OMG, laura bush* arrives at ball tonight in ANOTHER fashion flop (PHOTO)

[diamond14]

It's SOOoooooo embarrassing.....on the WORLD STAGE like that...



U.S. President George W. Bush (R), first lady Laura Bush (2nd R) and daughters Jenna (L) and Barbara (2nd R) appear on stage at the Black Tie and Boots inaugural ball in Washington January 19, 2005. REUTERS/Rick Wilking REUTERS

[newsguyatl]

1. omg, beat up!

so many kinds of wrong.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

132. An interesting caption

My editing instructor at journalism school would have kicked my ass if I wrote a caption which identified Bush and Pickles by their positions in the photo. A better caption would have been "President (sic) and Mrs. Bush appear with daughters Jenna (left) and Barbara at the ... "

Maybe the caption writer was making the point that Bush is such a wuss he can't be picked out in a group of women.

[bobweaver]

2. The dog peed on it and they struggled mightily this afternoon to no avail.

[MSgt213]

3. WTF is she wearing the East Wing drapes?

[hickman1937]

18. She saw it in the winda and just couldn't resist!

I think the rod is up her butt.

[Garbo 2004]

96. LOL! I too thought of Carol Burnett's skit when I saw that dress!

[Bluebear]

4. Why is she wearing a BUSTLE?

Oops, she's not...never mind.

[BrotherBuzz]

113. That's just junk in her trunk....

;)

[Freebird12004]

216. ROFLMAO

cool

[Liberal Veteran]

5. And another set of perfectly good window treatments has...

....somehow fallen on the First Lady.

[AuntiBush]

6. Old Babes

What, no cocktail yet? And the twins. They look so, well, slu*tish!

[Seabiscuit]

112. The dirty blond one looks like she was poured into a stovepipe.

[AuntiBush]

126. Then Lit!

I mean that literally! Yep, they'll be "lit" all weekend!

[ncrainbowgrrl]

7. When * is the best dressed in a group,

you know you have a fashionably-challenged crowd.

[Liberal Veteran]

10. I was wondering why the Joker was standing next to *

...and does Batman know?

[BamaLefty]

8. She Looked So Foolish

in the blue suit at the Texas State House back in 2000.

LOL @ LB!

[teakee]

182. She is suppose to have lost 20 pounds........

"Bushie 43 AND 44, do I look fat in this dress?"


:wtf:

[Piperay]

190. I think her rear end

found em. :puke:

[alexisfree]

9. who is her designer?

to show my appreciation...:evilgrin:

[NYC]

11. Who designed that dress?

And why?

[alittlelark]

24. LOL!!!

'Why' is the real question.... it appears they are TRYING to make her look foolish (not hard to do, given who she's married to).

[greatauntoftriplets]

26. Some sadist???

I attended a very fancy wedding in late October. I am a woman a couple years younger then Pickles. My dress...which covered me and certainly cost a shitload less than the abortion we are talking about on this thread -- was so damn much prettier.

And it was far more complimentary to my looks. That damn dress she is wearing looks like an elongated shirt with a bustle.

:puke:

[NYC]

37. Well, it is. It has a shirt collar, rolled up sleeves, and shirt buttons

down the front. Also, if you look closely at her right hand side, below the waist, there is some kind of "split" in the organdy fabric.

Or something. I really can't figure out WHY.

Edited because I originally typed "waste" instead of "waist". I wonder why.

[greatauntoftriplets]

49. In the added photos...

it looks like sweat stains under the arms.

:puke:

Truly a waste. I suppose we taxpayers paid for this ugliness. The gods only know what ugly thing she will wear tomorrow night....

Protect me eyes!

[Liberal Veteran]

55. That smile of Laura's is so....Jokerish.

[teakee]

180. Botox gone wrong........

[Ms Chicklet]

220. Joker smile and...

a dewlap worthy of an iguana!

[Bouncy Ball]

223. Dear Lord, it looks worse up close. EWWW that pattern!!!

[MisterP]

58. an "ice blue" coat (yes, it flares madly at the waist and rump)

and some froofy Mary Poppins getup
Jenna and Barbs' necklines will, of course, plunge (almost to the navel)

[noiretextatique]

64. a shirtdress? a formal SHIRTDRESS?!? i used to wear those in grade school

:shrug: who knew they made a comeback :wow:

[NYC]

78. They didn't.

Therein lies the problem.

[sueh]

162. Maybe the slit is a

pocket sewn into the gown so she'll have a handy place for a pack of cigarettes, or joints.

[jmowreader]

229. It's called a "shirtdress"

Remember, we are looking at her get-up for the Texas State Society's Black Tie and Boots Ball--the high point on the inaugural calendar.

[CarpeVeritas]

105. my guess: a die-hard, lifelong Democrat

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....

[Botany]

12. Quick somebody's house in Elkheart Indiana is missing it's curtains.

Let us make this a real magical night ..... load the lot of them on a plane and
ship them to Iraq to help w/ the elections.

[wtmusic]

136. #1 response

LMAO! :thumbsup:

[Contrary1]

152. Hey You!!! If you're gonna diss our Red State...

do it right. It's "Elkhart".

