Rita Ora's Ornate Outfit: Pleather Dress or Giant Henna Tattoo?

Is the pop star's unique dress wearable art or body art?

By Jessie Rosen Jun 19, 2013 11:00 PMTags
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Okay fine, we know that Rita Ora is actually wearing a cocktail dress and not chest-to-ankle henna art, but we're not wrong for doing a double-take, right?

There's something about the pleather swirls on the "How We Do" singer's Natalia Kaut frock that feel like ancient body paint! Maybe it's the laser-cut gaps, or the deep, red color...or the fact that it's on the U.K.'s edgiest dresser?

Frankly, we're not in love with the style or those chunky black sandals as an accessory. 

But we should probably just shut up and be glad this isn't actually painted on...