Elle Macpherson & Anne Hathaway In Tom Ford: Who Wore It Better? (PHOTOS, POLL)

When Anne Hathaway hosted the Oscars in 2011, all eyes were on her dresses. With eight different outfit changes (each one chosen by Rachel Zoe), she had to hit a fashion high note again and again.

Some were hits -- nearly all viewers approved of the stunning maroon Versace number and no one could argue with the adorable Lanvin tuxedo.

But most everyone took issue with Anne's gray, high-necked Tom Ford gown, which viewers thought of as underwhelming, unflattering or simply unattractive.

So it was quite brave of Elle Macpherson to try the much-maligned dress on Wednesday night. The Aussie model attended the National Television Awards 2012 in London wearing the gray Tom Ford frock, accenting the bejeweled look with a dramatic braid-meets-ponytail hairstyle.

The dress didn't great reviews the first time -- how does it fare the second time around? And, of course: who wore it better?

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Comments

[OBAMAMOI]

04:44 AM on 01/31/2012

Its hard cos Anne is not standing straight but Elle is smok’n!!

[Karen Pottruff]

12:05 PM on 01/30/2012

Elle Macpherson and Anne Hathaway both looked stunning.

[Highball]

05:02 AM on 01/30/2012

It looked better on Anne.

Honestly, I don't know what the problem was with the reviews, as I thought it looked amazing.

[hueylover]

05:41 AM on 01/29/2012

Anne

[maliksmama]

09:09 PM on 01/28/2012

Elle. This dress was made for tall willowy body.

[EmilyKWells]

11:28 AM on 01/27/2012

It looks great on both of them, but Anne's hair, makeup and overall skin tone go much better with the dress than Elle's blonde pony tail and natural makeup - she should have done something a bit more dramatic...

[nolalily]

12:50 PM on 01/28/2012

Agree. Anne just looked entirely WOW with her coloring, hair and make-up. That dress was made for her.

[Seaglass]

11:04 AM on 01/27/2012

I loved the gown on Anne. I thought it looked great on her.

[Dede Eagleburger]

09:21 AM on 01/27/2012

Wow, I clicked here thinking it would be Elle for sure...but while neither one really knocked it out, Anne seemed to wear it just a little better...!!

[Martiniman]

09:02 AM on 01/27/2012

All of the above...

[Suntio]

06:22 AM on 01/27/2012

I don't like the dress because it is see-through; it shows Elle's bra and Anne's spanx. Not a good look for anybody.

[Sunflo]

02:01 AM on 01/27/2012

Elle's beanpole figure isn't for this dress. Anne wins.

[thejadedentrepreneur]

10:30 PM on 01/26/2012

Elle has too much crap on her face and too much hair and too much jewelry. Just too much.

[AsISaid]

09:20 PM on 01/26/2012

Can I have both of them? Wowzers.....

[Wistfulslinking]

06:51 PM on 01/26/2012

Elle's 1972 era make-up is horrid.

[ReformedRepublican]

06:38 PM on 01/26/2012

That is a dress made for minimal accessories and a woman with dark hair. There is no doubt Elle is gorgeous. There is no doubt Anne is gorgeous. Both have outrageous figures. The dress is best suited to Anne's coloring. And, her subdued earrings compliment the outfit better than Elle's larger ones. That said, there is no complaint from here about either one. The question was which looked better, meaning was MORE appealing to the eye, not did one look good and the other look bad.

More appealing of the two in that dress - Anne.