's elegant sketch of the gown does not feature face paints… And as if stripes of fuschia, tangerine and gold weren't already enough Paloma thought she needed a slick of orange lipstick…
5: Can we just talk about the dress itself…? It feels like the panels are abstractedly symbolising Paloma's female body parts…
However, there is one redeeming feature to this melee: the intricate gold Dolce & Gabbana hair clips shaped like half moons. Thank God for that.
