Hayden Panettiere at the Giorgio Armani Show

We’ll start off with the good news. Her hair and makeup look really great. And we give her a lot of credit for really trying something a little outside her comfort zone.

Unfortunately…

Hayden Panettiere attends the Giorgio Armani show during Milan Menswear Fashion Week Spring 2014 in Armani.

Giorgio Armani Fall 2013 Collection/Model: Nikola Romanova

Emporio Armani Open Toe Sandal With Patent Effect And Tassels

That’s all the good news we have for today. The problem here is one of proportion. She’s simply not tall enough to carry off that top or those pants effectively. It’s stumpifying her. And those look to be some mighty tough shoes to pull off. We want to believe there’s an outfit out there just waiting for them (because we have to admit, we’re kind of intrigued by them) but for the life of us, we can’t picture what it would look like.

But we really have to hand it to her. We did a tiny gasp when we saw her because it’s such a different look for her.

[Photo Credit: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images, style.com, armani.com]

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