A fashion failure "Goodbye!" has been given to "Weakest Link": TV host Anne Robinson, who tops the 2001 Worst Dressed Women list from Mr. Blackwell.
The acid-tongued critic described Robinson as looking like "Harry Potter in drag."
"Weakest Link" host Anne Robinson was rated worst-dressed on Mr. Blackwells' 42nd annual best and worst dressed list.
Britney Spears, last year's No. 1 Worst Dressed Woman, came in second on his 42nd annual worst list for outfits he called "belly baring bombs" and for being a "re-hashed Madonna ... on a really bad day."
Oscar winner Juliette Binoche was third, termed "Le Gauche Binoche." Bootylicious R&B trio Destiny's Child, dubbed a "trilogy of taste-free terror," shared fourth place for "Off-Pitch Kitsch." Icelandic singer Bjork was "A Swan Lake Mistake," for the bird outfit she wore to the Oscars last year.
Here's what Mr. Blackwell had to say about the other unlucky ladies to catch his attention:
Princess Stephanie of Monaco (No. 6): "Her wardrobe has the allure of nuclear waste."
Kate Hudson (No. 7.): "Looks like a cyclone victim from the OK Corral."
Camilla Parker Bowles (No. 8): "Packs the punch of a dilapidated Yorkshire pudding."
Cameron Diaz (No. 9): "Chaos in heels, period!"
Gillian Anderson (No. 10): "A grunge plunge resembling an escape from a Bohemian barbecue."
On the high end of his spectrum, actress Julia Roberts tops his "Fabulous Fashion Independents for 2001," followed by TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey and TV journalist Diane Sawyer.
Blackwell's pronouncement of those he considers the worst- and best-dressed luminaries almost didn't happen. He had considered taking a year off due to "the horrific events of Sept. 11," he said in a news release.
"But after some thought, I felt some traditions (however frivolous) should continue," he said. "It may be good for a laugh!"
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