{"id":28650,"date":"2015-02-21T23:56:02","date_gmt":"2015-02-22T04:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=28650"},"modified":"2018-03-04T19:38:08","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T00:38:08","slug":"oscar-fashion-flashback-jennifer-hudson-in-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/oscar-fashion-flashback-jennifer-hudson-in-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar Fashion Flashback: Jennifer Hudson in 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was reading the Hollywood Reporter’s Oscar issue and it included an article analyzing what color and style of gown was most likely to be worn by winning actresses<\/a>. Gold was the lucky color, worn by 50% of the winners, with white in second place at 36%. But I lost all interest in the math after coming across the photo representing brown (5%), which showed Jennifer Hudson in her controversial 2007 look.<\/p>\n

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From the Hollywood Reporter.<\/p><\/div>\n

Hudson was roundly criticized<\/a> for her brown Oscar de la Renta dress and metallic bolero<\/a>. After the fact, she distanced herself from the look, indicating she felt pressured into it by her stylist<\/a> for the evening, Andr\u00e9 Leon Talley, who was, at the time, an editor-at-large for Vogue. I have to strongly disagree with her and everyone else who criticized ALT’s choice. I loved that outfit then and I love it now. It was the only look in the Hollywood Reporter piece that was deserving of my coveted Best Dressed\/Wear What You Want combo award<\/a>, which, unfortunately for J-Hud, wasn’t created until 2012.<\/p>\n

Here’s a better shot of the notorious dress and jacket.<\/p>\n

Embed from Getty Images<\/a>