The Bush era’s “Walmart-ification” of America was symbolized at a White House reception last Sunday, December 3, 2006, for the Kennedy Center Honors gala event, when First Lady Laura Bush and three other women showed up wearing the same dress:
With guests in the spotlight at the exclusive White House receptions that go with the ceremony, the designer gowns are always scrutinized. And on Sunday, four women at the reception wore the exact same $8,500 Oscar de la Renta dress, Mrs. Bush among them.
Letitia Baldridge, Jacqueline Kennedy’s chief of staff and White House social secretary, says the gown was beautiful, but oh, what a faux pas!
“They all should have congratulated one another on their good taste and the fact that they could afford the dress. … Jacqueline Kennedy, when she was first lady, made sure, and her couturiers made sure, that nobody else wore that dress that season.”
Laura Bush is no Jackie Kennedy, that’s for sure.
Sorry, not impressed. Keeping track of who is wearing what just seems so …. Republican.
They all paid too much. That dress is not very flattering on any of them.
YES THEY PAID WAYYYYY TO MUCH FOR THAT DRESS AND YES SHE FOR SURE IS NO JACKIE KENNEDY AND GEO W IS A STACK OF SHIT COMPARED TO JOHN F AND YES KEEPING UP WITH THIS SHIT IS REALLY SO MUCH LIKE THE REPUGS!!!!!
Oops! I left out the most important part: The Secret Service whisked the three other women out of the White House and they have not been seen since. Coincidentally, there was a report on Monday that three new prisoners were escorted into Guantanamo wearing burkhas.
I find it amazing that 4 women would each pay that much for such a terminally ugly dress. I wouldn’t pay $5 for that rag at a thrift store.