Huzzah, Grand Prix season is upon us again, and a new season means new costumes. As much I want to go ahead and dissect every single costume right away, that would leave no fun for a long season to come, so I'm going to do this bit by bit. I'll start with one good and one bad from this week's ladies' short program.
Although perhaps a little too conventional, Kimmie's dress wins out for me because of its refreshing simplicity. White is always a good choice if you want to look fresh and lovely, which is exactly how Kimmie looks here. The blue rhinestone detailing is pretty and the baby cap sleeves give the dress a sweet, youthful silhouette and is entirely age-appropriate. This dress isn't exciting but it suits Kimmie's music and she looks cute, and there's nothing wrong with that.
Sadly, Miki has once again made an ill-advised costuming choice. This style of dress, with the copious use of illusion netting and random snaking glittery fabric, is so tacky yet is seen all too often in ladies' skating. There's no coherence in the design; too much is going on here and it's distracting. However, I do like to point out the positive, and Miki's hair looks great, especially with that gorgeous clip/bejeweled comb thingamajig she has at the back, which you can kind of see here. On another positive note, that's the most spirited and fun skate I've seen Miki perform in a long time. ¶ 11:24 PM
