Caught Dead in That Outfit

(Props to Joe)
Mr. Blackwell, the biggest bitch in LA, has died of an infection at the age of 86. A miserable childhood forced him to a life of crime and prostitution, and he took his revenge out on fashion transgressers. A little known designer when he issued his first list of the 10 worst dressed celebs of 1960, at his high point, he held a full media event to unveil the list each year. Among his targets: Madonna: “The Bare-Bottomed Bore of Babylon.” Barbra Streisand: “She looks like a masculine Bride of Frankenstein.” Meryl Streep: “She looks like a gypsy abandoned by a caravan.” Lindsay Lohan: “From adorable to deplorable.” Camilla Parker-Bowles: “The Duchess of Dowdy.” Bjork: “She dances in the dark — and dresses there, too.” Britney Spears: “Her bra-topped collection of Madonna rejects are pure fashion overkill.” While he was entitled to witty bitchery, his sense of humor did not extend far, and in 1992 he sued Johnny Carson for a joke that Mr. Blackwell had said of Mother Teresa: “Miss Nerdy Nun is a fashion no-no.”