Jennifer Hudson Blames Andre Talley for Her Brown Oscar Gown
Posted on February 27, 2007
One of the more puzzling ensembles seen at the Oscars this year was the Oscar de la Renta brown gown with a hideous gold python shrug worn by Best Supporting Actress winner Jennifer Hudson. The color was not flattering and the shrug simply looked ridiculous.
On the E! pre-show, viewers saw Vogue's Andre Leon Talley escorting Hudson to the atelier of Oscar de la Renta so he could design a dress for her. The sketches of the dress looked pretty cool, actually, but a designer of de la Renta's skill should have known that it wouldn't translate in real life to a curvy woman. You need to be six feet tall, weigh 120 lbs and have Big Attitude as you strut down a fashion runway to wear something like that. And even then, you run the risk of looking like a space alien.
Well, according to The New York Post, Hudson hated the dress but was forced into wearing it by a tyrannical Talley. An article in the Chicago Tribune says Andre "went ballistic" when she tried to switch to a Cavalli gown.
Jennifer removed the bolero before she took the stage to accept her Oscar, which was a wise choice. That way, her dress just looked dull, not crazy. It still was not one of this year's fashions that worked. Later she did change into the gold Cavalli dress for the Governor's Ball and she looked fabulous.
We're not sure why Andre made such a fashion misstep: he did a much better job of picking all the clothes for Melania Trump's over the top wedding to the Donald. Maybe Melania just refused to wear any boleros or any brown evening gowns.