Mr. Blackwell's Ten Worst Dressed Women - 1990s

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1990s

Fashion designer Mr. Blackwell, of Beverly Hills, released a list of "fashion independents" on the second Tuesday of January every year. On the same day, he would release his list of the previous year's ten worst dressed women, along with caustic comments about why they were included.

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[edit] 1999

Blackwell released his 40th annual list in January, 2000. He also praised Oprah Winfrey, Barbra Streisand and others as "fabulous fashion independents" [1]

  • 1. Cher ("A million beads and ONE over-exposed derriere--when it comes to the ultimate fashion fiasco...ladies and gentlemen, it's Cher!")
  • 2. Celine Dion ("In her backward tuxedo there's no way of knowing whether Diva Dion is coming or going - a profusion of confusion.")
  • 3. Queen Elizabeth II ("Was she the palace Christmas tree or just a royal clown? I've seen a lot of queens, but Queen Elizabeth is the worst!")
  • 4. Martha Stewart ("She dresses like the centerfold for the Farmer's Almanac.")
  • 5. Fiona Apple ("A kinked and curled Kewpie Doll wrapped in a collection of yesterday's fatal fashion frights.")
  • 6. Britney Spears ("This belly-baring songbird is better heard than seen - wearing over the top fashion flops unfit even for a bubblegum queen.")
  • 7. Sarah Jessica Parker ("From Sex and the City Sarah's fashions are a mix-and-match pity.")
  • 8. Jennifer Aniston ("She's a fashion bore and a snore. Here's the fashion buzz: Brad Pitt looks better in a dress than she does!")
  • 9. Cameron Diaz ("On Any Given Sunday Cameron falls prey to a freaky fashion curse - and as the week continues, she just slips from bad to worse.")
  • 10. The Dixie Chicks ("They look like a trio of truckstop fashion tragedies trapped in a typhoon...tacky, tacky, tacky.")

[edit] 1998

Released from his Beverly Hills home, Blackwell's list was headed by Linda Tripp, whose secret recordings of Monica Lewinsky led to President Clinton's impeachment, and Blackwell's sarcastic comment that she was "everyone's favorite best friend". [2]

  • 1. Linda Tripp ("Linda's bad fashion 'tripp' is beyond debate - a shaggy sheepdog in drag, the 'Starr' of her own Stylegate.")
  • 2. Madonna ("Mama Madonna has become a neo-Gothic fright - a glitzy gargoyle searching for a Ray of Fashion Light.")
  • 3. Kate Winslet ("From gaudy gowns to creepy combat boots, Kate's a fashion panic - in fact, her whole wardrobe should have gone down with the Titanic.")
  • 4. Carmen Electra ("Fashion Viagra in heels.")
  • 5. Courtney Love ("Looks more like cold cuts and Spam than the goddess of glam.")
  • 6. Mariah Carey ("Shrink-wrapped cheesecake.")
  • 7. Marisa Tomei ("The high priestess of fashion pretense.")
  • 8. Sigourney Weaver ("If you are looking for an Alien, call Sigourney.")
  • 9. Sandra Bullock ("A Victorian lampshade on the loose.")
  • 10. Alex Kingston ("She mixed, she matched...she missed.")

[edit] 1997

On the list released January 13, 1998, the entire Spice Girls band was at the top. [3]

[edit] 1996

Cross-dressing Chicago Bulls star Dennis Rodman was Blackwell's choice for the worst-dressed woman of 1996. Rodman was the third man to make the list; Howard Stern and Milton Berle had preceded him. [4]

  • 1. Dennis Rodman ("The Fashion Menace may be the Bad Boy of basketball-- but in fishnet and feathers he's a unisex wreck")
  • 2. Glenn Close who played Cruella DeVille in the remake of 101 Dalmatians ("Forget the Dalmatians-- Glenn should be starring in '101 Fashion Frustrations,' it's doggone depressing."
  • 3. Lisa Kudrow from Friends ("Television's 'Friend' is Fashion's Foe. When it comes to couture, she's a cavalcade of fashion woe.")
  • 4. Helen Hunt from Mad About You and Twister ("A 'Twister' has hit her. In those cut-out catastrophes and peek-a-boo dreck, the Diva of Fashion Disaster resembles a twisted wreck.")
  • 5. Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton, co-stars of The First Wives Club. "Tinsel Town's Twin Titans of Tacky Taste Strike Again. Is it campy camouflage or self-sabotage?"
  • 6. Sarah, Duchess of York ("looks like an unemployed barmaid in search of a crown")
  • 7. Elisabeth Shue
  • 8. Drew Barrymore
  • 9. Claire Danes
  • 10. Lori Petty

[edit] 1995

Shock jock Howard Stern headed Blackwell's list as the worst dressed woman of 1995 [5]

[edit] 1994

The sweetheart (and future wife) of Britain's Prince Charles headed the list released January 11, 1995. [6]

[edit] 1993

Actress Glenn Close, who had starred in the musical "Sunset Boulevard", topped the list [7]

[edit] 1992

Diva Madonna topped the list released January 13, 1993 [8]

[edit] 1991

At the time of the release of Blackwell's 33rd list, actress Julia Roberts had played the role of Tinkerbell in Hook. [9]

[edit] 1990

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[edit] References

  1. ^ "Cher tops Blackwell's worst-dressed list," AP report in Indiana (Pa.) Gazette, January 13, 2000, p24 (Blackwell had some nice comments for Barbra Streisand, Hallie Berry and Helen Mirren as "fabulous fashion independents")
  2. ^ "Linda Tripp leads list of worst-dressed women," Daily Herald (Chicago) Jan. 13, 1999, p2
  3. ^ "Mr. Blackwell unveils '97 worst-dressed honors," Daily Herald (Chicago), January 14, 1998, p2
  4. ^ "Dennis just a menace to fashion world," Daily Herald (Chicago) Jan. 15, 1997, p2
  5. ^ "Stern voted 'worst dressed woman'", Galveston Daily News, January 10, 1996, p2
  6. ^ "Parker Bowles tops 'worst' list," Stars And Stripes (European Edition), Jan. 12, 1995, p15
  7. ^ "Wednesday's Newsmakers," The Valley Independent (Monessen, PA), p2
  8. ^ "Not so glamorous," Syracuse Herald Journal, Jan. 14, 1993 pC2
  9. ^ "Roberts named worst dressed," Frederick (Md.) Post, Jan. 15, 1992
  10. ^ Syracuse Herald Journal, Jan. 3, 1992