In Prison Fashion, There Can Be Only One Victor: Martha Stewart vs. Felicity Huffman

By Maria Sherman  |  October 23, 2019 | 1:50pm
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In Prison Fashion, There Can Be Only One Victor: Martha Stewart vs. Felicity Huffman
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After photos emerged of Felicity Huffman, barely into her 14-day sentence at a jail in Dublin, CA—punishment for her involvement in the ongoing College Admissions Scandal—Martha Stewart had some strong opinions. (Shocking, I know.) While speaking to a crowd at the Vanity Fair summit in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Stewart said her piece on Huffman, deadpanning, “Well, she should style her outfit a little bit more. She looked pretty schlumpy,” adding that, “She made a horrible mistake, and she’s experiencing what happens.”

As you may recall, when Stewart was found guilty of four counts of obstructing justice and lying to investigators about a well-timed stock sale, and was sentenced to five months in a West Virginia prison back in 2004, she managed to knit herself a poncho. It became part of her image while she was briefly incarcerated—an emblem of white lady, white collar crime. But is it any more “schlumpy” than Huffman wearing her uniform up to code?

Who wore prison fashion better? Martha Stewart and her hand-knit sweater poncho…

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…Or Felicity Huffman’s stylish green jumpsuit? Monochromatic pant and shirt combo? Is this Carhartt?

I prefer Huffman’s look by a mile, but Stewart’s shady comments should be awarded some points. I look forward to hearing Felicity’s rebuttal when she emerges from prison in, like, a week. What a cushy sentence.

 
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