Bjork recently claimed she’s shocked that people are still discussing the “swan dress” she wore to the 2001 Oscar ceremony. The wacky Icelandic singer said she wore the dress as a joke, and was dismayed so many people took it seriously.
“I can’t believe people are still talking about the swan dress…
It was a joke. I find Hollywood dress sense very alienating. Obviously, I was sticking my tongue out at it.“I had six eggs with me and I distributed them around the red carpet. And all the lifeguards (bodyguards) for the stars were like, ‘Sorry, ma’am, you dropped this.’ It was hilarious.
“The weirdest thing is everybody thought I was trying to fit in but that I somehow got it wrong. Does it look like I was trying to fit in?”
But for real, what were the “lifeguards” supposed to do with those eggs you were dropping?
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May 31st, 2007 at 12:50 pm
HA!! I LOVE her!!!
May 31st, 2007 at 12:54 pm
I preferred Ellen and Kevin James in the swan dress myself ;).
Joke or not, that shit is UGLY!
May 31st, 2007 at 3:35 pm
I can’t believe anyone would take anything Bjork does seriously. She’s Bjork.
That being said, I totally love her and want to have like 10,000 of her babies.
May 31st, 2007 at 8:23 pm
it was the sagging pantyhose that really had me confused..
July 20th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
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