Members SFK Posted March 30, 2012 Members Share Posted March 30, 2012 I've read other posters here on SON say that CT provided her own wardrobe as well. That may be partially true, because I do remember reading a SOD article about costumes back in the day and the GH costume designer was talking about the pointy and mean looking Donna Karan heels he liked to put Helena in. In SL's Intimate Portrait, Kelly Ripa says Susan is the only actor on the show who actually dresses down for her character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SweetPea36 Posted March 30, 2012 Members Share Posted March 30, 2012 Interesting about SL dressing down for her character. Do you suppose she hangs out in those sparkly things? Whenever I've seen photos of her when she makes outside appearances, she is always dressed beautifully. She really seems to know how to dress for her body type. I've been told she's skeletal-looking in person but her clothes work for her. Maybe those are Constance Tower's clothes but the wardrobe person chose her accessories. I know the GH actresses who have been there for any time choose their characters' wardrobes so I figure a lot of the worst faux pas are on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeeeDee Posted March 30, 2012 Members Share Posted March 30, 2012 Y&R Jess Walton Victoria Rowell Tracy Bregman Heather Tom Jeanne Cooper Nina Arvesen Eileen Davidson Barbara Crampton MTS B&B SALLY SPECTRA OLTL Andrea Evans Kassie DePaiva Robin Strasser Fiona Hutchison GH Robin Christopher AMC Susan Lucci ATWT Elizabeth Hubbard Cady McClain Maura West Colleen Zenk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ellabelle Posted March 30, 2012 Members Share Posted March 30, 2012 I don't know if the clothes in question were Erica's or Susan's, but over the years she wore A LOT of clothes to public events that she'd also worn on AMC. She's been on Worst Dressed lists before, and she's made some VERY questionable fashion choices over the years. You can look at pics of her from different events, and you can pretty much tell when she dressed/styled herself and when someone else planned her look for her. Her choices are almost always more gaudy and over the top. It's funny that people think of her as knowing how to dress given some of the awful choices she's made in the past. She's done much better in the last decade or so, but that was also when she seemed to go out in public wearing Erica's wardrobe more too. In the unauthorized bio that was done on her, one of AMC's wardrobe people (this would have been back in the 70s or 80s) said that the main obstacle in dressing her is that she'd really prefer to be 5'10" and blonde. In her own book, she said that her "normal" weight was about 92 pounds, which is underweight for her alleged height of 5'2", and that she told her trainer she wanted to look like the prima ballerinas she saw in NYC, so I'm not surprised that she looks skeletal in person. As far as her "dressing down" to play Erica, I've seen enough casual, candid photos of her out and about to believe that their wardrobes are pretty similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted March 30, 2012 Members Share Posted March 30, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St7Lty8zQW0 As DeeeDee mentioned, Colleen Zenk often wore chic clothes, as did Liz Hubbard. I'd also include Kathryn Hays, once the early 90's kicked in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted March 30, 2012 Members Share Posted March 30, 2012 It's true, she often made the worst dressed list and when I find it I'll scan the page out of People magazine from one year. Do you remember that Emmy dress, I think it was Badgley Mischka (sp?), that had a yellow jeweled and paisley bodice and a huge pouffy green skirt? It was not my favorite. She made the cover of People again for it, but not because it was "bad" but because she and Deborah Norville had the same dress. I think Kelly's point was that Susan's wardrobe is as extensive and as expensive as Erica's, if not more. My friend used to tease her for the high heels and jeans look that you see her in out and about, but then she'll top it off with a coat: http://www.rexfeatures.com/set/398605 Just like on her Nightline interview with her red mink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pine Charles Posted March 30, 2012 Members Share Posted March 30, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted March 30, 2012 Members Share Posted March 30, 2012 Those don't look bad at all. They should have shown her Emmy dress around the late 90's which looked like a 4H tribute to Carmen Miranda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SweetPea36 Posted March 30, 2012 Members Share Posted March 30, 2012 Interesting. I never paid much attention to Susan Lucci or her character. I wasn't aware she was panned for her taste in clothes. I always saw her as being the face of soaps but I wasn't entertained enough to actually watch her. There were so many good actors on AMC through the years; I guess that's mostly who I noticed. SL's scenes were usually good for a timeout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted March 30, 2012 Members Share Posted March 30, 2012 Thanks Pine Charles, that's the one! Carl, I think you're talking about the dress I'm talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted March 30, 2012 Members Share Posted March 30, 2012 Oh my goodness, here it is. http://www.tressugar.com/Susan-Lucci-Daytime-Emmy-Awards-17943996?slide=11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted March 30, 2012 Members Share Posted March 30, 2012 I think that dress inspired the decor of Erica's dream house Trey burned down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted March 30, 2012 Members Share Posted March 30, 2012 Here's her 1993 dress. Looks like she's going to a gala for Freddy Krueger. http://www.tressugar.com/Susan-Lucci-Daytime-Emmy-Awards-17943996?slide=8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted March 30, 2012 Members Share Posted March 30, 2012 Kossacks and tin foil, on ice! http://www.tressugar.com/Susan-Lucci-Daytime-Emmy-Awards-17943996?slide=5 This is sort of a Gloria Estefan look. I like it. http://www.tressugar.com/Susan-Lucci-Daytime-Emmy-Awards-17943996?slide=3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SweetPea36 Posted March 30, 2012 Members Share Posted March 30, 2012 I never noticed her very large thighs before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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