19 Stars Who Have Spoken Out About Designers Who Won't Dress Them

01of 19BEBE REXHAJohn Shearer/WireImageA hit song and a Grammy nomination still isn’t enough for the singer to get sent clothes that fit for the upcoming music awards' red carpet,she revealed on Twitter. “I had my team hit out a lot of designers and a lot of them do not want to dress me because I’m too big,“she said. In the end,multiple designers stepped up to offer her a dress, and she’s getting the last laugh: “My size 8 ass is still going to the Grammys.”

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BEBE REXHA

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A hit song and a Grammy nomination still isn’t enough for the singer to get sent clothes that fit for the upcoming music awards' red carpet,she revealed on Twitter. “I had my team hit out a lot of designers and a lot of them do not want to dress me because I’m too big,“she said. In the end,multiple designers stepped up to offer her a dress, and she’s getting the last laugh: “My size 8 ass is still going to the Grammys.”

02of 19MEGAN MULLALLYTheWill & Gracestar has been open about buying her clothes in the past (including the Carolina Herrera dress she wore to the 2018 Emmys, pictured), but she couldn’t help but point out the absurdity of dressing herself to host Sunday’sSAG Awards. “Looks like i will be buying my dress online though, as per my usual, even though there is literally a 100 percent chance that i will be on camera, because I’M HOSTING IT. Designers do not send me dresses,“she wrote on Instagram. Several designers offered to help,including a favorite to many, Christian Siriano.

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MEGAN MULLALLY

TheWill & Gracestar has been open about buying her clothes in the past (including the Carolina Herrera dress she wore to the 2018 Emmys, pictured), but she couldn’t help but point out the absurdity of dressing herself to host Sunday’sSAG Awards. “Looks like i will be buying my dress online though, as per my usual, even though there is literally a 100 percent chance that i will be on camera, because I’M HOSTING IT. Designers do not send me dresses,“she wrote on Instagram. Several designers offered to help,including a favorite to many, Christian Siriano.

03of 19RACHEL BLOOMFrazer Harrison/GettyTheCrazy Ex-Girlfriendstarspent $3,500 of her own money to nab her Gucci gownfor the 2017 Emmys. “It is hard to get places to lend to me because I am not a size zero, but also I can afford it, so it’s okay,” she said, adding that she might turn around and sell it. “Take a look on [consignment site] The Real Real for this dress tomorrow!”

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RACHEL BLOOM

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TheCrazy Ex-Girlfriendstarspent $3,500 of her own money to nab her Gucci gownfor the 2017 Emmys. “It is hard to get places to lend to me because I am not a size zero, but also I can afford it, so it’s okay,” she said, adding that she might turn around and sell it. “Take a look on [consignment site] The Real Real for this dress tomorrow!”

04of 19AIDY BRYANTBen Gabbe/GettyThe star was thrilled to get a custom Eloquii dress for the Emmys after years of “begging” designers for dresses that didn’t “look like they were designed for the mother of the bride,“she told PeopleStyle. “I am young and I am cool and I want to wear cool clothes! I don’t understand what the resistance is to it. To me it just feels like a no-brainer that you would want to dress as many people as you could.”

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AIDY BRYANT

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The star was thrilled to get a custom Eloquii dress for the Emmys after years of “begging” designers for dresses that didn’t “look like they were designed for the mother of the bride,“she told PeopleStyle. “I am young and I am cool and I want to wear cool clothes! I don’t understand what the resistance is to it. To me it just feels like a no-brainer that you would want to dress as many people as you could.”

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DANIELLE BROOKS

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DASCHA POLANCO

07of 19BEYONCÉRichard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via GettyToday, designers would die to even be glimpsed on Queen Bey’s Instagram, but in the early 2000s, the superstar (pictured with Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams) had a very different experience. “When we were starting out in Destiny’s Child, high-end labels, they didn’t want to dress black, country, curvy girls,”the singer saidas she received the CFDA Fashion Icon award in 2016. “And we couldn’t afford designer dresses and couture. My mother was rejected from every showroom in New York. But like my grandmother, she used her talent and her creativity to give her children their dreams.”

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BEYONCÉ

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Today, designers would die to even be glimpsed on Queen Bey’s Instagram, but in the early 2000s, the superstar (pictured with Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams) had a very different experience. “When we were starting out in Destiny’s Child, high-end labels, they didn’t want to dress black, country, curvy girls,”the singer saidas she received the CFDA Fashion Icon award in 2016. “And we couldn’t afford designer dresses and couture. My mother was rejected from every showroom in New York. But like my grandmother, she used her talent and her creativity to give her children their dreams.”

08of 19LESLIE JONESJeffrey Mayer/GettyLike the trueGhostbustershe is, Leslie delivered aknockout punch to designers who refused to dress her– then ended up on top with a stunningPretty Womanmoment courtesy of Christian Siriano at the film’s premiere.“Congrats aren’t in order. A change is,” the designer (who recently told People the star may auction her dress)tweeted at the time.

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LESLIE JONES

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Like the trueGhostbustershe is, Leslie delivered aknockout punch to designers who refused to dress her– then ended up on top with a stunningPretty Womanmoment courtesy of Christian Siriano at the film’s premiere.“Congrats aren’t in order. A change is,” the designer (who recently told People the star may auction her dress)tweeted at the time.