[CarpeVeritas]

13. it looks like all the bush ladies shop at marshalls!

what a lineup of haunted couture...

[cindyw]

14. Where's your boots George? Don't have to pretend anymore?

[sueh]

163. Exactly. This is the Black Tie and BOOTS Ball.

Maybe Laura is wearing the boots this time. But I can't tell under the yards and yards of a gown that looks like it got thrown in the washer with dark colored clothes.

[July]

204. Looks like he's got the shoes w/2-inch soles on instead.

Can't be under 6 feet tall, you know?

[liberalnurse]

15. Is that the prarie look?

I'm a yankee and can only guess.

[meisje]

16. Jenna looks like a bar code

[catzies]

90. LOL!

*wipes off monitor*

[adigal]

102. Ha ha ha ha ha!!!

I was trying to figure out what the heck she looked like - a bar code!!!!!! LMAO!!

[fortyfeetunder]

176. between reading this and listening the Daily Show

I am cleaning up tea from the keyboard!!!

[geniph]

247. Yeah, and the encoded message

in her barcode is "mule in horse's harness."

[Tomee450]

250. LOL!!

I almost spilled by coffee.

[Paintedlady]

17. All three

women are flopping baldy if you ask me.
The chimp looks just like a chimp. What a coincidence!.

[NYC]

19. That dress has buttons down the front.

Take a good look.

[Liberal Veteran]

25. Maybe she has it on backwards?

And that it explains why she looks like she got tangled in the curtains?

[NYC]

33. I don't think turning it around would make a difference.

I wonder how much that cost?

[Liberal Veteran]

36. If it was more than $49.99 off the rack, then she got totally ripped off!

Hideous.

[Seabiscuit]

135. I don't think turning *her* around would make a difference.

Actually, if you turned the dress around on her, then turned her around she'd be much more photogenic and less Jokerish.

[merh]

114. Look at the way all three females are standing. Do they have

poor posture or what. They slouch, even though they are standing "straight". :shrug: Very poor posture.

[NYC]

193. I'm sure the daughters learned it from their mother.

She set the example.

[SammyWinstonJack]

20. Proof that money can't buy class

:puke: Who dresses these trailer trash idiots?

[devinsgram]

21. Exactly what color is that.

It looks like she walked right off of a hologram.

[Ms Chicklet]

46. I'd call it...

iridescent blood.

[Bluebear]

22. HERE is the dress in its previous life

[Liberal Veteran]

32. ROTFLMAO!!!!

That was good!

[Occulus]

35. Nice photoshop job.

Had to look twice, it was that convincing.

Holy cow. She really does wear drapes.

All this time, and I thought it was a joke. I honestly didn't think it was quite that bad. But that really could be drapery material.

I'm a man and I could dress a woman better than that! But then, I'm gay, maybe that has something to do with it, I dunno.....


Drapes. Our First Mannequin Lady wears drapes.

on edit: while we're talking about clothing, look at *'s right leg.

Shoot their tailor and their costume designer fashion consultants, if any.

Obscene.

[Bluebear]

39. Gotcha hehehe

[Occulus]

62. oh, cute, the pleats in the valence are from her cleavage

nice touch

[uppityperson]

44. "my favorite movie was Sound of Music"

"here are a few of my favorite things..."

[Botany]

52. Bingo!

:beer:

[cyn2]

65. And are those drapes (#22) from Tara?

Oh well, tomorrow is another day!

I'm sure all the dresses cost a bundle....how can all three of them look so tacky? Takes some breedin'

[jrthin]

76. Too funny. n/t

[opihimoimoi]

85. Hilarious, ROTFLMAO :o)

[_NorCal_D_]

128. Well Done!

ROTFLMAO! :bounce:

[otohara]

183. How Did YOu Find THis

so quick? ROTFLMAO

[Bluebear]

234. Why, I made it myself!

:) Just like Laura's dress looks homemade!

[LandOLincoln]

23. Frankly, I think it's quite elegant, and very appropriate for a woman

of her age and, er, heft.

And you're criticizing HER, with Jenna--or is it Barbara?--wearing a b/w lampshade disguised as a dress? and the other twin in a "gown" apparently pieced together from old bathtowels?

[Ms Chicklet]

27. Good God, Jenna!

Horizontal pleats?! Why not just tack a "Wide Load" sign onto your ass? Your right tit is also about two inches from another opportunity for daddy to feel you up in public.

Babs, Granma Welch's peignoir is not a funky party frock.

Laura's dress looks fresh from the June Cleaver Couture for Housefraus Line.

[alcuno]

47. Welcome to DU, Ms Chicklet. Love your fashion critique!

I read that the twins were going haute couture this time. Must have been a misprint.

[Ms Chicklet]

54. Thanks, alcuno (m)!

Maybe it was a misprint. What they meant was "'Ho Couture."

:D

[Seabiscuit]

141. ROTFLMAO!!! Looking forward to you working the red carpet at the

Oscars, Ms Cricket!

[July]

202. Ms Chicklet! You and your wit are very welcome here!

Love that "Ho Couture"! Welcome to DU!

[jmowreader]

231. It ain't "ho couture"

Be honest with yourself, Ms. Chicklet: if you were a man, and you were in the market for a prostitute, would you hire one dressed like either of the Bush twins?

