You can see the sorrow, right?

How did Laura Bush express her sadness and deepest sorrow to the victims of the Minneapolis bridge collapse? By wearing the most inappropriate, ill-fitting lavender pantsuit - with shades - I've ever seen.

Let's address the issues here:

1. The color to express sorrow would be black - or even navy, or brown, or tan, or, well, just about anything other than lilac. It's too pastel, and screams spring, for a situation of this magnitude.

   
   

2. She has several tailors at her beck-and-call - including Oscar himself - so why would she even own something that fit her this poorly? She looks like a little school child pulling on her long sleeves.

3. Even Jackie O., famous for wearing her sunglasses, knew better than to wear them when in mourning. Do you see anybody else in any of these photos (and countless hours of live news feed) wearing them? No. Why? Because they're not right for the situation at hand. Yet again.

4. And this is something that's been bugging me for a month or so now: What's up with that lipstick? She's been wearing this harsh shade that is all too offensive for her lighter-than-now milky white complexion, and I just don't understand why. She has small lips to begin with, so this dark hue just makes them look smaller. And it always looks like it was half-heartedly put on, with smears and uneven application. There's just no symmetry here.
   

– Photos collage created with images from AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
P.S. I love doing collages!