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Little black dress lands actress in one big mess 3 t5 h1 @+ D: Y' o5 B$ p 1 M2 O ~( A! L * b' d `1 |( W0 N- w! bBANGKOK - A young actress' skimpy dress has sparked a national outcry in Thailand, fuelling debate in opinion pages and chat rooms and earning her a public reprimand. $ K8 o) B+ l* q! M5 Y' \; N. |: J4 n9 x' r3 c# L
The black dress in question was long, body-hugging and split from Chotiros Suriyawong's cleavage to her hip by an eight-centimetre wide slit held together by thin strips of fabric. - W7 d2 j* ?0 B; I. g# [ & Q$ W3 W7 ?. e1 s% }4 {Ms. Chotiros, a 22-year-old liberal arts major at Thammasat University, one of the country's most respected academic institutions, wore it at the Feb. 9 Golden Swan awards ceremony, Thailand's equivalent of the Oscars. 9 P4 L, b* L4 z4 {& H1 r6 m3 u3 Q
The dress is said to have been inspired by Elizabeth Hurley's infamous Versace safety-pin dress, which grabbed the spotlight for the British beauty when she wore it to a London film premiere in 1994. ! i5 Z! {. L U! E7 M( f8 h( X1 u9 X# Y
For Ms. Chotiros, a relative unknown with mainly small roles in low-budget films, the little black dress brought unwelcome attention. . V& l1 L) N2 u* q3 N b$ l4 h: u' ~ 6 ?: K* @* [. r" u: O& |$ bShe was reprimanded by her production company and ordered by her university to do community service and make a public apology for her attire.6 t/ B+ B1 h! v' E$ s* y$ Z; P
3 S; a# X8 S0 p% I1 E( d, w' ~"I feel very guilty about what happened. I want to apologize," said a teary-eyed Ms. Chotiros at a news conference earlier this week. "I didn't know it was going to be such a big deal."
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