Charlize Theron in orange Christian Dior: fug traffic cone or oddly beautiful?

Here are photos of Charlize Theron last night at The Late Show With David Letterman (the black and white dress) and at the premiere of Young Adult in NYC (the orange dress). The premiere dress is Christian Dior. Thoughts? I like it, and God knows that Charlize is one of those rare bitches who can really work a shade of orange and somehow manage to NOT look like a traffic cone. That being said… there’s something off, I think. The fit in the waist and bust seems weird, and it just feels like the wrong dress to wear to a December premiere. Charlize is one of the faces of Dior, though, and I think she might be contractually required to wear Dior on certain red carpets. Hopefully, this was her third or fourth choice, and she’s got better Dior dresses for future events.

I am a bigger fan of the black and white Antonio Berardi dress – this would have made a killer premiere dress, I think. Much like Jessica Biel yesterday, I wish the “television appearance” cocktail dress had been the premiere look.

I’m including some closeups of Charlize’s face because something seems off to me. She doesn’t look Botoxed, but something is different? Is it her mouth? Has her mouth always looked like that?

Photos courtesy of WENN.