Too Dumb To Check: The Case of the Backward Dress?

Fani Willis has been furiously mocked on social media over accusations that she accidentally put on her dress backward before taking the stand in court this week.

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The 53-year-old Fulton County District Attorney - who has been testifying at a hearing over misconduct allegations - was brutally savaged on social media after eagle-eyed users pointed out that she had a zipper running up the front of her pink frock. 

Fani, who has been accused of lying about the timeline of her 'romantic' relationship with the special prosecutor she appointed to Donald Trump's election interference case, sparked a frenzy of sartorial speculation with the look as the internet tried to figure out whether the quirky design was accidental or intentional. 

Ed Morrissey

Duane and I talked about this earlier today in our Week in Review, but I'm not convinced on further reflection. First off, without being too indelicate, women's dresses require more room for the upper torso built into the front. For another, the neckline is usually cut differently in front than in back, and that would throw the fit off too in a way that would be quickly noticeable. 

The screencaps don't show anything amiss. The neckline looked correct and the darts for the bustline are clearly in front. It seems more likely that Willis wore the dress correctly, even if she got everything else wrong yesterday. 

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