Julia Fox has sparked intense backlash after dressing within the pink swimsuit Jackie Kennedy Onassis wore on the day her husband, President John F Kennedy, was assassinated – full with blood splatter.
She was photographed as the previous First Woman in a powder pink tweed swimsuit, matching pillbox hat and white gloves similar to the late trend icon’s, which included the blood stains that had been left on it after she survived the assassination of her husband in an open-top automobile in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963.
Kennedy Onassis is famously remembered for refusing to alter out of the swimsuit for Vice President Lyndon B Johnson’s swearing-in ceremony on Air Drive One, reportedly declaring: ‘No, allow them to see what they’ve executed to Jack.’
The Uncut Gems actress, who was attending the Cursed Amulet Halloween get together introduced by Julio Torres on Thursday evening in New York Metropolis, was branded ‘disgusting’, ‘tasteless and cheesy’, ‘problematic’ and ‘a disrespectful clown present’.
‘I’m sorry however this is among the most unclassiest [sic] and abhorrent issues I’ve ever seen,’ mentioned Yolanda on X, whereas Jeremy added: ‘Fully tone deaf, ignorant & lacks compassion.’
‘Woman you actually couldn’t cease at simply being Jackie Kennedy?’, requested @lauryn_kill.
The Kennedys’ grandson Jack Schlossberg, 32 – son of their daughter Caroline, 67 – additionally had his say, writing on X: ‘Julia Fox glorifying political violence is disgusting, determined and harmful. I’m certain her late grandmother would agree.’
However now the 35-year-old – who’s none for ruffling feathers with outlandish seems to be – has put out a remark, defending her selection for Halloween as ‘not a fancy dress, however a press release’.
‘When her husband was assassinated, she refused to alter out of her blood-stained garments, saying, “I need them to see what they’ve executed,”’ wrote Fox on Instagram, subsequent to images of herself within the costume. ‘The picture of the fragile pink swimsuit splattered with blood is among the most haunting juxtapositions in fashionable historical past. Magnificence and horror. Poise and devastation.
‘Her choice to not change garments, even after being inspired to, was an act of extraordinary bravery. It was efficiency, protest, and mourning suddenly. A lady weaponising picture and charm to reveal brutality.
‘It’s about trauma, energy, and the way femininity itself is a type of resistance. Lengthy stay Jackie O.’
‘Okay the caption saved it for me – not everybody has this sort of mindset,’ Lailah Licón responded within the feedback part, whereas Emma Norton wrote: ‘A fully SHOW STOPPING LOOK. From the messaging to the look itself… absolute perfection.’
‘Julia does it once more!!!’ chimed in heiress and influencer Hannah Bronfman.
Not everybody was satisfied although, with Paula Scarlet responding: ‘Idk I nonetheless assume it’s problematic like ????’
‘An atrocious and self-serving excuse, expensive me,’ wrote Tim Brannigan.
Elsewhere entering into the Halloween spirit was Demi Lovato, whose costume provided deep fan service as she opted to decorate as ‘Poot’, leaving her excited followers ‘howling’.
For these not within the know, Poot Lovato is a fictional twin sister of Demi’s, who has been an entertaining meme on-line for a number of years, together with her origin dated to Tumblr in 2015 after a fan edited an over-exposed image of Demi and created a backstory.
‘Joyful halloween and completely happy one week of intd!!! been so locked on this period thought i’d let pootvato out,’ Demi – who additionally makes use of they/them pronouns – captioned her Instagram publish, which included video clips and posed pictures of her with a combover and hanging round within the basement, as per web lore.
‘Omg obsessive about you,’ commented Charli XCX, whereas Katy Perry wrote: ‘You are taking the crown my expensive. Additionally, my fav track is Let You Go.’
As at all times, Heidi Klum additionally went the additional mile and reworked right into a jaw-dropping creature.
In recent times the supermodel has dressed up as E.T., a large worm, Betty Boop, Fiona from Shrek and even herself on the age of 95.
Nonetheless this time round she labored with prosthetic make-up designer Mike Marino, and a group of 34 others, to show into the mythological creature Medusa.
Earlier than unveiling her outfit, Heidi teased it was going to be ‘very ugly’.
‘HAPPY HEIDIWEEN 🐍Don’t stare too lengthy otherwise you’ll flip to stone,’ she posted on Instagram when revealing her outfit.
When hitting the crimson carpet, her costume additionally included a number of shifting snakes protruding from her intricate headpiece.
Heidi was additionally accompanied at her annual Halloween get together by her husband Tom Kaulitz, 36, who was dressed up as one in all Perseus’ associates, who will get become stone by locking eyes with Medusa.
In the meantime Lily Allen continued to capitalise on the curiosity in her lately launched album West Finish Woman and the drama surrounding her marriage break-down with David Harbour.
After revealing on the album he had an affair with a lady she referred to as Madeline, the singer dressed up as the kids’s guide character for Halloween.
Channelling the orphaned schoolgirl, Lily wore a blue, collard pea coat, with a crimson neckerchief, straw hat, Mary Jane footwear and brilliant orange wig.
One other singer who completely wowed within the Halloween costume skates was Jade Thirlwall, who went all in on prosthetics to be reworked into Greta the Gremlin from Gremlins 2: The New Batch, full with an iconic wedding ceremony look.
She was fully unrecognisable, lined in inexperienced scales and made to appear to be one of many movie’s mischievous creatures – and even higher, boyfriend, Rizzle Kicks star Jordan Stephens, was satisfied right into a fluffy brown and white Gizmo swimsuit to play the opposite half of their superb couple’s costume.
Jade additionally confirmed off a second Greta costume on social media, together with a pink feather boa and matching leopard-print crop high and skirt.
Whereas not almost as extravagant, Kerry Katona – who’s at the moment touring UK theatres together with her pal Katie Value for An Night With, was having fun in an orange physique swimsuit and pretend moustache as The Lorax, and I’m A Superstar’s Georgia Toffolo determined to channel Pamela Anderson in one in all her movie roles.
Toff, 31, recreated publicity photographs for the notorious Barb Wire in a black corset, leggings and stiletto boots, whereas donning a blonde wig and ensuring she had the Baywatch star’s arm tattoo in place as properly.
Jonathan Ross put in his anticipated robust effort for the night as properly after being banished on The Superstar Traitors – and revealing he’s now not placing on his famously lavish annual Halloween events, particularly as a result of ‘they break the bank’.
He additionally beforehand defined that he hadn’t held one since 2019 out of consideration for his daughter, Betty Ross, who has fibromyalgia – a continual situation that causes ache and fatigue.
‘I’d do one other one earlier than I am going,’ he added to host Ed Gamble on The Traitors: Uncloaked podcast this week.
Pictured in an elaborately embellished entrance backyard to entertain his neighbours, the TV presenter wore his recognisable inexperienced velvet Traitors cloak which he paired with intricate demon-esque white face make-up and horns.
And in an instance of a household being on theme, Alec and Hilaria Baldwin dressed up with the seven youngsters they share collectively – Carmen, Rafael, Leonardo, Romeo, Eduardo, María Lucía, and Ilaria – as Care Bears for 2025 Halloween.
Former Dancing with the Stars contestant Hilaria additionally shared throwback footage of their earlier Halloween household costumes, together with in 2023 once they all dressed as characters from Alec’s well-known Tim Burton film, Beetlejuice.
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