Naomi Fugbell


Once upon a time, there was a very campy and funny show called Ugly Betty. And on that show, a blizzard rendered the Mode seamstress unable to procure any fabric for an Oscar dress she was trying to make for the next day for Sarah Jessica Parker — presumably failing to realize that she needn’t have bothered because there’s no reason to invite Sarah Jessica Parker to the Oscars these days, unless you are seriously thinking that the event won’t be complete without the entire Failure to Launch cast present, in which case, strap in, Hollywood, ’cause Terry Bradshaw and his dunderheaded brand of “wit” are comin’ to town.

At any rate, the lady ended up making a dress out of old magazines and bubble wrap. This sordid tale ended well, though, because SJP pulled out (or maybe the deal never existed in the first place and was all a manipulation, but that’s getting too deep into the wenchy workings of Wilhelmina Slater), and so nobody had to be seen in public wearing a dress that really still pretty much looked like it had been made with a bunch of crap from somebody’s attic.

Unfortunately, though, Naomi Campbell may not have realized the episode was pure fiction, and that Project Scottish Seamstress-ing herself a competing confection might not have been wise.

Scrunched-up plastic, some old fabric strips… it’s better than a bodice made of cutouts from Mode covers, but it still doesn’t look terribly comfortable. Maybe this is all part of some anger-management training: Stick her in a froofy, scratchy nightmare and see how long she can maintain the happy face. So far it looks like she’s doing just swimmingly, but just wait until she has to sit down and it digs up into her nethers. Then the Naomi we know and love will come roaring to the fore.

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