09of 19MELISSA MCCARTHYXavier Collin/Image Press/SplashAnotherGhostbustersstar who challenged the system, Melissa was shocked to come up empty-handed forthe Oscars. “I couldn’t find anybody to do a dress for me. I asked five or six designers — very high-level ones who make lots of dresses for people — and they all said no,” she told Redbook. The star designed her own Emmys dress in 2011, which led to creating a clothing line. “When you go above a size 12, you don’t lose your love of fashion,“she said.

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MELISSA MCCARTHY

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AnotherGhostbustersstar who challenged the system, Melissa was shocked to come up empty-handed forthe Oscars. “I couldn’t find anybody to do a dress for me. I asked five or six designers — very high-level ones who make lots of dresses for people — and they all said no,” she told Redbook. The star designed her own Emmys dress in 2011, which led to creating a clothing line. “When you go above a size 12, you don’t lose your love of fashion,“she said.

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BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD

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11of 19JENNIFER HUDSONCelebrity PhotoAfter losing 80 lbs. in 2010, the singer was shocked to find how different her experience on red carpets would be. “The truth is, so many more opportunities open up when you’re on the other side, as I am now,“she toldtheDaily Mail. “I had no idea what I was missing out on. It’s like a whole other world. Suddenly every designer wants to dress you. It’s like, ‘You look amazing! Please, choose a dress. Have a bag. And what about shoes?’ I mean, wow!’

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JENNIFER HUDSON

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After losing 80 lbs. in 2010, the singer was shocked to find how different her experience on red carpets would be. “The truth is, so many more opportunities open up when you’re on the other side, as I am now,“she toldtheDaily Mail. “I had no idea what I was missing out on. It’s like a whole other world. Suddenly every designer wants to dress you. It’s like, ‘You look amazing! Please, choose a dress. Have a bag. And what about shoes?’ I mean, wow!’

12of 19KIM KARDASHIANJohn Sciulli/WireImageKim now stars in Balmain ads andis gifted Chanel bags from Karl Lagerfeld himself, but as recently as 2013, designers wouldn’t dress her for anEllespread. Stylist Nicola Formichettisaid at the time, “People wouldn’t lend me the clothes. But that’s fashion snobbery.”

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KIM KARDASHIAN

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Kim now stars in Balmain ads andis gifted Chanel bags from Karl Lagerfeld himself, but as recently as 2013, designers wouldn’t dress her for anEllespread. Stylist Nicola Formichettisaid at the time, “People wouldn’t lend me the clothes. But that’s fashion snobbery.”

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OCTAVIA SPENCER

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HAYDEN PANETTIERE

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15of 19ASHLEY GRAHAMJohn Shearer/Getty ImagesThe plus size model is outspoken about size discrimination in the fashion industry, even challenging the system on-air atthe Oscars. “Trying to find a dress forthe Oscars– girls my size – I mean, it has been a whole job in itself. So I am happy tonight with my outfit,” she said ofher Bao Tranchi dresson E!.

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ASHLEY GRAHAM

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The plus size model is outspoken about size discrimination in the fashion industry, even challenging the system on-air atthe Oscars. “Trying to find a dress forthe Oscars– girls my size – I mean, it has been a whole job in itself. So I am happy tonight with my outfit,” she said ofher Bao Tranchi dresson E!.

16of 19KHLOÉ KARDASHIANEvan Agostini/Invision/AP“I definitely think the fashion industry, and people in general, look at me more now that I’ve lost weight,” KhloétoldHarper’s Bazaarof her 35-lb. weight loss. “Even on shoots, I would never have options for clothing … I was too much work for [stylists] or they had nothing in my size. I wasn’t even that crazy big!”

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KHLOÉ KARDASHIAN

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“I definitely think the fashion industry, and people in general, look at me more now that I’ve lost weight,” KhloétoldHarper’s Bazaarof her 35-lb. weight loss. “Even on shoots, I would never have options for clothing … I was too much work for [stylists] or they had nothing in my size. I wasn’t even that crazy big!”

17of 19GABOUREY SIDIBEJason LaVeris/FilmMagicNominated for a Best Actress Oscar in 2010, the star admits that it’s difficult to get red carpet dresses, but she says not being able to call up samples has its upside: “I don’t really care because it gives me more freedom,“she toldHarper’s Bazaar.“I don’t just flip through a magazine and say, ‘I want this,’ because I can’t, really.”

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GABOUREY SIDIBE

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Nominated for a Best Actress Oscar in 2010, the star admits that it’s difficult to get red carpet dresses, but she says not being able to call up samples has its upside: “I don’t really care because it gives me more freedom,“she toldHarper’s Bazaar.“I don’t just flip through a magazine and say, ‘I want this,’ because I can’t, really.”

18of 19AMBER RILEYDaniel Deme/WENN.comTheGleestar weighed in on model GabiFresh’s complaint that even if you wanted to buy plus-size gowns, your options are more limited than your “straight size” counterparts. “Risking seeing other plus celebs wearing the same [poop emoji] on the carpet throws up hands we can’t win,“she Tweeted.

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AMBER RILEY

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TheGleestar weighed in on model GabiFresh’s complaint that even if you wanted to buy plus-size gowns, your options are more limited than your “straight size” counterparts. “Risking seeing other plus celebs wearing the same [poop emoji] on the carpet throws up hands we can’t win,“she Tweeted.

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CHRISTINA HENDRICKS

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source: people.com