Thought not.

[NYC]

70. Someone said it is "haunted" couture,

not haute couture.

[alcuno]

89. You know, I heard this vile right-wing piece on NPR today.

An interview with some 18 year old Ann Coulter freak who rambled on about his desire to meet (and greet) the * twins. He and his sicko friends were driving from Iowa to DC to see the two "hotties."

[catzies]

95. Wasn't that awful? Nearly drove off the road. n/t

.

[NYC]

109. There must be a real drought in Iowa.

Wow.

[alcuno]

118. The guy said they had actually considered driving around Illinois

because it's a blue state. Decided against it because of the price of gas. Beautiful.

[Hardrada]

165. I'm an Iowan. No drought

except if you suck as much as those geeks. Don't let them come back here!!

[NYC]

28. It also seems to have a shirt collar and rolled up sleeves.

Is that the "blue collar" evening gown? Weird.

[tridim]

29. Oooooooooooo... klahoma

where the blah comes.. blah-ing down the.. oh forget it.

What about that picture of anorexic Jenna that was posted earlier today? Looks like she put some pounds back on in a few short days.

[liwkenne]

30. The Beverly Hillbillies are more sophisticated than this group

This family is clueless - completely clueless.

[lastknowngood]

31. OH my god they all three look like they went to the salvation

army and bought rejects from the 70's

[murray hill farm]

84. 70s...more like the 50s

Who dresses these women? this is really a joke..it must be!! a joke on them...some designer having some really good fun with these three? Anyone know who the designer is that created these jokes on the bushes?

[Rapcw]

34. l0ll3rsk8s

[hickman1937]

68. No offence, but is that Klingon?

Or my lack of computalk again?:shrug:

[hickman1937]

38. I used to get pissed at Hillary,

for only spending 10 minutes a month on fashion, but she had an excuse. A workaholic overachiever can be forgiven. What is Laura's excuse? Jackie is rolling in her grave.

[diamond14]

66. Senator Hillary Clinton with President William Clinton at 2nd Inaugural

[hickman1937]

77. That blessed Woman always comes thru in

the cluch, doesn't she? Go, Hillery, go! God I love that woman.

[Kilkenny5]

81. Actually, that's the first inauguration

She wore a pale dress for the second inauguration.

[spotbird]

40. Jenna's designer hates her.

That outfit is designed to exaggerate her worst features, and she doesn't have many. How can any outfit make a slim, curvy 21 year old look like a post spinal surgery patient? What are those bandages?

As to Barbabra, even if you aren't busty, support is a good thing.

[Generic Other]

67. She looks like a killer bee

Horizontal stripes should be avoided by big butt girls.

[Occulus]

75. she could be very eyecatching- BOTH of them could...

...but whoever is getting them their clothing is simply not doing their job. Those two are young, slim, and each quite good looking. They deserve better.

(Yes, I'm defending them both. Whoever chose their clothing was trying to hurt them. It's pretty obvious.

Their behavior in public is another matter.)

[Ilsa]

134. They both looked so much better on the magazine cover

in the deb gowns.

I'm still cleaning chocolate out of my nose from snarfing when I read "bar code"

[elehhhhna]

206. A Catastrophic Success! Plee-ats Free=ats!

[MissB]

41. Why is it always the draperies?

Look, I truly hate to criticize people based on what they look like. Truly.

But her clothes always look like the fabric was formerly a drape. I sew. I love fashion. The only thing I can figure is that her designer must be a Democrat. :evilgrin:

[Occulus]

80. You're not seeing things.

They really do look like drapes.

Does "The curtain is closed on my wife" work? Hmmmmmm.

[Seabiscuit]

146. They don't just "look like drapes". They ARE drapes.

[Left Is Write]

42. Oh, my. I don't usually make comments about her fashion, but

THAT thing is awful. Who thought that was a good idea? A shirtwaist ball gown? That hideous fabric? Blecch.

[davidwparker]

43. Okay, Ladies. I don't know your fashion. What's wrong with it?

I see in one post the color is offensive. And, looking at the W wing of the crime family, maybe they should be wearing similar items.

So, break it down, point out all the faux pas.

thanks.

[Liberal Veteran]

45. See post #22

:D

[MissB]

57. One of the big things about her clothes is

the drape (pun intended) of the fabric. The fabric used for her clothing is always so stiff (and probably heavy) that it ends up looking like... well... drapes.

A button down dress? Goodness.

The color fade at the bottom? So 1980s.

Her clothes also strike me as simple- too simple. Not simple in a good way. Typically they look like a badly sewn Butterick pattern. Like someone didn't go the extra mile and do edge stitching. It gives the effect of a homemade dress. Combined with the horrible fabric, the overall effect is just wrong.

[Retrograde]

237. you beat me to it

Actually, I kinda like the concept of Laura's dress. It's got a retroish Joan Crawford power trip look to it, and could look good on a mature woman with a mature woman's figure, such as her mother-in-law. Or me (although I don't particularly care for that color, though).

