Seasonally Appropriate?

Yesterday Anne Hathaway was on Good Morning America to promote her new film, Rio2.

Yet again, I have no beef whatsoever with the item itself - it is a rather lovely take on that 50s classic Dior "New Look" - demure sleeve, full skirt - but updated for the 21st century:

The dress is by Mary Katrantzou, the current queen of the most fantastic digital prints and as such this dress is rather sedate for her. These are from her breakout 2011 collection, just to give you an idea of her design aesthetic:

Why am I posting this, ye may ask?

Well, again, its all about the styling. First of all this is most definitely NOT a spring look on its own. It is from the designer's 2014 Fall collection, and obviously so - the fabric weight, the color scheme - all scream fall/winter. Secondly, the way this look was put together - with the heavy black opaque tights - further accentuates the wintery qualities inherent in the garment. If she wore it with naked legs, at least, it would not read so terribly out of season. And now, when spring has finally sprung in the Northeast, this outfit was just plain wrong. Finally, given that Hathaway needs to battle a popularity fight with audiences that were fed up with her following her grating Oscar speech and overexposed ubiquity, this was not the look to make audiences feel warmth towards her.

Too bad - fantastic dress, an actress with a great figure, and such a failure of a look.