There's nothing like a quick flash of sequined knickers to liven up a party!
"There’s a lot in the world for us to turn our attention to — helping people, helping animals, and helping animals help people." ... Bernadette Peters, August, 2007
Okay I kinda think it's funny that something like this not only has good press, but was still able to be termed "classy" by people who have reported on it. Honestly, what other star would be able to do that?
"...But the world isn’t quite what it seemed and I don’t own the stars in the sky. And I don’t even get a mistake to regret and I bet that I’ll never know why. Imagine that. Imagine that. Imagine…"
Well I think its because this isn't scandalous. It's a part of her concert constume. I'm sure when the gown was designed, they realized with some stage moves, the front slit might become too revealing so they essentially extended the gown into another piece. When you see the leotard under the short skirt of a dancer, do you say you've seen their underwear. No, its considered part of their costume. I really find it funny and a tad pathetic that something was made of this. They act like this was some sort of Brittany moment.
"Particular mention must be made of Bernadette Peters, who turns up briefly in a sort of sparkly Glinda the Good costume. She's the reluctant muse sent to help Alice with her writing. The muse is dressed like Oz, sounds like Queens and behaves like a bored student adviser." Alice Film Review, The New York Times, December 25, 1990
"I'm one star away from Dolly Parton ... and Raymond Massey is between us. I hope we don't suffocate him." Bernadette Peters receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, April 24, 1987
Moljul is exactly right. It's a sequined leotard that's designed (by Bob Mackie) to be part of a stage costume. It's not technically "underwear" like a nonperforming commoner or layperson would wear. And Bernadette didn't purposely flash it. It just sometimes is inadvertently revealed in the course of her performance.
What makes it all so amusing is that the local newspaper in the district of an elderly, very conservative, Southern Republican Senator made an issue out of him being present for this supposedly outrageous and bawdy incident (which of course it wasn't at all). And then, if you noticed, that particular story ended up being the second most read story in that Mississippi newspaper (along with an assortment of other stories about sex offenders, etc.). It just goes to show that these Bible-belt fundamentalists are eager to read all about the stuff that they claim to be shocked by. And that's why I found it to be so funny.
The writer of the piece must have realsied it was stage-wear ... I mean, who would wear sequined underwear? Terribly uncomfortable I would have thought, and not the easiest garment to rinse out and hang over a hotel radiator.
What made me chuckle was the statement from the senator about how he didn't notice the pants because he was looking at her "pretty face". If asked, I'm sure most men there would have said their eyes were distracted by other, more voluptuous, sequined areas.
"There’s a lot in the world for us to turn our attention to — helping people, helping animals, and helping animals help people." ... Bernadette Peters, August, 2007
Well, let's just say that my stage-knickers would require one or two more sequins than the svelte Ms Peters ... and I don't think Bob Mackie would be too happy about paying his seamstress that extra "over-time" money.
"There’s a lot in the world for us to turn our attention to — helping people, helping animals, and helping animals help people." ... Bernadette Peters, August, 2007
I didn't mean I thought it was a Britney type issue, just that it amused me that it made the news whatsoever and then that when it did, it was still portrayed nicely. It seems in current times that if anything dealing with underwear/costumes/etc. is brought up by the media it is either shoved in our faces or incredibly overblown. I suppose I just have a strange sense of humor. I loved the "pretty face" comment. I hear lots of very positive adjectives used to describe her (cute, sexy, gorgeous,etc.) but sometimes I think "pretty" says a lot in its simplicity. Oh well...
"...But the world isn’t quite what it seemed and I don’t own the stars in the sky. And I don’t even get a mistake to regret and I bet that I’ll never know why. Imagine that. Imagine that. Imagine…"
Most of us here have seen Bernadette do this tricky stage move many times (and plenty of us have been at least as close to the stage as these guests were) and while it is, uh, very gratifying to the senses, it is not so scandalous as all that. Quite amusing to see this little moment contrived into a wardrobe misfunction shocker newspaper story for the pearl clutchers. I'm suprised that someone wasn't quoted as saying "dearest me, my monicle plopped right into my tea cup of the finest Earl Grey!"
A great punchline would be for Bernadette to retort "hey, senator, I'm more than just a pretty face!"
Over here in the UK when people make a fuss about absolutely nothing the usual put-down is "Ah, don't get your knickers in a twist!" ...... how appropriate!
"There’s a lot in the world for us to turn our attention to — helping people, helping animals, and helping animals help people." ... Bernadette Peters, August, 2007
LOL, Scottie, that is the PERFECT answer! Brilliant!
Sad how they overblow stuff like that, but in this case I thought it more amusing than anything else. I have to agree that I saw the irony in describing her as classy in the very same articles. I thoroughly agree that she can pull almost anything off with class (and that it really wasn't as scandalous as it was made out to be), but it's still not a coupling you would normally hear!
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