"Typically they look like a badly sewn Butterick pattern."
I'd say Simplicity - Butterick's only a step down from Vogue. Laura's clothes all have that "loving hands at home" aspect. And they fit badly - look at the wrinkles in the close-up. As someone who's done a lot of sewing and even some tailoring, I know it's possible to make a simple pattern look absolutely stunning, IF one cares to. The right fabric (or maybe they're all made out of kevlar??, the right underpinnings and multiple fittings and adjustments are what it takes. BTW, well over a hundred years ago the great Parisian houses started making body forms for each of their clients so they could check the fit as they went - or maybe that notion is just too French.

Or maybe her designers just hate her. I've long suspected that photographers all hate her husband - how else do you explain all those unflattering shots?

[Left Is Write]

60. The fabric is horrible. As others have said, it resembles drapes.

Secondly, it's a shirtwaist! That's far too casual/officey/dowdy to be the bodice of a ball gown, and it doesn't fit with the rest of the dress. The skirt is too poofy/overdone, and it does make it look like she's got a bustle. The color is ghastly. The shimmer makes that worse.

To add insult to injury, the elbow-length sleeves are not flattering, and the upturned collar looks silly.

[muse]

72. frumpy, dowdy, not in style. That about covers it.

[Missy Vixen]

91. Here we go

David, nice to meet you, welcome to tonight's episode of "Who The Hell Thought This Was A Good Idea?"

If there was an occasion that one should have a gown beyond reproach, it's an Inaugural Ball. This is not the Oscars, and it's definitely not the time for a Fashion Statement. The shmatta Pickles is wearing this evening is not anywhere near appropriate. Here's the first problem: An evening gown does not button up from floor to breasts, it does not have button-up three quarter sleeves, and it is not puce. An evening gown designed by anyone who knew what he or she was doing should reflect the importance of the occasion (many, if not most of the women would wear black,) and enhance the beauty and figure of the wearer.

If I were designing Pickles' gown (God forbid,) I would have gone with a very simple silhouette. I would have first made sure she had the appropriate undergarments for the simple silhouette, and I would have made the gown in burgundy; I think darker jewel tones would look much nicer on her than the gown tonight (or tomorrow night's ice blue -- what were they thinking?) I agree with the poster that said the designers working with all three of them hated them. I'd like to know how any designer could make a 21-year-old female with a figure look so dreadful.

In the meantime, I would have called Carson Kressley. I'll bet he's utterly disgusted right about now.

Julie

[LandOLincoln]

116. Once again, in my not-so-humble opinion, it's a beautiful dress

a wonderful color--see how it brings out the slightly reddish tint of her hair--and entirely appropriate for a woman of her age. Picture a taller, slimmer, chic-er woman in that gown--Katherine Hepburn, say--then get back to me.

BTW, I'd be curious to know exactly how YOU ever-so-talented designers would dress a woman of her age and weight?

The twins, now--truly hideous. Ghastly.

[Missy Vixen]

122. LandOfLincoln

I'm a fortysomething fat chick. If I was ever called on to dress for such an important occasion, I would look for a black dress with either a scooped neckline (think Meryl Streep's dress at Sunday night's Golden Globes,) or a bateau neckline, floor-length straight cut gown with long sleeves, and the best rope of pearls we could afford. I would avoid taffeta or other shiny fabric at all cost; it makes anyone but the super-skinny look huge due to reflection of light. If Pickles wanted to wear an elegant fabric, I'm not sure why they didn't dress her in raw silk. It would have been a nicer look.

Laura Bush's designer hates her. To dress her in a shirtwaist for such a formal occasion is not correct. As I previously said, I would dress her in a very simple gown in jewel tones (burgundy, cobalt, or emerald.) It would bring out her eyes and show off what she's got. She also would look tasteful and elegant.

Julie

[LandOLincoln]

147. Thank you for giving a serious answer to my question.

You make some very good points, but I'm bound to say that I disagree with some of your ideas:

A bateau neckline would emphasize her width; a v-neck would be better.

Didn't see Meryl Streep Sunday night; don't watch those things, but I'm sure she looked just peachy.

As for the "shirtwaist for such a formal occasion" being incorrect, piss on "correct." Piss on convention. That's for Republicans.

So a short, dumpy woman chose a gown designed for Katherine Hepburn. Good for her. I'm especially impressed by her lack of jewels, and frankly delighted by her audacity. (I'm also convinced that if Hillary had worn this gown y'all would be slavering.)

And I--all 5'4" 130 lbs. of me, with mounds of dark red hair at age 61, would have chosen this gown in a hot minute.

So sue me.

[Ilsa]

139. Perhaps they could have softened the look of the shiny

fabric with a soft lace overlay. It's "too much" in terms of shine.

The details aren't the least bit interesting in her gown, either.

My last evening gown was a flesh taffeta strapless, with overlay of black lace. Every sic inches, a small line of flat black sequins runs through. Totally elegant, feminine. It made me look better.

This dress doesn't make her any prettier, so it fails. I think she always thinks her waistline and hips are smaller than they are. Yes, the fabric is too stiff.

[LisaL]

144. Well, I think her dress is hideous.

Ugly as sin.

