With The Real Housewives of Potomac recently taping their Season 7 reunion, Bravo unveiled the stars’ dresses to give fans a customary taste of what to expect.
These “Bravo Insider” photos highlighted all the women’s blue gowns, though Gizelle Bryant’s—of course—garnered extra attention from critics.
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Fans Unapologetically Respond To Gizelle Bryant’s Outfit
Gizelle’s dress covered most of her body, including her forearms, hands, and neck. However, a leg slit, along with some embellished gems, spiced up the outfit. As her dress ran up to her neck, she opted to wear her hair up.
As RHOP fans are known to do, they proceeded to call Gizelle out for her look. Many utilized a useful clip of Karen Huger reading down her costar’s fashion sense, with one user noting that her commentary “will always be relevant.”
Gizelle can’t dress at ALL! This video of Karen will always be relevant. 😭 pic.twitter.com/IIM0bKXPmx
— Andouille Have A Problem? (@gotdamnocles) January 26, 2023
Seeing Gizelle’s #RHOP reunion outfit makes me think of this again pic.twitter.com/3YykapuZcq
— AJ 🍉 (@PseudoWriting) January 27, 2023
GIZELLE 🥲
pic.twitter.com/aClY0lFDyy https://t.co/0IBJ5RJaFL— SM (@sisiphodube) January 26, 2023
It was also speculated that Gizelle’s choice of dress may have been influenced by Candiace Dillard Bassett iconically reading her down earlier this season.
Candiace: Not today, Satan. Not today, neck. Not today, ankles.
Gizelle: pic.twitter.com/ejfxBAulad
— alex (@alex_abads) January 26, 2023
Another Twitter user opted to “fix” Gizelle’s dress by removing some of the gems, lengthening the leg slit, and editing in some low-cut cleavage. He also remarked that her original dress made Gizelle “look like a napkin ring.”
I got bored so I decided to fix Gizelle’s reunion dress. 😂 #RHOP pic.twitter.com/VVyAuKHJyU
— “Miss Thing Thing” From That Picnic (@MessyMyles) January 27, 2023
Y’all! I am WHEEZING!
Y he call Gizelle a napkin ring!!!! #RHOP
🐱😂😂🐱 pic.twitter.com/i0ddEwZwW4
— CleverlyChloé (@CleverlyChloe) January 27, 2023
However, there were some who defended Gizelle by pointing out that people would’ve been more open to the dress if it had been on Karen.
I can guarantee if Karen had wore Gizelle’s dress fans would be loving it. People just want to hate on Gizelle #RHOP pic.twitter.com/7VKHUW5JKe
— Dorinda Deadly (@dorindadeadly) January 27, 2023
Let's be honest, there's nothing wrong with Gizelle's reunion dress
Y'all just don't like it cos it's Gizelle, and that she's not showing a lot of skin 🤷🏾♂️#RHOP pic.twitter.com/moR3vwzue5
— Sole Woyinka, Go read a book!!! (@Efferve_) January 26, 2023
Regardless, though, supporters were definitely in the minority.
https://twitter.com/LustforLo/status/1618805165880119302?s=20&t=HlDJmOYdmJSfe21u9EEq5Q
What you ordered vs. What you got. #RHOPReunion #RHOP pic.twitter.com/IgZBUN47sn
— K E M P I R E 🐘 (@TheKempire) January 27, 2023
Gizelle, gizelle, gizelle pic.twitter.com/ZM2tFICAxk
— RayRay (@rayrock90) January 26, 2023
People didn’t completely leave Gizelle high and dry, though, as one user pointed out that she’s “so close yet so far away.” Another person said, while the dress is “ridiculous,” it nonetheless “works.”
Gizelle is always so close yet so far away
Robyn loves to give nothing
Ashley always has a pageant looking ass dress but she does look good!!! https://t.co/mmkjUbdoTV
— Nappy Headed (@miahfromva) January 26, 2023
Something about Gizelle's dress looks so ridiculous but it works for me
— II Cheeks II Heaven. (@themrwest) January 26, 2023
We should also add that, beneath The Shade Room‘s Instagram upload about the women’s dresses, one user noted that Gizelle’s “still dressing like a First Lady.” Talk about ruthless!
What do you personally think about Gizelle Bryant’s look, and are you hyped up for the RHOP reunion?
