Best Dressed and Best Designers of the 2019-2020 Season

Making the impact even greater were the costumes and even Chock's hair was all in for the program. "I've perfected the hair since Salt Lake City," said Chock.

Chock literally studied images of snakes—their scales and patterns—to come up with ideas for her dress. She wanted her dress to look like a snake's skin, but not like a snakeskin fabric. She brought drawings to costume designer Mathieu Caron, who made sure it was functional while also creating wow moments. "Together we came up with something beautiful," said Chock.

For Bates, Dubreuil envisioned a turtleneck shirt. Chock found the braiding technique and showed it to Caron, which he incorporated. "I think it's my favorite costume I've had," said Bates.

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macy said:

7. Mariah Bell, LP dress by Lisa McKinnon- this is such a stunning dress and is perfect for Hallelujah. it's sparkly and blingy but not overstated or too much. it's almost angelic how the nude color fades to white, then to blue.

https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/mariah-bell-skates-in-the-ladies-free-skate-during-the-2020-news-photo/1201792196?adppopup=true

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Ross74 said:

According to this IG post, Mariah's FS dress was made by Elena Pollack (Ladu Design) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8J33nVp_id/

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lariko said:

And, tbh, Rylova’s simple white with blue dress was just charming

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el henry said:

Possibly the best use of bling ever, and I do mean bling:

Donovan Carrillo's charro exhibition costume:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E5qPWNpitI

By Mexican designer Monica Gaytan

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macy said:

it's that time of year again and since we're all quarantined and bored out of our minds, what better time to talk about the best costumes of the season and the stars behind the scenes who designed them. feel free to include juniors in your list of top 10 in whatever disciplines you follow. i'm going to pick a winning designer too, as they are an essential part of packaging the skater perfectly for the season.

i will list mine for ladies along with a link to pictures for each, since that is the main discipline i follow.

1. Anna Shcherbakova, SP dress by Olga Ryabenko- this dress is my number one for the extreme amount of detail, textures, colors, 3D effects, etc. it's a real masterpiece. the flowers on the back, the use of fabric to create a smoky effect, and the blues, grays, and reds match the mood of the music and her interpretation perfectly. honestly, this is one of my favorite dresses of all time.

i'm including pictures of the back and front of this dress since this is my winner

front
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/anna-shcherbakova-in-action-during-the-senior-ladies-short-news-photo/1186976544?adppopup=true

back
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/anna-shcherbakova-of-russia-performs-during-the-isu-grand-news-photo/1180812280?adppopup=true

2. Anna Shcherbakova, LP dress by Milena Bobkova- i think this will be high on everyone's list for obvious reasons! the transformer dress, and ladies dress of the year for many. this absolutely gave the effect they were going for, where Anna transforms to the mystical and fierce firebird halfway through her program. i think this dress also helps her change into that character! the colors of both dresses go together well and the designer did a fabulous job making the transformation easy for Anna to do, and not awkward looking for audiences.

https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/russias-anna-shcherbakova-poses-with-her-silver-medal-at-news-photo/1186995781?adppopup=true

3. Alena Kostornaia, SP dress by Olga Ryabenko- if there was ever a dress to depict an angel fallen from heaven, this is it. the back of this dress is just exquisite with the angel wings. this quote taken from a Russian journalist on his take of best dresses describes it perfectly- "if last season it was a small and fragile angel who recently fell on a figure-skating horizon, this season we already had a confident, beautiful and ambitious angel performed by Alena, who climbed onto the very top of the figured Olympus."

https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/alena-kostornaia-in-action-during-the-senior-ladies-short-news-photo/1186976673?adppopup=true

4. Alina Zagitova, LP dress by Olga Ryabenko- i am in love with the amount of detail in this dress, Olga captured the very essence of the music and Cleopatra with this dress. from the bird made in rhinestones and the slit skirt to the details around the neck and on the gloves, this was an absolutely exquisite dress.

https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/alina-zagitova-in-action-during-the-senior-ladies-free-news-photo/1187332945?adppopup=true

5. Kamila Valieva, LP dress by Milena Bobkova- this dress does such a wonderful job accentuating Kamila's fluid skating with the types of fabrics used and the different cuts. the colors are beautiful and match the program, and i love the idea of the butterfly. the designer did a super job making it so it did not take away from her skating, only added to her movements.

https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/figure-skater-kamila-valieva-of-russia-performs-during-a-news-photo/1186744949?adppopup=true

6. Alina Zagitova, SP dress by Olga Ryabenko- i just love this dress...it's so feminine and sexy but simple. Alina looks so nice in lace and i like how there isn't too much bling on this dress, so the fabric can stand out.

https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/alina-zagitova-of-russia-competes-in-the-womens-single-news-photo/1192780430?adppopup=true

7. Mariah Bell, LP dress by Ladu- this is such a stunning dress and is perfect for Hallelujah. it's sparkly and blingy but not overstated or too much. it's almost angelic how the nude color fades to white, then to blue.

https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/mariah-bell-skates-in-the-ladies-free-skate-during-the-2020-news-photo/1201792196?adppopup=true

8. Kaori Sakamoto, LP dress, designer unknown- this is one of the most badass dresses i've ever seen. i looooove the shiny pleather fabric and the green rhinestones on the side of the dress and near the hands.

https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/kaori-sakamoto-of-japan-reacts-after-performing-her-free-news-photo/1199353741?adppopup=true

9. Wakaba Higuchi, SP dress, designer unknown (possibly Satomi Ito?)- this is such a classy dress that screams Sia. even the glove is half black! it's so flattering on Wakaba and i love the effect wearing her hair in a bun gives the complete look.

https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/wakaba-higuchi-of-japan-performs-during-the-ladies-short-news-photo/1181994577?adppopup=true

10. Satoko Miyahara, SP dress by Juju Designs- another Egyptian themed program and another exquisite costume. i love how it isn't overdone, it's simple and black and your attention is drawn to the bling at the neckline.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B48Dg96nzX9/

there are sooooooooo many more gorgeous costumes and it was so hard to pick just 10!!!

i would easily say the designer of the year is Olga Ryabenko. not only did she take the majority of spots on my list, she did a wonderful job designing dresses that look good on each skater but also matching the programs perfectly, and accentuate skating styles for each skater.

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