Laura Bush's fashion sense not just ridiculed on DU

[CatWoman]

It is not revealed if Mr or Mrs Bush will have stylists with them, although the First Lady may be well-advised to do so, having become the butt of uncharming remarks in America about her fashion sense. But they will both bring extensive wardrobes with them ready for a state banquet or a trip around Sedgefield.

http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/11/15/nbush15.xml&secureRefresh=true&_requestid=71866

[BuckeFushe]

1. What fashion sense?

WalFart chic?

[Catfish]

2. I'm not a fashionista

but Laura Bush takes dowdy to new level. I wonder if she really wants to wear those boring ill-fitting clothes.

[THUNDER HANDS]

3. just out of curiosity

what would she look good in?

[Melsky]

4. She'd look good in the prison visitors room

visiting george

[Cooley Hurd]

9. I agree, Melsky!

Remember the scene from "Midnight Express?" She'd look great "pressing" herself against the glass...

[Ediacara]

5. Anything that cost more than $39

She's not ugly... she's actually rather pretty. The trouble is *ugh* those outfits she wears. She should really try to wear something nice... She should have Donna Karen on speed-dial for the remainder of Bush's presidency.

I mean come on! Bush wears $10,000 suits that look like they were Men's Warehouse rejects, but he's not really that attractive to begin with, so it's all good. She has a chance to make herself look ok.

[greatauntoftriplets]

6. For starters, a size larger.

Her clothes are too tight. It looks bad on young women, and worse on one in her 50s.

[Cleita]

12. I noticed that.

I think she is in denial about her real size. I had a friend who should have worn a fourteen, but kept on trying to squeeze herself into smaller sizes because she wouldn't admit that she had gained a lot of weight.

[mdmc]

11. black mock turrleneck knit

with black slacks.
:dem:

[madrchsod]

7. well she certainly doesn`t watch

any of the style shows on tv. get a clue pickles you`re a frump and you`ll even make the queen look good....

[Cat Atomic]

8. I admit I'm no fashion plate, but I've never noticed anything

particularly wrong with Laura Bush's clothes, personally. :/

[hlthe2b]

10. I think she frequentsTexas designers....

the regional (conservative) difference in hair/clothing is probably playing in.

[argyl]

23. She just has lousy taste.Texas,Dallas in particular,is known for

having an inordinate number of beautiful,stylish women.

[tnlefty]

13. I hope she drags out that gold, beaded number with an even BIGGER

turquoise bow! I need another laugh.

[grasswire]

14. many of her dressier clothes...

...are from Scaasi, who is the designer for Mother Bush. That shows how much the old bag hates Laura, I think.

Some of her pant suits (in the more neutral colors) actually look respectable. But her ball gowns are atrocious. For every state dinner in the WH, there has been a big bow on her belly.

[IggleDoer]

16. Maybe the bow on her belly ...

... keeps her from spilling her guts out about the BFEE.

[cosmicdot]

15. Dear Laura, whilst in London ... ring up Trinny and Susannah

http://www.bbcamerica.com/genre/home_living/what_not_to_wear/what_not_to_wear.jsp

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

17. zorro's mother

that's what the british press called nancy reagan when she

visited there as first lady. she wore a hat like zorro.

[opihimoimoi]

18. Laura is often seen in WalMart

Gatta support those Pub Stores.

[dofus]

19. Too many political wives

think there's some kind of law that says they must wear suits. Jackie Kennedy looked good in the suits she wore because she was very think. Laura Bush isn't thin, and the cut of her suits are totally wrong for her. She should wear dresses that skim her body. If she must wear a suit she should go for a longer jacket worn open, NEVER buttoned closed. Separates would be a much better choice. She should get rid of the helmet hair and have highlights put in. The overall color is much too dark. Her lipstick is too dark. She's got the skin of a heavy smoker, and a makeup professional would know the right shades of foundation, eye shadow, and lipstick.

[KG]

20. there was a long-running thread in Salons TT

on ODL 'fashion' sense that was pants pissing funny.

[CatWoman]

21. gimme a link

or point me in the right direction :D

[KG]

22. Salon.com

TableTalk section.(if it still exists?). it's a BBS message board. lots of cool stuff there.