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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 07:24 PM
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First Lady Fashion Faux Pas
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=2232987n

the dress was pretty, however :)
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efhmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 07:29 PM
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1. Didn't much like it myself. Too fussy. But aren't there folks who are
suppose to work with the design houses to make sure things like this don't happen to a first lady?
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 07:30 PM
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3. that's what I thought too
Jackie Kennedy was always on it.
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efhmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 07:36 PM
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7. That is exactly the person who came to my mind. There are several
others I could not see having this happen to them. Nancy Reagan for one.
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Penndems Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 07:37 PM
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8. Yep - they're in the Office of the Social Secretary
I have never seen anything like this occur before. Three woman all wearing the same $8,500 Oscar de la Renta gown as the First Lady? Major, major faux pas.

Guess this means Laura buys her dresses off-the-rack just like everybody else. Of course, unlike Laura, most women can't afford to throw down over $8,000 for a ball gown. ;)

Nice to see Ms. Baldridge again. What a classy lady she is.
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Mojorabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 07:29 PM
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2. meow n/t
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 07:30 PM
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4. Ruff, ruff
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efhmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 07:38 PM
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10. Translation, please. Just kidding. Love your kitty babies' pics.
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 07:45 PM
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14. bwahahahahahaha
:hi:

just having some fun :)
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MissB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 07:31 PM
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5. You thought the dress was pretty?
It looked like some bloody botched chairman mao get up. Blech.
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 07:32 PM
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6. heh
well, on a couple of the ladies, it looked pretty :)
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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 07:38 PM
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11. I thought it looked a little "busy"
But, what do I know...:shrug: I still wear Desert Boots:
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 07:46 PM
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15. *snicker*
and I go for the "hippie" look :)

seriously, for 8500 clams, the dress isn't too bad.

it just takes the right figure to show it off :)
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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 07:37 PM
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9. I could dress myself for years with the money spent on that dress.
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efhmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 07:39 PM
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12. What do you figure it cost those ladies to be part of that group?
Edited on Wed Dec-06-06 07:42 PM by efhmc
$8,500 to wear a very unoriginal dress. Now that is not good.
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Penndems Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 07:53 PM
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19. $8,500 to those women is chump change
They're part of that breed of GOP women to whom money is like water - it flows freely.
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 07:48 PM
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17. You got THAT right! I never spent more than $250 a YEAR on
clothes when I was working, and I was a Corp. Director! No slouchy clothes, but good ones bought on sale at the end of the season, and styles that never go away.
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 07:44 PM
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13. I guess I've been living under my rock again!
I would have thought if a First Lady is spending $8,500 for a dress, it would have been designed only for her!
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 07:47 PM
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16. good point
however, it seems everything is just coming up roses for certain people in this country.

and I'll bet they are all huge donors to the RNC.
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Penndems Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 07:51 PM
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18. You nailed it, napi21
That dress should have worn exclusively by Mrs. Bush - and no one else.

Part of the blame rests with the fashion house of Oscar de la Renta. They should have waited until after the event to sell copies of the dress.

The White House Office of the Social Secretary can also share in the blame. A cursory phone call to the designer to ensure that only Mrs. Bush would be wearing the gown would've been in order.

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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 07:54 PM
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20. I would have thought THAT would be a courtesy of the fashion house!
I also don't ever remember a situation like this with any other First Ladies! Maybe Oscar doesnt like Laura?
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efhmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 07:56 PM
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21. Well, she probably won't be liking him now for sure.
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Penndems Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 08:00 PM
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23. It DEFINITELY should have been a courtesy of the fashion house
Lord knows Oscar de la Renta has dressed Mrs. Bush exclusively for the past five years. There was even a spread of The First Lady in Vogue Magazine not too long ago wearing creations from the House of de la Renta. Can't image any other First Lady being caught dead in a gown that three other women were wearing.

Mr. de la Renta will be catching a lot of grief from somebody at The White House for this. OTOH, they also have themselves to blame for not making that last-minute phone call to the designer to ensure that only Mrs. Bush was wearing this gown.
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 08:06 PM
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25. Maybe this is another example of the hate and discontent at the WH.
Even in that video posted here, the moderator talked about how meticulous Jackie Kennedy's assistants were, and NEVER would have let anything like this happen. Maybe Laura's assistants are just getting really tired of all the Shrub BS and either intentionally or unintentionally ignored their duties? Let's wait and see if we hear about a few getting fired over this.
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Penndems Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 08:12 PM
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26. Not only Mrs. Kennedy, but also every First Lady up through Mrs. Clinton
Edited on Wed Dec-06-06 08:21 PM by Penndems
There is just no way someone as meticulous as Ms. Baldridge would have allowed something like this to happen, if she worked in this Administration.

Now, Mrs. Clinton's gowns were all one-of-a-kind, haute couture creations. Her day clothes were designer, as well, but not necessarily with the extreme price tag. In fact, Mrs. Clinton said something one day that warmed the cuckolds of my heart. She was wearing a St. John suit that she readily admitted was purchased on sale at a St. John Company Store outlet.

What a lady. ;)







(edited to correct typo)
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Glimmer of Hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 06:23 PM
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38. That was my first thought too. I don't think was an accident.
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OmmmSweetOmmm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 07:57 PM
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22. A full set of drop dead ugly drapes!!! I thought Pickles was the only one
with such awful taste.
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bobbolink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 08:06 PM
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24. I don't get the problem. Men dress in the same tuxes all the time,
and don't get upset about it.

:evilgrin:

Come to think of it, Laura might look better in a tux. :rofl:
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efhmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 11:10 PM
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27. I really love guys in tuxes. Wish our lives were so simple and elegant.
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bobbolink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-07-06 10:51 PM
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29. I can remember thinking that being a nun would be cool...
just reach into the (tiny) closet, and pull out a clean habit, and set to go. No sloppy decision making, no damned shopping...

:rofl:
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-07-06 11:05 PM
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31. To tell the truth, I secretly liked my Catholic school uniform for
that reason. I also liked having a white uniform to wear at work when I worked in a doctor's office. Really, it took the pressure off of dressing up and you could spend your money on what you really wanted to wear either out of school or work.

:-)
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bobbolink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 05:58 PM
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36. Those uniforms do have that plus.... also, it gives kids something
to rebel against. :)

Given what even very young girls are wearing now, I'm finding myself in the school uniform camp. That would have been unthinkable for me even a few years ago. But, it's all become not just ridiculous, but disgusting!

And, some of those "scrubs" are better looking than what I can find for everyday wear! :hi:
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-07-06 11:52 PM
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33. Everyone looks great in black tie and tails. More women should wear 'em! nt
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-07-06 11:52 PM
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32. Women need to stop participating in these silly games. Buy a good, black dress...
and wear it all season. Change jewelry.
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bobbolink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 06:09 PM
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37. GAK! I *hate* black, and it makes me look dead.
I think I'll start a trend for the "basic hot pink".

:hi:
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-06-06 11:24 PM
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28. From what I could see of the black dress, it was much more
becoming on Pickles. Good wardrobe change. Get rid of that red dress.
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-07-06 10:59 PM
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30. I don't care what she throws over herself, tablecloth, drape
or sheet. She shouldn't be partying while Americans are dying.
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 12:01 AM
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34. $8500 dress
for fucksake. I haven't had a frigging job in two years, the repukes won't raise the minimum wage . . .

But it is hard to believe four families all had the same couch . . .
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mentalsolstice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 12:09 AM
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35. So at least 3 other women bought the same couch from LazyBoy? n/t
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