[progressivebydesign]

175. That dress is WAY too much material!!

It looks like Florence Henderson gone awry. I think I resent the idea that a woman in her 50's? can't dress more attractively than that. Her weight? She's hardly obese. I would have put her in a Column style dress of a great drapey fabric, in a burgundy that trended toward the rust side, to bring out her highlights. A gorgeous necklace, not gaudy but with some sparkle would show off her cleavage. THAT is how I'd dress her. That housedress in Impala paint taffeta is just too freakin' matronly. She's not 70!

THe girls? I like Jenna's dress, though it's far too low cut for the style.. it looks like she's trying to show her boobs too much. barbara? Damn.. that looks like a recycled bridesmaid dress. Jenna has the best dress there.

[LynnTheDem]

195. NO woman of her age & heft should wear SHANTUNG SILK.

It's shiny and stiff, which adds weight to all but he most slender of people, and as with makeup, one should NOT do SHINY after the age of 21.

The color is not complimentary for Laura. It makes her look ruddy.

A pure jewel tone in a soft flowing drape would have been ideal for her.

[shesemsmom]

48. It looks like something I used to cover

my old couch

[MisterP]

50. a monkey suit: bananerrific!

[Shadowen]

51. Jenna threw up the horns.

The irony of that is lost on God's Son Bush, I expect.

[SteveIrving1]

79. Finally someone notices that.

I thought i was the only one.

[Kazak]

125. Hook 'em?

Isn't she a student at UT or something?

:puke:

[Ilsa]

142. Graduate. Um, last spring, I think. n/t

[Shadowen]

153. It's also a sign...

...used by them Satan-worshippin' rock stars and their fans.

And Jesus, so maybe my earlier comment was unwarranted.

[name not needed]

236. Either that or she's stoned off her ass

and thinks Megadeth is playing.

[MLE]

148. yeah I noticed that too

irony. nice.

[sundog]

157. yeah... isn't that the *highway to hell* sign or something?

:wtf:

[no safe haven]

196. sign of the witch, I think n/t

[Pale_Rider]

226. Tis a sign ...

... who is their true master.

[NYC]

53. I think it is iridescent.

Every time I turn around, diamond14 has added another picture. Things don't get better.

[NYC]

59. Shot silk. Read this.

iridescent

adj 1: varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent" 2: having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"

I think they shot it, alright.

[noiretextatique]

69. they need to shoot it

:hi: i'd like to be the first to volunteer :7

[diamond14]

86. "an iridescent oil slick",,, THAT's the Color.....you got it.....thanks...

:nuke:

[Blue_In_AK]

186. Looks like Prince William Sound after the EXXON VALDEZ

struck Bligh Reef.

[LibDemAlways]

166. Thanks for thinking of the word.

When I was in high school the roast beef in the cafeteria had that same iridescent appearance -- pumped with preservatives and kind of rainbow shiny. It didn't look appetizing on the plate and it doesn't look becoming on that ugly ass dress. Looks like June Clever's bathrobe.

[slutticus]

56. Ahhhh...Puritan Chic

[SlavesandBulldozers]

240. hahahaha

:thumbsup:

[BiggJawn]

61. She sure got a rack on her, don't she?

At least it's not HERCULON!
Some double-wide in West Virginia still has its sofa covered.

[ironflange]

124. I guess it's a nice rack

If you're into that pointy Betty and Veronica look.

[BiggJawn]

201. I'm just thinking about...

..what them old sweater dogs (they ain't puppies anymore) look like when they're unleashed....Don't forget, I'm almost 50 myself and I LIKE older women....

[Blue Diadem]

All 3 dresses look absolutely awful. n/t

[karlrschneider]

63. Isn't it a smock of sorts? Maybe they're all gonna paint the barn

down at Crawford Friday...

[Stephanie]

71. They fucking think they are fucking royalty.

I hope there is an ice storm tomorrow and no one can leave the house.

[Name removed]

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[musette_sf]

73. who the hell tells a designer

"Use these curtains... and make it look like a Ship 'n Shore shirtwaist dress. Oh yeah, and make it poofy in the back too."

[catzies]

98. OMG, I haven't heard Ship 'n Shore since the 1970s!!

:wow: I think I wore that stuff... *whimper*

[musette_sf]

225. Doncha know

that Pickles the Murderess prolly wore one every day at SMU, selling her little dime bags....

[neebob]

And please make it the color of a rutabaga. And shiny.

I also like fabrics that show wrinkles really well.

[Bluebear]

106. And buttons, lots of fabric covered buttons!

[NuttyFluffers]

131. *wipes tear from eye* don't think i've laughed as hard in ages

poor thing, it's almost as if their fashion designer hates them. but they look so damn funny, i don't know if that makes up for the fashion nightmare.

:lol: :+

[AzDar]

74. Didn't Naomi wear that dress on the Judd's Farewell Tour ? n/t

[neebob]

82. What color is that - rutabaga?

It looks so uncomfortable.

[diamond14]

133. as noted above, it is the color of "an iridescent oil slick"

:nuke:

[neebob]

138. I'm not so sure about that

Don't oil slicks usually include blue and green tones? I don't have a photo of an oil slick to compare, but check this out: http://members.tripod.com/~rutabagas/

Oh, yeah, I do my homework.

[diamond14]

154. LOL......just can't stop laughing......here's the comparison....LOL...

yes, you do your on-line 'color' research work....

