We don't know about you, but we don't even really care what happened on last week's wildcard round of American Idol because we spent the whole time obsessed with Paula's outfit. Seriously, it's pink leopard print with a neon pink scarf...that sparkles. It's sort of like something we imagine Siegfried (or maybe Roy) would wear around the summer house in Palm Beach. Let's take a look at the full length, shall we?
Wow. It's even more amazing than we imagined. Is the pink leopard print material also shiny? We like to think Paula whips up these little numbers the night before at her kitchen table. Let's take a look at some P. Abdul's fashion through the ages...
Apart from the lingerie-meets-skating-costume quality of this dress, we have a couple other concerns: First, the top half and the bottom half appear to be two different colors, neither of which are ideal. Also, the corset top seems to be laced up in three separate panels, is that necessary?
Now here again, another classic of Paula's "more is more" fashion strategy. She could totally wear this dress and star in a revival of Kiss of the Spider Woman...which now that we think of it could be kind of amazing. The issue with Paula is that when she tries to go simple and chic, it ends up looking costume-y...
Case in point: The Stewardess. Back to chaos...
Okay, call us crazy, but we can kind of see the Pucci-bright-colors-bold-prints thing that Paula's going for with this. The larger problem is that it doesn't quite get there, and it draws attention to her weirdly collapsed sternum. Also, braless is probably never a good look for her. However, we still think Paula could wear a Pucci-esque look and rock it out...
See? There we go. We almost love this. It's fun, it covers up the sternum and she's pairing it with earrings that are simple and cool rather than crazy. Just one thing: is that a hospital bracelet on her wrist? Why?