Fugruza Balk

When I was younger, The Worst Witch was one of my favorite book series, and I LOVED the TV version they did with Charlotte Rae and Diana Rigg and — the best — Tim Curry. And Fairuza Balk, just a kid at the time, played the hapless sorceress in question, Mildred Hubble. She was adorable, and I’ve always had a soft spot for her because of that part.

So I enjoyed seeing her turn up at the Bad Lieutenant premiere. I guess she’s in the movie. Hooray for being a working actress.

And when I saw this, I thought, “Oh, it’s typical Fairuza biker-chick fashion. I’m sure the bottom is just a pair of leather pants, or something.”

It is not.

In fact, this looks like another Mildred Hubble accident — as if our tragic heroine was trying to make an appropriately grim duvet cover for her bed on Halloween, and with one incorrect flick of the wand, the thing cleaved itself to her legs and wouldn’t let go. One might go so far as to call it… wait for it… The Worst Stitch. ZING.