If you thought Jessica Biel’s Valentino dress she wore to the Golden Globes earlier this week looked a little familiar, you were right. Hilary Swank wore the same thing to Vanity Fair's Oscar party in 2004. Biel is claiming that Valentino lied to her when he said that no one had worn the dress before:
"I loved this dress and felt great in it," Biel said in a statement Tuesday, "It is unfortunate that I was told by Valentino no one had ever worn the gown before, but I think Hilary has amazing style, and I'm flattered we share the same taste."
Not to be outdone, Valentino also issued a statement, though he didn’t specifically mention the Biel situation:
"Valentino dresses are timeless, and each woman brings to them her own interpretation. Two beautiful actresses can be different and great even in the same dress."
And for good measure, here’s Treena Lombardo, fashion market director at W magazine, telling us her opinion about the situation:
"So who’s to blame? Ultimately, it's the responsibility of Biel's stylist and Valentino's public-relations team to research gowns to be sure they haven't been worn to high-profile events before. But in the harriedness of the season, people are just doing their best with a lot of gowns flying in and out of hotel rooms."
Here we go again with these damn fashion designers up to their no good hijinks again. I don’t know how many times I have to say it: trust no one in the world of high fashion. Last year Calvin Klein dressed Brad Pitt and me in the same “one-of-a-kind” pinstripe suit at the Oscars. Even though my ass looked way better, Brad made all the magazine covers. It’s like I did that last set of squats for nothing! That's the last time I do that son-of-a-bitch of a favor.
