Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
to get creative with the word “luxurious”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.
Did y’all happen to see this? A photo popped up the other day while I was watching YouTube. I tried, but I couldn’t look away! Some called the look “luxurious”; that wasn’t the adjective that came to my mind.
Whoopi Goldberg stepped out for the 2025 Met Gala in New York City in a suit-dress by Thom Browne. Over her custom black duchess satin raglan-sleeve dress she wore a white fur, bouclé and sequin off-the-shoulder coat with lacing detail down the center front and back, a top hat in wool bouclé from the Thom Browne fall 2015 archive collection and longwing boots in black and white patent leather.
The View co-host sported a unique accessory – gold finger caps by L’Enchanteur – who also designed her gold link chain and keyhole brooch with black opal and blue and white diamonds, as well as rings of green tourmaline, diamonds, tanzanite, garnet and purple sapphire. The look was customized with a whopping 350,000 matte white sequins and took over 7,700 hours to make.
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This is “This Is Ridiculous” by The New York Dolls
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Nope, wouldn’t call it luxurious, just what was she thinking?
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I guess there’s no one around who’s honest enough to tell these people they look like fools!
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😂😂😂
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Words fail me!
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No words, necessary, Esther. You’re coming through loud and clear!
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This makes about as much sense as Lady Gaga’s meat dress.
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At least I could make a prosciutto sandwich out of Gaga’s dress, but this is total ridiculousness and extravagance! She looks like a penguin who got into the Miracle-Gro! 😂
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Whoopi looks ridiculous. I liked being the thimble when playing Monopoly.
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I loved the thimble, too …. and the iron. They reminded me of my mother.
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Ewwe
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Very eloquently put, Sadje 😂 🤣 😂
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😂😂😂
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Thimbles on her fingers? What a concept. Oh, excuse me. Finger caps.
That might be an off-the-shoulder coat but I would constantly–constantly!–be shrugging to get that thing on my shoulders! Yeah, I don’t do luxury well. 😂
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You crack me up, Lois! I’m Nancy from the Bronx …. not exactly the Mecca of a luxury! I’m definitely with you and that off-the-shoulder style; it would drive me bananas. 😂
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