Carrie Underwood honored Dolly Parton with a tearful performance in Nashville, but photographs of her elaborate white gown also prompted a separate conversation about her appearance.
The 43-year-old singer attended CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton at Belmont University’s Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on October 21.
The evening celebrated Parton’s life and music following her death on August 25 at 80, according to the supplied report. For Underwood, it was an opportunity to remember an artist she had admired and performed alongside for nearly two decades.
Her embroidered gown attracted comparisons to a wedding dress, while her performance of “I Will Always Love You” brought her to tears.
A dramatic gown divides opinions online
Underwood arrived in a white gown featuring elaborate embroidery, a fitted corset-style bodice and a voluminous skirt with a sweeping train.
She completed the outfit with blonde…
