Martha Stewart calls Felicity Huffman 'pretty schlumpy' after prison jumpsuit photos surface: 'She should style her outfit a little bit more'
Martha Stewart recently called actress Felicity Huffman's prison fashion "pretty schlumpy" after the latter was seen wearing a federal jail-issued green jumpsuit in photos taken by the paparazzi recently as she serves out her 14-day sentence for her role in the college admissions scandal.
The lifestyle mogul made the unflattering comments during a Vanity Fair summit in Los Angeles on Tuesday, October 22, which drew a big laugh from the audience and fellow guest David Zaslav and moderator Brian Stetler.
“She should style her outfit a little bit more. She looked pretty schlumpy," Martha said, adding on a sombre note, "She made a horrible mistake, and she’s experiencing what happens.”
Felicity was photographed wearing the prison uniform as she stepped outside her confines to greet husband William H Macy and daughter Sophia on Saturday at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California.
Over the weekend, Martha was asked if she had any advice to share for Felicity, given the fact that the former served a five-month prison sentence in 2004 after being convicted of lying to federal investigators about security violations. She answered in the negative at the time.
"Do you think she's learned anything?" Stetler asked, during the summit, after which Martha openly criticized Felicity's prison look.
During a 2017 interview with Katie Couric, Martha briefly shared the unpleasant time she experienced behind the bars. "It was horrifying, and no one - no one - should have to go through that kind of indignity, really, except for murderers, and there are a few other categories," she said.
When she was asked if she saw any silver lining and whether it was a "growth experience" for her, Martha vehemently opposed the notion.
"That you can make lemons out of lemonade? What hurts you makes you stronger? No. None of those adages fit at all. It's a horrible experience. Nothing is good about it, nothing," she said.
Felicity is scheduled to be released on October 27 after she pleaded guilty to paying a $15,000 bribe to boost her daughter's SAT scores.