Julia Foxโค Defends Controversial Jackie Kennedy Costume Depicting Assassination Dayโค Outfit
NEW YORK – Actress Julia Fox is responding to criticism after appearingโฃ at โa Halloween event dressed as โฃJackie Kennedy on November 22nd, the anniversary of President John F. kennedy’s โassassination. Fox’s portrayal specifically replicated โthe iconic pink Chanel suit Kennedy wore the day her husband was fatally shot while riding inโ a motorcade in Dallas,โ Texas, in 1963, and included simulated bloodstains.
The โขcostume sparked immediate backlash online, with many deeming it insensitive and exploitative. Fox defended her choice in a subsequent Instagram post, statingโค it โขwas intended as โคa “statement,” โคnot simply a โcostume. She explained she aimed to highlight Kennedy’sโ powerful reaction toโ the tragedy, referencing the Frist Lady’s โdecision to wear theโ blood-stained suit despite being urgedโ toโฃ change.
“when her husband was assassinated, she refused to change out of her blood-stained clothes, saying, ‘I โwant them to see what they’ve done,'” Fox wrote. “The image of the delicate pink โขsuit splattered with blood is one of the most haunting juxtapositions in modern history. Beauty and horror. Poise andโ devastation.”
Foxโฃ further elaborated, describing Kennedy’s actions asโฃ “an act of extraordinary โคbravery,” a “performance, protest, and mourning all at once,” and a presentation of “a woman weaponizing image and grace to expose brutality.”โ She concluded, “It’s about trauma, power, โand how femininity itself is a form of resistance.Long live jackie O.”
Theโค costume alsoโ drew criticism from Jack Schlossberg, Jackie Kennedy’s grandson, who posted onโข X (formerly Twitter), โคstating, โข”Julia Fox glorifying political violence is nauseating, desperate, and risky. I’m โsureโข her late grandmother wouldโค agree.”โฃ
Kennedy โwore the Chanel suit on โคNovember โ22, 1963, theโ day Lee Harvey Oswald fatally shot JFK while he was riding on a motorcade in Dallas. The event remains a pivotal moment in American history,and the โคimage of the โblood-stained pink suit has become a lasting symbol of national grief andโข trauma.