[immoderate]

83. I think Granny Clampett wore something like that when Jethro

Married Elly Mae.

--IMM

[opihimoimoi]

92. Purchased at DUDS R US.......off the rack, cost $38.99 each

[Ilsa]

143. Ha ha ha ha haha hahahahahahaha I love this. n/t

[mark414]

87. as much as i hate that guy

damn his daughters are hot

[diamond14]

99. they both have 'hygiene problems' and transmittable diseases

picked up in bars.....do you really want a 'neil bush*' type incurable venerial disease???? the 'trash twins' certainly have LOTS of action around the bar scene in Austin Texas AND Washington DC...

they'll both be BADLY burned out, in about 5 more years, just like their mother...then, just a multiple XANAX everyday to keep them SMILEY FACE.....and continuous hard-liquor....hey, nobody ever said a bushie needed to have brains or be sober....

[mark414]

108. jesus christ

how do you know any of that?

leave them alone, they didn't ask to be born to an asshole

[diamond14]

121. because I live "inside the Beltway".....those trash twins are available

here and they don't mind at all being 'passed around'...it's no secret....


the trash twins share daddy's condo in Georgetown....the place stinks....but they are frequently written up in the local papers here, and their party-hardy is open field season for anyone who is interested....(it may surprise you to know that many DC people do not want to be around those trash twins - the twins couldn't even get anyone to come to their ARMORY party the other night...it's the smell)....

[Malva Zebrina]

252. Yeah but they did ask to campaign for him.

and they did. End of argument

[Gloria]

88. Is that a BUSTLE???? God, we really are going back to

a hundred years.....or more

[Bluebear]

94. LOL I said that in post #4...no it's her big honking hips!

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

93. Some people won't like this, but Jenna's a frigging idiot.

Picture = 1,000 words.

[Bluebear]

97. What is that, a straight jacket with a black bra?

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

100. And to think that people make Ashlee Simpson jokes.

So much Jenna, so little time.

:evilgrin:

[driver8]

101. She thinks she is at a Metallica concert!! n/t

[neebob]

103. Hey, you'd feel funny, too,

if your mom was wearing a rutabaga dress.

[harper]

104. Love the wrinkles

Also, the bodice gaps...I think pickles needs to be fitted for a good bra...maybe then her clothes would fit better. You'd think with all that money, oh well. You can't make a silk purse etc.

[July]

203. She definitely needs new bras.

The picture with Jenna throwing up the horns shows how badly she needs a new bra or two. Love that "here are my boobs on a shelf" effect. At least they're not near her waist the way they are most of the time. You'd think by now she'd realize she's got big ones and buy the right underwear.

[nostamj]

107. "Why, I saw it in a winda and just had to have it"

and the winda was in a bad part of town

[Bluebear]

110. LMAO it's unanimous!

[Gold Metal Flake]

111. It started life as a nice shirt, and then something went horribly wrong.

pity. Heh heh heh.

[PopSixSquish]

115. For Comparision re: Jenna and Barb

Scarlett Johansson (age 20) at the Golden Globes on Sunday night. Now I know she's an actress and has a stylist or several, but she's in the same age range...

[Missy Vixen]

130. She's lovely, isn't she?

The other actress that is (for the most part,) exquisitely dressed at formal events is Jamie Lee Curtis. Before the strapless number she wore at the last event I saw her at, she typically goes for elegant and glamorous instead of trashy. I wondered to myself if it was because she has to attend the opening of Parliament every year (her husband's a Lord,) and learned that a little cleavage goes a long way.

* and his family couldn't afford a good stylist?

Julie

[SlavesandBulldozers]

241. keep the Scarlett pics coming.

nice

[Endangered Specie]

117. Everyone, everyone, a moment of silence please...

for the sofa that heroically gave its life for that outfit.


:evilgrin:

[MLE]

151. so sad...

*sniff* poor sofa...

[hippiegranny]

249. heh heh

got me chucklin' with that one.

[jayctravis]

119. She can unfurl that fabric like big pink wings...

and flap away like Mothara!

[jayctravis]

120. Barbara...a bridesmaid?

[Red State Rebel]

140. No! She's got on my Prom dress from 1975!!!

I swear it looks just like that - same color too!

[diamond14]

145. jenna could be pregnant AGAIN....remember when her mom took her

to Europe for an abortion? from the abortion, she slimmed down dramatically, now she's all pudged out again....wearing a dress with NO WAIST....

could be another pregnancy.....hmmmmmm

[jayctravis]

123. Is Jenna making the sign of the devil, or is that a sign language Y?

[OutsourceBush]

129. that is the devil

She is saluting the anti-Christ.

The whole family worships Satan.

There are several photos of Bush saluting Satan also. They are very open about their Satan worship.

[skippythwndrdog]

161. Sign of the University of Texas Longhorns. The fingers are the horns.

[sakabatou]

127. Icky

Looks like the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland.

[AngryAmish]

137. fat ugly whores

[leesa]

149. All of those gowns are disgusting. Did they shop at Goodwill?

[Contrary1]

150. She had already done the Scarlett O'hara drapery ensemble...

it was time to break out the Martha Stewart Everyday
Shower Curtain Designer Original.

