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We can't always control who we fall in love with, and age isn't always a factor when it comes to picking a partner. Even Scientific American says the idea of the perfect age difference in a couple varies by culture and changes over time. Even so, there are some relationships we see on our favorite TV shows that just make us cringe. Let's look at a few age gaps we definitely weren't digging.
The creations of famous monsters and heroes, often are also some of the most iconic celluloid scenes we remember. Focusing on a movie character’s on-screen transformation - not at an actor’s physical change for a role - we scan various genres and offer up the 15 Best Movie Character Transformations Of All Time.
Monica and Richard on Friends
Relationship ups and downs were always a central theme to Friends, and the second season saw Monica (Courteney Cox) hooking up with a much older man named Richard. Sure, it's Tom Selleck, but their age difference was the elephant in the room from the first date. When he starts showing her pictures of his grandchildren and comments that he's 'a whole person who can drink older than you,' they debate if the dynamic is nuts.
According to Vulture, the TV relationship was never supposed to last as long as it did. Executive producer Scott Silveri said, 'With Courteney and Tom Selleck, if I'm not mistaken, there was no sense that this was going to become a relationship with a capital 'R.' They went into that, and it was going to be one episode, two tops. And then they had such good chemistry, the producers and the writers at the time decided to explore it a little more.'
Paris and Asher on Gilmore Girls
When Asher (Michael York) and Paris (Liza Weil) first meet on Gilmore Girls, they're introduced by Rory's grandfather (because Asher was his classmate in school.) It's not surprising the age difference made this one more than a little uncomfortable to watch. When E! News ranked all of the relationships on Gilmore Girls, this one was awarded a simple, 'Ick.'
According to Weil, the unorthodox romance was a major turning point for her character. 'I think it warmed her for sure. It was very well-handed as well,' she told Cosmopolitan. 'I'm a fan of that relationship, too.' She also answered a long-standing fan question, saying that she likes to think Paris still has Asher's printing press in storage.
Puck and Shelby on Glee
Just when fans thought things weren't going to get any more complicated for the love-struck teens on Glee, Puck (Mark Salling) set his sights on teacher Shelby (Idina Menzel). The whole thing is made even more complicated when Shelby adopts the baby Puck had with Quinn (Dianna Agron.)
Salling told The Hollywood Reporterin 2011 that he was well aware the script was crossing some red lines and explained why. 'I think his feelings for Shelby right now are pretty intense and pretty overwhelming,' Salling said. 'The fact that she has his baby now is a pretty strong bond...Puck really thinks he can be in that baby's life and be Shelby's man. He could be in it for the long run; it could be the real deal.'
But things are never that straightforward, and Shelby has her own baggage to deal with. Let's not forget that Puck initially teams up with baby mama Quinn to have the baby removed from Shelby's care, so there is no part of this love triangle that's a good idea.
Pacey and Tamara on Dawson's Creek
Dawson's Creek jumped right into the drama in its pilot episode. When Bustle re-watched the 1998 episode in 2015, it immediately noted how odd and out-of-place 15-year-old Pacey's (Joshua Jackson) observations on aging were, and that the whole thing just seemed to be a set-up for a make-out session with his 40-year-old teacher.
It's a shocking way to start a series, and when experts weighed in with the Chicago Tribune, they weren't happy about it. Kevin Dwyer, the assistant executive director of the National Association of School Psychologists, had this to say: 'Having this behavior on television is a grand mistake. You're talking about a freshman in high school. A teacher who responds sexually is committing sex abuse, in my opinion.'
Rosita and Abraham in The Walking Dead
We haven't figured out just how old Rosita (Christian Serratos) and Abraham (Michael Cudlitz) are in The Walking Dead. They're already a couple when they join, but in real life, these two were 24 and 50, respectively, when their storylines began. Their relationship was always a weird sort of 'friends-with-benefits' situation, and when Cudlitz talked to The Hollywood Reporter about just what was going on between the two, he said, 'I think he loves her, but it's also a relationship of convenience for both of them. It's wartime, and every day could be your last.'
When Abraham finally breaks things off, their age difference is painfully clear. While it's straightforward for him, she demands a reason. He answers: 'When I first met you, I thought you were the last woman on earth. You're not.' Ouch.
Rhonda Volmer and Roman Grant in Big Love
Daveigh Chase was 16 when she started playing 14-year-old Rhonda on HBO's Big Love. Her love interest, Roman, was the patriarch of the polygamous compound, played by 80-year-old Harry Dean Stanton. Rhonda's relationship with the so-called prophet is equal parts fascinating and uncomfortable. As The New York Times put it'...the show reminds us that even though it has sought to normalize polygamy, it understand that it is really just child abuse.'
Lady Edith and Sir Anthony Strallan in Downton Abbey
Love her or hate her, the demise of Lady Edith's (Laura Carmichael) May-December romance with the much older Sir Anthony (Robert Bathurst) was nothing short of heartbreaking. Fans of Downton Abbey know that the relationship ends at the altar, with uncertainty over the age gap prompting Anthony to flee the church.
It was such a gut-wrenching scene that Carmichael admitted to Vanity Fair that she had given up hope that her character would ever find happiness. 'I guess I sort of dreamt about alternatives,' she said. 'We would think about and talk about it on the set amongst the cast, but I don't think any of us predicted the sort of fairytale that he [writer Julian Fellowes] gave her.'
