Actress recreated the First Lady’s look on the day of John F. Kennedy’s assassination, sparking debate on social media
Julia Fox (Uncut Gems) caused controversy by referencing one of the most tragic episodes in American history on Halloween. The 35-year-old actress and model showed up to The Cursed Amuletin New York, dressed as Jackie Kennedy on the day of the assassination of then president John F. Kennedy, in 1963.
Wearing a pink suit and matching hat, a replica of the famous Chanel set worn by Jackie in Dallas, Fox She completed the look with blood-stained white gloves and a short black wig. The choice provoked intense reactions on social media, with many pointing out the costume as being in bad taste and others defending its artistic boldness.
Jackie’s original costume, preserved to this day in the US National Archives, has become one of the most powerful symbols of national mourning. After the attack, the first lady refused to change her clothes, saying: “I want you to see what they did to Jack.” She remained in the bloody outfit next to the new president Lyndon B. Johnson during his inauguration aboard Air Force One. Check out the post made on social media:
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“I’m dressed like Jackie Kennedy, in the pink suit. Not as a costume, but as a manifesto. When her husband was assassinated, she refused to change out of her blood-stained clothes, saying, ‘I want you to see what you did.’ The image of the delicate pink suit splattered with blood is one of the most haunting juxtapositions in modern history. Beauty and horror. Elegance and devastation. Her decision not to change her clothes, even though she was encouraged to do so, was an act of extraordinary courage. It was performance, protest and mourning at the same time. A woman using image and grace as weapons to expose brutality. It’s about trauma, power and how femininity itself can be a form of resistance. Long live Jackie O ♥️.”
Foxknown for exploring provocative themes in fashion, shared images of the look on her Instagram stories. The costume emerged just a few weeks before the 62nd anniversary of JFK’s assassination, on November 22nd. While some admirers applauded the performance as a reflection on trauma and female power, others criticized the appropriation of a tragic historical moment as a mere Halloween prop.
Source: People
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