[Tinoire]

155. Jesus! Not only can't you take them out but you can't even dress them up!

Laura, imho opinion is the best dressed of the lot and she looks ghastly in that dress!

[Bluebear]

156. Here is the striped fabric close-up. How "elegant"!

[Contrary1]

159. Oh my...I didn't realize it was striped. n/t

[neebob]

164. So much for my rutabaga.

Back to the designer instructions: "And please have tiny stripes that go in all different directions and create a weird optical illusion. Something I can wear with diamonds and pearls."

[Castilleja]

169. Ah, and it has yoked shoulders just like any western shirt

from the 70s or so. It looks like one of those shirts, plus a big skirt......

[elehhhhna]

208. OMG It's a full-lenghth cowboy shirt! Couture by Garth Brooks!

[MiniMe]

170. OMG! She looks like a Stepford Wife in that pic!

How disturbing.

[fortyfeetunder]

179. On close-up, that dress clashes with her hair

It even brings out her wrinkles.

She would have been better off in black, navy or forest green.

[no safe haven]

198. holy death stare, Batman

her eyes look super glued open.

[notadmblnd]

213. I haven't seen eyes like that since I dropped Acid

in the 70's.

[gypsy11]

232. LOL...

"Super glued open"
They look evil to me.

[Ilsa]

209. Okay the highlighter over her eyes works,

but she needs help with applying eye makeup. She really could be pretty if she changed lipstick colors, appled a little color to her eyes, and wore another shirt, I mean dress.

Yeah, the designer must have been a democrat that wanted revenge.

[SillyGoose]

215. I didn't realize it was striped...

oh, no no no no no! You know, I was about to post that I didn't think that dress was all that offensive really and the only thing I didn't like about it was the shiny, iridescent fabric. But now that I know its striped all I can say is OMG - what was she thinking?

I'm curious - Do they have stylists or do they pick this stuff out by themselves?

I think her hair looks good, though.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

242. n/t

[Carson]

158. I'd rather have Alexandra Kerry's nipples showing again than the *'s

tacky outfits.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

243. keep the alexandra pics comin.

;)

[DemBones DemBones]

160. Jon Stewart said it best: "When gays aren't allowed to marry, they

take it out on straights by designing ugly clothes for them."


(He wasn't talking about the Bush** women. He had a segment where a shop owner in D.C. was showing "suitable" gowns for inaugural balls.)

I'm surprised Laura isn't showing off her new weight loss.

[jojo54]

167. I wonder how many taxpayer $$$'s went into that

horrid thing Laura is wearing. It reminds me of a garish coffin lining.

[Matilda]

168. This really is tragic.

The material, the style, the colour are all totally wrong for any
evening function, let alone a formal one. She really has no idea
at all.

I can't help wondering - some insecure men don't like their wives
to look too attractive - perhaps Bush feels more secure with a
dowdy wife that nobody else would fancy.

[Endangered Specie]

171. Who shot the drapes?

[Kool Kitty]

172. Sad, ain't it?

What a fashion tragedy she is. But at least it isn't the purple plaid suit. I still get nightmares about it.

[progressivebydesign]

173. Oh God.. that is an UGLY dress. I feel sorry for her!!

I really do. That is ONE DAMN ugly dress. Is she trying to satisfy the uber right wing conservatives by dressing as sexless as possible? For a woman that sits around smoking and reading romance novels all day, you'd think she'd have a clue how to dress like a woman!

Jenna.. showing off the new boobs. The dress is about an inch too low. Poor Barbara, her dress looks like a bridesmaid redoux.

Money does not buy taste.

[Endangered Specie]

174. You know when W is the best dressed...

something is very very wrong.

[Name removed]

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[opihimoimoi]

181. What distinguished family??? Not these guys fer sure......

[TXDemGal]

184. Separated at birth...

Laura Bush and Ceasar Romero as The Joker on "Batman." :+

[Blue_In_AK]

185. Ewwwww.....that is SO UGLY.

I'm a mature, matronly woman myself, but I wouldn't be caught dead in that outfit.

[Used and Abused]

187. Does she think she's Neo... from the Matrix?? LMAO nt

[Avalon Sparks]

188. Hmmmm....

That may be the ugliest dress I have ever seen.

Compliments the chimp's ugliness perfectly.

[ClayZ]

189. Designer must be a pissed of Dem

haha hahah hahaha

[Seabiscuit]

191. Hey! WTF is that cheesy back drop supposed to be?

With everyone barfing about the hideous clothes on those hideous people, no one seemed to notice. In fact, I just notice it. WTF is it???

[aWaKeNoW]

205. It kinda looks like the ruins in Rome....uh oh

some correlation there? Roman empire...US Empire? Eiiiiieeee!!!:wow:

[NVMojo]

192. this looks like some kind of modern day Mrs. Lincoln dress ...

with a modified bustle... BLECK!!!!!!

[LynnTheDem]

194. Their total lack of STYLE goes with their total lack of CLASS.

Multi-millionaire trailer trash.

[Vektor]

197. In the second one from the bottom...

Jenna is doing the "hail satan"!!

I guess this is what happens when Republicans try to rock the vote.

