Jack Schlossberg has spoken out against Julia Fox’s controversial Halloween costume.
The 32-year-old grandson of President John F. Kennedy criticized Fox, 35, after she attended a Halloween party on Oct. 30 dressed as former First Lady Jackie Kennedy — wearing a blood-stained version of the pink Chanel suit Jackie had on the day of JFK’s assassination.
“Julia Fox glorifying political violence is disgusting, desperate and dangerous,” Schlossberg wrote in an Oct. 31 post on X. “I’m sure her late grandmother would agree.”
His statement came just before Fox shared her own explanation on Instagram. “I’m dressed as Jackie Kennedy in the pink suit. Not as a costume, but as a statement,” she wrote.
“When her husband was assassinated, she refused to change out of her blood-stained clothes, saying, ‘I want them to see what they’ve done.’ The image of the delicate pink suit splattered with blood is one of the most haunting juxtapositions in modern history,” Fox continued. “Beauty and horror. Poise and devastation.”
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Fox added that Jackie’s decision to remain in the bloodied suit was “an act of extraordinary bravery,” describing it as “performance, protest, and mourning all at once — a woman weaponizing image and grace to expose brutality.” She concluded, “It’s about trauma, power, and how femininity itself is a form of resistance. Long live Jackie O ♥️.”
As Fox noted, Jackie did remain in the outfit following her husband’s assassination, even when given the option to change. The former first lady was photographed in the same ensemble beside President Lyndon B. Johnson immediately after JFK’s death.
“They actually had another dress laid out for her to put on and she refused,” historian Steve Gillon said in a 2022 interview. “She went out in her blood-stained suit and stood next to Lyndon Johnson. Despite these horrible circumstances, she was willing to stand for a photo because she understood what it meant for the nation to have continuity in government.”
The dress, never cleaned, was sent to the National Archives in July 1964 — still bearing the blood stains — and remains there to this day.
Schlossberg has previously defended his grandmother’s legacy. When former President Donald Trump proposed changes to the historic Rose Garden near the West Wing and the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden by the East Wing, Schlossberg publicly objected.
“My grandmother saw America in full color — Trump sees black and white,” he said at the time. “Where she planted flowers, he poured concrete. She brought life to the White House, because our landmarks should inspire and grow with our country.”
He added, “Her Rose Garden is gone, but the spirit of the Kennedy White House lives on — in the young at heart, the strong in spirit, and in a new generation answering the call to service. A year from now, we’ll get our last chance to stop Trump. History is watching. We need leaders with courage, conviction and who actually care.”