9 L% T O4 P0 a% @9 s# j5 i她所就读的大学以她对穿著尺度拿捏不当,下令要她从事社区服务,罚她读书给盲人听,以儆效尤。 1 t+ j) B# \2 R5 t6 c/ Z/ E 5 q: f i3 N& l" O6 J$ T2007-02-191 l) {) T% |0 ]! L: U
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1 \0 f H& n/ q; t6 GBANGKOK - 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. " Y" l9 b! _- w1 W; _ g1 q4 {! l' h3 w8 r: 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.( D5 }' a+ Y. |5 }
7 I* `6 S; I8 P- ~# GMs. 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. + P/ L3 W* ^2 o$ D4 Z, H 9 S, r9 ]' u' e, F0 d* |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. & Y' N8 W" w# \: T5 P ! `( `8 K8 ^: Q; p& D/ jFor Ms. Chotiros, a relative unknown with mainly small roles in low-budget films, the little black dress brought unwelcome attention. 3 H& h; {9 e5 C% z) o# R- a, [ ( v3 Y! I" V$ c- R6 A$ s6 w' _+ @She was reprimanded by her production company and ordered by her university to do community service and make a public apology for her attire. ; u! Q# S* J0 {& K" w' Q: b( ]3 a+ h$ e& e" J; \
"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."