[Kinkistyle]

199. "The King and I"

Etc.. etc.. etc..

[Zech Marquis]

200. looks like my mom's living room curtains!

The Crawfod Hillbilles ladies and gentleman!

[Modem Butterfly]

207. She looks like an extra from Oklahoma

!

[notadmblnd]

210. I'm surprised these people haven't unloaded a trailer

on the White house grounds. I know I shouldn't be stereotypical like this but Just look at them. They don't even clean up well.

[Ilsa]

211. I keep thinking that if the colors were reversed on Jenna's

dress, it would look better on her. The black would be minimizing her waist and hips. I'm also thinking it might have looked better on Barbara, and barbara's dress might look better on Jenna.

[onecent]

212. Isn't the sign (2 fingers up) that Jenna is doing a sign of the devil

or something like that?

[Mad_Dem_X]

214. UGH! Someone please show this woman how to dress!

What an embarrassment!:eyes:

[neweurope]

217. Hm. I really don't see anything wrong with that dress. It just got the

wrong woman in it.


--------------------

Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[DemonFighterLives]

218. These Drapery Judging threads are the best

I just wanted to add my 2 cents. My first thought was of Mrs Engles of Little House On The Prairie. The dress is from the 1800's and could be used in this case to slop the hogs on the pigfarm in Crawford.
:P

[ernstbass]

219. She's frumpier than her mother-in-law

[JimmyJazz]

221. Apparently, she forgot to ask her husband,

"Does my ass look fat in this dress?"

[Bouncy Ball]

222. Oh my God.

The girls' dresses are just about as bad as pickles.

The best looking dress is the pale green one and I can't even say anything good about that, because it is ill-fitting and makes her look totally washed out. The color's not good for her.

And that's the BEST one.

What the hell was pickles thinking with that mess?

And the dirty blonde? WHAT is that? Please don't tell me that's the really expensive dress they had designed for her? Is that it? Because it's HORRID.

[shanti]

224. hideous dresses

all of them! good grief, laura's got her drapes on again!

[barb162]

227. reminds me of Ethel Mertz housedresses from the Jackie Gleason

in the 1950s

[Arkana]

228. Someone out in the audience is thinking

"Oh look, Laura got hopped up on happy pills and cut up the drapes again!"

[PULEEZ]

255. You know...this sort of bashing makes a mockery of

How "tolerant" democrats are.

Aren't we supposed to be the one's that have more class?
Sure wouldn't know if from this thread.

While I don't particularly love what the twins are wearing, I happen to think Laura's dress is quite nice and appropriate. And no, she doesn't have a bustle on. This is, if I am correct, designed by Carolina Herrera.

[PULEEZ]

256. Sorry, this was meant to go at the bottom of the thread NT.

[jmowreader]

230. Those are the three ugliest dresses I have ever seen

Pickles' dress designers routinely require wall-to-wall counseling. This one requires summary execution.

[geniph]

233. Why, oh why, does Laura let Moms Bush pick out her clothes?

...iridescent...puce...striped...shirtwaist...there is so much wrong with that that I cannot even begin to express my horror.

and the girls' dresses look like off-the-rack clearance items from Mariposa's prom sale. They don't fit right, the fabrics look cheap, and they're about as unflattering as they could possibly be. But they don't even begin to compare to the Horror of the Misused Window Treatments.

[MsTryska]

235. i think the designers (Badgley Mischka, iirc) do hate them.

and these poor people really don't know any better.

[Ms Chicklet]

238. I met someone who liked Laura's dress today...

It was an upholstery fabric seller. I kid you not. Do you know how hard it was to keep a straight face after all the comments here?!

:7

[Chovexani]

239. Man I should send this to the ladies at Go Fug Yourself

They would have a field day with this fashion atrocity.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

244. you should

i have no idea what you are talking about but you should.

[egoprofit]

245. what the hell is with the devil horns in the 5th pic????

i guess she knows her father better than anyone...

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

246. I'll tell you the one problem with all three.

They don't coordinate.

Besides the fact that none of them have a flattering fit, the colors fight with each other. They look bad together.

On every TV show the characters' wardrobes are coordinated so nobody clashes. You'd think someone could have advised these characters so they'd look united in their big scene.

Their clothes say, I'm not with her. She's not with me. I'm not with them.

It's quite a statement.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

248. OMFG! a button up shirt dress.how far did she have to chase the UPS mann

to get it?

[Malva Zebrina]

251. buttons popping and stretchin, too tight, horrendous color

and horrendous style.

The dress is also striped.

She looks just awful and is smiling as if she were dressed impeccably in the latest fashion.

And what is wrong with her boobs? Good heavens--they are bullets.

That dress has got to be the worst ever worn by her. She looks unkempt.

It is simply horrific.

[DemonFighterLives]

253. Heard on the radio AAR

That W was getting letters from the fundies for the girls Jezebelle dresses. They thought they should have dressed respectable.

[gademocrat7]

258. the dresses

It's hard to clothe an elephant and make it look good.

[Deja Q]

254. 1920 reject frock?!

:puke:

Obviosuly, that - unlike any number of things - was far more deserving of the money put into it. x(

[Eurobabe]

257. Teflon drapes?

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