{"id":110002,"date":"2024-10-03T18:27:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T11:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110002"},"modified":"2024-10-03T18:27:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T11:27:45","slug":"desperate-housewives-at-20-why-bree-van-de-kamps-style-still-reigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110002","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Desperate Housewives\u2019 at 20: Why Bree Van de Kamp\u2019s style still reigns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1s1guzc000s27qia09oes7g@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            With her witty one-liners, meticulous style and comically stoic demeanor, it\u2019s easy to see why \u201cDesperate Housewives\u201d Bree Van de Kamp became a fan favorite among viewers when it debuted 20 years ago today.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1s1h21c00033b6qup8wekrt@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The dark comedy, which focuses on the scandalous secrets of the seemingly ordinary residents of Wisteria Lane, was instantly catapulted to both commercial and critical success. Starring an extensive ensemble cast, most of the series focuses on the lives of the whimsical Susan Mayer (played by Teri Hatcher), former high-powered businesswoman turned mom of five Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman), ex-fashion model Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria), and perfectionist homemaker Bree Van de Kamp (played by Marcia Cross).\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1s2r72x00083b6qr5v4fe65@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The show was loved by both audiences and critics from the outset, with more than 20 million viewers tuning in for its first episode, before the show went on to be awarded seven Emmys and three Golden Globes over the course of its eight-year run.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1s1h21c00043b6qdfn9afaz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Viewers first meet Bree, with her sleek red bob and perfectly tweezed eyebrows, as a stay-at-home wife and mother, a character heavily inspired by the mom of series creator Marc Cherry. Wardrobe-wise, Bree\u2019s sports sweater sets and knee-length skirts (often teamed with a pearl necklace) were seemingly inspired by both former First Lady Nancy Reagan and \u201cSex and the City\u2019s\u201d Charlotte York. However, it doesn\u2019t take long for Bree\u2019s Stepford Wives fa\u00e7ade to unravel. Over the course of the show\u2019s run, she faces crushing conflict with her children, a battle with alcoholism, three marriages and a scandalous fake pregnancy.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm1s1ziv600103b6qcqrm5gfr@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"GettyImages-93416038.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.7395\" data-original-height=\"1479\" data-original-width=\"2000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-93416038.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"1479\" width=\"2000\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-93416038.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1479\" width=\"2000\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-93416038.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1479\" width=\"2000\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-93416038.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1479\" width=\"2000\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-93416038.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-93416038.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"The housewives: Nicollette Sheridan as Edie Britt, Marcia Cross as Bree Van De Kamp, Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis, Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo and Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1479\" width=\"2000\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1s1h21c00053b6q7ht1kqhq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI think perhaps Bree\u2019s evolution was more noticed because she was so tightly wound when we first meet her,\u201d costume designer Catherine Adair told CNN over email. Not only is Cross playing a character, Bree is arguably playing one, too.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1s1h21c00073b6qwmo2p04n@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            While Bree\u2019s style could be described as traditional or conservative throughout the first two seasons of Desperate Housewives, things take a slight turn after the sudden death of her first husband, Rex (who once told their marriage counsellor it was \u201chard to know if she has any\u201d feelings) at the end of the first season. In the immediate aftermath, Bree limits herself to inoffensive black dresses, jumpers and cardigans, before the muted colors of grief eventually give way \u2014 over several episodes \u2014 to a new vibrant wardrobe signaling an unveiling of sorts.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1s1h21c00083b6qizf5zdpu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            According to Adair, Cross was involved in Bree\u2019s style; a collaboration she described as \u201crich and helpful.\u201d When death comes knocking at the door of Bree\u2019s love life once again, this time for her ex-fianc\u00e9 George in season two, she\u2019s wearing a flowing chiffon white dress designed by Dina Bar-El which Cross described in promotional interviews as channeling the aura of an \u201cangel of death.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm1s208pz00123b6q0sgyj83r@published\" class=\"image_expandable portrait image_expandable__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image_expandable\" data-name=\"GettyImages-93416690.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_expandable--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"1.3335\" data-original-height=\"2667\" data-original-width=\"2000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-93416690.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image_expandable__container \" data-image-variation=\"image_expandable\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_expandable--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image_expandable__picture\"><source height=\"2667\" width=\"2000\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-93416690.