Fashion Faux Pas

Ah, the inspiration for Big Bird

Lol, R1.

Hooker fashion.

Bella Hadid at Cannes in 2016, wearing Alexandre Vauthier.

I wonder if that's the Plaza Hotel in the background. Kim Kardashian showing her refined taste.

Balenciaga gaga

"There's a reason the Caesar haircut went out of style 2,000 years ago."

What color do you think that Balenciaga gown is?

I love it.

[quote] What color do you think that Balenciaga gown is?

Pink or apricot

It looks like she gave the dress to the Met's Costume Institute.

House of Balenciaga. Evening dress, fall/winter 1965–66. Pale pink gown of pin-dotted silk gazar with ostrich feathers.

For some reason, it looks a little better in a color photo.

Hope Hicks wearing hooker boots in the White House. Republicans once again saying the quiet part out loud

Ooof. R9 Those are hard looking bitches. And no, they can't dress.

Jackie O dressed for a hoedown, Washington DC 1974.

Demi Lovato

She took a risk and fell flat on her face.

[quote]There's a reason the Caesar haircut went out of style 2,000 years ago.

To be fair, I think that's a standard "on the spectrum" cut.

The First Family of Fashion Faux Pas

Jackie Kennedy vacationing in Capri in June 1971. The slit on her skirt is a bit risqué but nothing compared to Joan Kennedy at R14.

Mrs. Reagan was either too old or too thin or too flat chested or something for this gown.

Babe Paley

Yikes. The dress is wearing her.

Sorry OP but Jayne in that Balenciaga is iconic.

Nancy Kissinger

Another version of the Balenciaga sold at auction a couple of years ago for something like 70G.

R18, Vogue magazine may consider Jayne's dress iconic but I think it looks silly. It's really too much with all those feathers.

Excellent choice, R19.

Sorry too, Babe Paley looks fantastic.

Amateurs! Though the smokey eye does almost hold it all together.

Babe Paley is perfection.

Please no one start with Prince Andrew's daughters or the thread will go to 300 with no room for anyone else.

I would prefer the Balenciaga dress in white or black, it’s a bit of a play on Swan Lake. I don’t like the apricot color.

Madge

Then again a lot of actresses and singers deliberately go over the top to get the attention of the press. They're not trying to be elegant.

[quote]Sorry too, Babe Paley looks fantastic.

I might have pedestrian tastes but the top part of the dress looks like some irregular stiff fortification. I also don't like the V-shaped waist. Maybe if I could get a better look at the dress I'd like it more. There seems to be just that one photograph from that one angle.

Who is that fabulous person, R23?

The one and only James Charles R29, who I predict will someday star in a Joan Crawford biopic.

Wouldn't he do better in a remake of "Imitation of Vanilla"?

"Babe Paley was asked to leave after knocking over several lamps and poking the eye out of a server"

Truly horrific R12.

Nancy Kissinger again, looking like Thomas Aquinas

Not one of Jackie's better looks.

I don't think I've seen photos of Nancy Kissinger before. I didn't realise she was into avant grade fashion. Another very good pic, R34

All of the above, R16.

Oh dear. And Julianne Moore is an attractive actress that I like.

Obviously, the no stocking trend was started by young women to put the middle aged and elderly in their place.

Marc, Marc, Marc. You should have worn thong underwear, not boxers. So conservative.

Hello Georgia!

Lol, R39. With that confident expression on her face, Liza thinks she looks amazing.

Either her head's too big, she's slouching or she got her bustle turned wrong way round.

Wow, R27. Madonna's shoes are BUSTED in that photo! Scuffed to hell! Surely she could've afforded a new pair of even cheap white pumps. And the anklet with the hose...no.

Jennifer Lopez

Vanity Fair Oscar party 2015

a bit vulgar

[quote]Either her head's too big, she's slouching or she got her bustle turned wrong way round.

I assume you're talking about Nancy Reagan at R16. All valid points.

Young Madonna had some punk in her. She looks fine, and the shoes fit the look perfectly.

Melania would have worn this stuff when she was younger.

Honey, you need to cover up, unless you're walking the stroll.

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Kay Perry wearing Tom Ford at the 2017 Grammy Awards.

Sophia and her ruffles.

Jayne Wrightsman and Bunny Mellon were Jackie's mentors.

Jayne was the force behind the White House restoration, Bunny the Rose Garden design.

So hot

Thanks for the info, R51. Do you know of any outfits that Mrs. Wrightsman or Mrs. Mellon wore that were fashion fails?

Jayne's dress looks entirely appropriate for the mid-60s. I think she died in the last couple of years (remembering NYT obit). She was in her late 90s, I think.

Yes, she died in April 2019 at the age of 99. I was surprised to learn she was born in Flint, Michigan but I'm sure it wasn't as economically depressed in 1919 as it is now.

Mrs. Wrightsman looking elegant in the 1960s.

No, no, no. This outfit just looks silly.

Balenciaga balloon jacket.

Balenciaga envelope dress, 1967.

I used to listen to Bells are Ringing a lot when I was a kid. I could never figure out they were saying Balenciaga. I had never heard the name before.

Vanky is ready for takeoff.

Great choice, R60. Thanks. Hopefully, we'll see the last of that family on Jan. 20th.

R59, Cristobal Balenciaga was a great designer. Many of his clothes were very beautiful and elegant but, as you can see, some of his creations were really out there, eg. R58.

Hello boys!

Did you miss me?

Nope.

Wow, R62. Such subtle make up. Impressive cleavage.

Melania channeling Cassandra Peterson.

Check out my breast implants.

I wish someone famous would wear this one out and about.

[quote]Faux pas is how you spell both the plural and the singular form of the phrase. However, we do make a distinction in the pronunciation—the singular faux pas is pronounced [foh pah], but the plural faux pas is pronounced with a “z” at the end—[foh pahz].

Well, you learn something every day. Or did all you fashionistas already know this?

Color ees bled-white an' peenko, no?

Ivana Trump in a Bob Mackie dress

I could definitely see Lady Gaga wearing that outfit, R67. Great choice.

R65 Is that pic right after one of his bankruptcies, 'cause that tux looks like a Macy's special?

Lol, R72. There was no date on the photograph but obviously it's not recent.

Melania looking too costumey, like an aristocratic 19th century traveller.

[quote]R65 Is that pic right after one of his bankruptcies, 'cause that tux looks like a Macy's special?

I found it. The dress at R65 is from the 2004 Met Gala. The theme was "Dangerous Liaisons". It's a black satin dress, with pleat details and a waist-cinching corset.

Wikipedia says Trump did declare bankruptcy six times between 1991 and 2009. Maybe he was penny pinching at the time.

Now THAT'S fashion!

Ivanka Trump in 1997 during her modeling career.

The nostalgia look.

Hahaha, R75. I found the Duchess of Alba in the same dress. Is that Lindsey Graham's face?

*Hahaha, R76.

I don't know why Melania was criticised for this Dolce and Gabbana coat. I love it. Is it because of the $51,000 price tag? Too much conspicuous consumption?

I look as good as I did when I was 30. You're all just jealous.