It's not hard to see why Lana Del Rey's recent red carpet look drew such a strong reaction over the weekend: homegirl literally threw on a baggy DNC jacket over a casual $18 printed Shein dress and paired the whole thing with tall suede boots.
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The takes quickly poured in, with many users enthralled by the sheer IDGAF of it all while others lambasted the look as just plain horrific. Still, it would be easy to dismiss the outfit for its apparent lack of polish were it not for the wearer's long history of giving such matters little importance. She's Lana F*cking Del Rey. When has she ever purported to be a fashion girl or taken herself so seriously in that regard?
You could see it in her expression, too: hands in pockets, nonchalant pose for the cameras and that all-too-familiar Lana smirk. In many ways, she gave the same amount of fucks about this red carpet look as she did the entire last year toward those who criticized her... antics. No matter, though, because afterward she walked in, took selfies with Lil Nas X, Avril Lavigne and Olivia Rodrigo and received her Variety Hitmakers Decade Award.
It seems many users needed yet another reminder of that, so here we are. ("I'm grateful for all the criticism — I get al lot," she fittingly said in her acceptance speech.) Anyway, the Twitter jokes were quite funny — see the best reactions, below.
Choices. Options.pic.twitter.com/utu9z9nS1i— Kim (@Kim) 1638654808
She looks terrible and I love her so much for it. In a world where everyone is pulling off the same manicured y2k, faux-bottega/row looks, this randomized sim vibe is a breath of fresh air.https://twitter.com/thekimbino/status/1467250727378509826\u00a0\u2026— Isiah Magsino (@Isiah Magsino) 1638682992
absolutely losing my mind at Lana Del Rey wearing an $18 Shein dress to the Variety Awardspic.twitter.com/UuVDiKafj7— anna (@anna) 1638654798
LANA DEL REY TAKE OFF THE JACKETpic.twitter.com/VwjRsLQhay— The Cult Of Del Rey (@The Cult Of Del Rey) 1638651294
lana del rey does not look bad. i mean some of you actually try really hard and still look like shit— a (@a) 1638740828
Lana is not \u201cfat\u201d\u2026 she is a healthy Nord woman that could survive the cold European winters. She is prepared for the coming ice age.. are you?https://twitter.com/ULTRASLUT/status/1467284926152257539\u00a0\u2026— \ud803\udc31 Steppe \ud803\udc39 (@\ud803\udc31 Steppe \ud803\udc39) 1638740779
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