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"2667\" width=\"2000\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-93416690.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"2667\" width=\"2000\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-93416690.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"2667\" width=\"2000\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-93416690.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-93416690.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Bree\u2019s sense of style was a cross between former First Lady Nancy Reagan and \u201cSex and the City\u2019s\u201d Charlotte York.\" class=\"image_expandable__dam-img image_expandable__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image_expandable__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"2667\" width=\"2000\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm1s210m700143b6q6jmlqu7g@published\" class=\"image_expandable portrait image_expandable__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image_expandable\" data-name=\"GettyImages-93743646.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_expandable--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"1.3335\" data-original-height=\"2667\" data-original-width=\"2000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-93743646.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image_expandable__container \" data-image-variation=\"image_expandable\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_expandable--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image_expandable__picture\"><source height=\"2667\" width=\"2000\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-93743646.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"2667\" width=\"2000\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-93743646.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"2667\" width=\"2000\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-93743646.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"2667\" width=\"2000\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-93743646.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-93743646.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"The show\u2019s costume designer Catherine Adair often put the cast in varying shades of pink, choosing hues to match the characters.\" class=\"image_expandable__dam-img image_expandable__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image_expandable__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"2667\" width=\"2000\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1s1h21c00093b6qbpizwq22@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            As the show\u2019s run continues, Bree\u2019s uptight persona relaxes. Her neat shoulder-length flipped-out bob, near synonymous with her character in the beginning, gradually loosens. She tries out causal blouses with jeans, along with the occasional revealing gown \u2014 one of which, in season seven, stands out as one of Adair\u2019s favorite sartorial moments for the character.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1s1h21c000a3b6q9bokq001@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI designed it and had it made over a weekend,\u201d said Adair of the daring low-back dress, which Bree transforms into a plunging neckline by turning it around while out with new housewife Renee (played by Vanessa Williams). \u201cWe realized we actually needed two dresses for it to fit,\u201d Adair continued. \u201cBut hopefully you believed it was just one.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1s1h21c000c3b6qlkqxo513@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            There was also one color in particular Adair loved to adorn all the housewives in, sometimes to the playful ire of Cross.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1s1h21c000d3b6qbp6orld1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI did love her in pink,\u201d Adair said. \u201cShe (Marcia) would tease me about that.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1s1h21c000e3b6q3kftcx10@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But each character had their own shades of pink, Adair explained. The pastel hue Bree often wore was \u201cquite different\u201d from the bold or smoky pinks Adair chose for Gabrielle\u00a0and Susan, the costume designer added.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1s1h21c000f3b6qu5l7ui9f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Mixing high-end streetwear and luxury fashion, Adair sourced clothes from all over Los Angeles, where \u201cDesperate Housewives\u201d was shot \u2014 cutting up existing garments to make new ones. No look was ever \u201cretired\u201d Adair explained, as clothes would be needed for the series flashbacks.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1s1h21c000g3b6qzctk6naf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            By the show\u2019s end, Bree moves away from the mystery state Wisteria Lane is situated in, taking up residence in Kentucky. She\u2019s now a politician, elected to the state legislature, and both her career and clothes reflect that she\u2019s no longer desperate \u2014 nor a housewife. The sweater sets are gone, but the knee-length skirts remain, with her outfits\u00a0elevated versions of her early style.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1s1h21c000h3b6qzngrfbil@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe all change and evolve our style in real life, influenced by our circumstances, and so did the women of Wisteria Lane,\u201d Adair said. \u201cIt is something I loved about designing the costumes for the show. No one \u2018stood still,\u2019 or stayed stuck in time.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/03\/style\/desperate-housewives-bree-van-de-kamp-style-anniversary\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 With her witty one-liners, meticulous style and comically stoic demeanor, it\u2019s easy to see why \u201cDesperate Housewives\u201d Bree Van de Kamp became a fan favorite among viewers when &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110002\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=110002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110002\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=110002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=110002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=110002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}