Reply #12: I think the essential problem

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is that she's following fashion "rules" that are not longer correct or don't work. She doesn't wear shapes that flatter her figure, first off. Then she does things like the picture above, gloves that are too long in the wrist for the sleeve length of her dress.

One reason Jackie Kennedy looked so fabulous was that she worked so closely with a major fashion designer, Oleg Cassini. And, in fairness, Mrs Kennedy was tall and slender with a model's figure. Not sure how tall Mrs Bush is, but she's somewhat dumpier. But she doesn't dress for the figure she has. I really wish either the British or American version of "What Not To Wear" would grab her off the street. I would just LOVE to see the scene where they analyze the current wardrobe with the use of a 360 degree mirror.