The 2019Grammy Awardsare extra-special for singer Bebe Rexha. The pop star is nominated for Best New Artist and Best Country Duo/Group Performance, but as she gets ready for her big night she’s discovering that finding the perfect red carpet dress may be harder than snagging those nominations.
The “I’m a Mess” singer, 29, voiced her frustrations with the dress-finding process onInstagram, explaining that a number of designers she was hoping would dress her for her big night are unwilling to because of her size.
Rexha, who wears a size 6-8, defended herself, and all women who wear a size 8 and up, in the second half of her video. “You’re saying all the women in the world that are a size 8 and up are not beautiful and that they cannot wear your dresses. So to all the people who said I’m thick and I can’t wear your dress, f—k you, I don’t want to wear your f—g dresses.”
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The dress designer August Getty responded to her Instagram post and offered to make her a gown for the Grammys. “You are beautiful! Every woman of every size is beautiful! Just let me know when I should start sketching.”
A similar experience recently happened to the2019 Screen Actors Guild Awardshost, Megan Mullally. She revealed on social media thatshe’ll be finding her own red carpet dresswithout the help of a stylist and won’t be relying on free designer gowns either.
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“Looks like i will be buying my dress online though, as per my usual, even though there is literally a 100 percent chance that i will be on camera, because I’M HOSTING IT,” Mullally captioned a photo of herself on the red carpet. “Designers do not send me dresses.”
“I’m online scrolling through the gowns sections of various websites- which i know how to do pretty well at this point- and then i tried to order something from saks fifth avenue and they cancelled my order 😂 oh, the glamor of it all,” she wrote.
Designer Marc Bouwer offered to create a custom dress for Mullally (at a cost) and designer Christian Siriano commented on Mullally’s photo writing, “I would love to dress you!”
Time will tell whether Rehxa (or Mullally) get custom creations for the carpet.
source: people.com
