Julia Fox Draws Backlash for Jackie Kennedy Costume

Actress Julia Fox attended a New York Halloween party hosted by Julio Torres dressed as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the blood-stained pink suit from the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, complete with a pillbox hat. The recreation drew intense online backlash and condemnation from members of the Kennedy family, with Jack Schlossberg calling it 'disgusting, desperate and dangerous,' and many social media users labeled the look tasteless, disrespectful, and glorifying political violence. Fox defended the choice on Instagram, saying it was 'not a costume, but a statement' and invoking Jackie Kennedy's refusal to change out of the suit to make people 'see what they've done,' framing the portrayal as performance, protest, and mourning about trauma, power, and femininity. Reaction was mixed, with some praising the artistic message and others saying the depiction was insensitive and hurtful to the family and the memory of the assassination. The original blood-stained suit remains preserved at the National Archives, a fact that deepens the controversy around reproducing that historically significant image.