“…replacing madge alsop, who is ill”
Diva of the Future Renée Fleming, whose impending assignments include modeling four couture gowns on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera, is shown here making a septuagenarian female impersonator look positively chic by comparison.

Dear God, it looks like she’s wearing four dresses at once.
“…is shown here making a septuagenarian female impersonator look positively chic”
AND DAME EDNA LOOKS GREAT TOO!!!
Whadda dame!
Did Fleming get dressed during a power outage? Looks like she is wearing her dining room tablescape.
When Renee was shopping at Marshall’s, she didn’t notice that she had strayed from the clothing section into housewares–bed, bath, and beyond.
she got it at Ro-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ssssssss.
o-o-o- = RF’s infamous musical stylings.
The world’s fattest man called. He wants his coat back. As for the skirt, throw rugs belong on the floor, not your body.
Why is her hair always soooooooo tragic. We won’t even get into the deconstructed table cloth/skirt.
She does seem to have a bad case of fried hair in the photo. I guess sperm doesn’t condition like her hairdresser told her it would. As for the outfit, it makes her look (dare I say it?), RATHER FAT.
Dame Edna looks like, well, like Dame Edna always looks.
Maybe we can get poor Rene on to What Not To Were. Stacy, Clinton she really needs your help.
The clothes are awful, but seriously? If that makes her look, and I quote, “RATHER FAT,” perhaps someone needs to get their eyes checked?
She looks like a normal sized, middle aged lady, in need of a friend with some taste.