Paula Abdul's Basil Soda Dress is Lame

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Paula Abdul. PAULA.

This is the kind of dress you wear if you really want to distract people from, say, your face. And your face isn't looking that bad. I like the poofy retro updo. So what gives?

You look like a drunk Queen Nefertiti. Which is weird, because you looked good just the night before, despite the strange side panels that are supposed to create the illusion of a Dita Von Teese-waist:
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