Julia Fox defends her controversial 2025 Halloween costume.
For a Halloween party on Oct. 30 in New York City, Fox dressed up as Jackie Kennedy in a blood-soaked pink ensemble, recreating what the former first lady wore on the day her husband, President John F. Kennedy, was assassinated.
The image sparked strong reactions online, including from some social media users. calling it “disrespectful.”
On InstagramFox explained why she chose this look for Halloween.
“I'm dressed like Jackie Kennedy in a pink suit. Not as a costume, but as a statement,” she said. “When her husband was killed, she refused to change her bloody clothes, saying: 'I want them to see what they've done.' The image of a delicate pink suit splattered with blood is one of the most arresting juxtapositions in modern history.”
“Beauty and horror. Balance and devastation. Her decision not to cross-dress, even after being encouraged to do so, was an act of extraordinary courage,” Fox continued. “It was a performance, a protest and mourning at the same time. A woman uses image and grace as a weapon to expose cruelty. It's about trauma, power, and how femininity itself is a form of resistance. Long live Jackie O ♥️.”
Fox wore this outfit to Cursed Amulet's annual Halloween party in New York City.
Jack Schlossberg, Jackie Kennedy's grandson, reacted to Fox's suit on X October 31st, I am writing, “Julia Fox's glorification of political violence is disgusting, desperate and dangerous. I'm sure her late grandmother would agree.”
On TikTok, some users called the image “distasteful.”
“This CANNOT be ethical,” one user commented.
“This is so wrong,” wrote another.
In the comments on Fox's post, some praised her explanation, while others still called the view “problematic.”
According to New York TimesJackie Kennedy, who died in 1994, refused to change her bloody suit after her husband was assassinated on November 22, 1963. She kept the outfit when Lyndon B. Johnson, Kennedy's vice president, was sworn in as head of state later that day.
National Archives According to The New York Times, he kept the pink suit in a climate-controlled storage facility outside Washington.
The lawsuit will not be available for public viewing until 2103 to “not bring disgrace to the memory of Mrs. Kennedy or President Kennedy or cause any grief or suffering to their family members,” according to the statement. statement of claim from the moment it was donated to the National Archives.