Aria and Ezra in Pretty Little Liars
According to The Washington Post, it's not just Ezra's age that presents a problem here. It's his position too. Aria (Lucy Hale) is in the later years of high school, while Ezra (Ian Harding) has just graduated college and is getting ready to start a teaching job. That teaching job makes him her teacher, and that's a line that definitely shouldn't be crossed. Add in the fact that Ezra targeted Aria specifically because of her long-standing friendship with her missing friend Alison (Sasha Pieterse), and the creepy factor skyrockets. Not only is Ezra trying to write a book about her friend's disappearance and get some inside information, we learn he had a thing going with Alison, too.
Numerous news outlets, including The Daily Beast and Refinery 29, weighed in on the situation, warning that the TV show was arguably romanticizing statutory rape.
Archie and Miss Grundy in Riverdale
The CW gave 1940s favorites Archie, Jughead, Betty, and Veronica a 21st century update, and for some reason, that included writing in an illicit — and illegal — relationship between Archie (K.J. Apa) and teacher Miss Grundy (Sarah Habel.) The white-haired, spinster teacher of the comics is recast as a music coach that every teen boy has his eye on, but it's Archie that she's interested in.
Apa acknowledged (via Polygon), 'I guess that's a really inappropriate kind of romance he has going on there.' And it's a crime.
When Screener asked Cole Sprouse, who plays Jughead, to weigh in on the storyline, he responded, 'I think inherently because it's a controversial topic, a lot of people are saying, don't do it — which I also think is the wrong way to approach a controversial topic.'
Hayley and Rainer in Modern Family
When Nathan Fillion kicked off his guest appearances on Modern Family as Rainer, it didn't take long for his relationship with Hayley (Sarah Hyland) to venture into uncomfortable territory. It was more than just the decades between their ages that made us squirm. Rainer was also Hayley's father's friend and hero. Hapless dad Phil (Ty Burrell) is 'shocked and horrified but the reality is he kind of set us up accidentally,' Fillion told the New York Post. 'He hates it, but it's also all his fault.'
There's something uneasy about the dynamic of a child — even a legally adult child — dating a friend of their parents, and it seems Phil wasn't the only one that wasn't a fan of the idea. When the TV relationship went sideways after a rejected marriage proposal, fans rushed to Twitter to voice their relief.
Gloria and Jay in Modern Family
Though Modern Family has been credited with breaking new ground on television — it was the first show to portray a gay wedding between two main characters — the romance between Gloria (Sofia Vergara) and Jay (Ed O'Neill) has been accused of retreating behind familiar stereotypes. As The New Yorker points out, Jay's nasty treatment of his ex-wife serves as a bizarre backdrop to the supposedly deep connection he has with Gloria, who barely escapes the tired 'trophy wife' caricature.
During a talk at The Paley Center, O'Neill addressed the age divide. 'I know when they first told me I was gonna be, you know [gestures towards Vergara], I said 'Well that makes perfect sense.' Both actors also agreed that despite their real-life 27-year age gap, they actually have very similar personalities, which made it easy to portray lovers on the show. 'He helps me a lot with the jokes, and with the pronunciation,' Vergara said, adding, 'Sometimes he confuses me more, but it's all fun. But I think we never have like a bad time on the set.'
Carrie and Aleksandr Petrovsky in Sex and the City
The relationships portrayed on Sex and the City could hardly be considered traditional — remember Samantha's naked sushi rejection? — but in terms of uncomfortable age gaps, Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) takes the cake with her strange patriarchal attraction to Aleksandr Petrovsky (aka The Russian.) In Thought Catalog's breakdown of Carrie's famous flings, it asserted that Carrie's romance with The Russian was doomed from the start. From his apparent disregard for her lifestyle and career to his creepy, paternal affection, Petrovsky was never going to be the guy fans were rooting for Carrie to end up with.
And like all things Sex and the City, that relationship dynamic is heightened to uncomfortable levels, casting an 'ugly and sad,' yet realistic shadow on it, reported New York Magazine. Even actor Mikhail Baryshnikov, who played The Russian, knew he was wading into awkward waters. 'I seem to have a tendency to do things people think I shouldn't do,' he told The New York Times.
Alan and Kandi in Two and a Half Men
The uncomfortable thing about Kandi and Alan hooking up on Two and a Half Men was more than just the usual awkwardness of any woman hooking up with the painfully miserable character played by Jon Cryer. Kandi (April Bowlby) was also Charlie's (Charlie Sheen) ex, which means the brothers got intimate with the same lady.
The show addressed the creepy inter-family relations in its jocular way, with a conversation between Kandi and Charlie that only made things worse. 'I never slept with brothers before. I mean, at different times, and one can't help but make comparisons,' she says, before launching into nonsensical descriptions of both men's bedroom skills. According to her, sex with Charlie is like the Disney ride Space Mountain while Alan operates more like 'a really smart kangaroo' in the sack.
Det. Andy Sipowicz and Det. Connie McDowell in NYPD Blue
No matter the scenario, watching Detective Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) get it on with Detective McDowell (Charlotte Ross) was always going to be uncomfortable. Beyond the relationship's physical juxtaposition, the psychology behind it was also questionable. McDowell and Sipowicz bond over her struggle to reconnect with the daughter she was forced to give up. Mcdowell's maternal yearning attracts her to Sipowicz, a grieving widower and single dad to a young son.
Even the showrunners knew it would be hard for audiences to swallow. Executive producer Bill Clark told the Los Angeles Times that making Sipowicz and McDowell hook up on the show was 'like walking onto a minefield.' He also said, 'I can say I don't think in all of the years on the show any decision has had as much effort put into it as this one.'
Debra and Lundy in Dexter
The Debra and Lundy relationship on Dexter was actually pretty well-regarded by fans who, at that point in the series, were just ready for Deb (Jennifer Carpenter) to have any stable relationship. Yes, Lundy (Keith Carradine) was old enough to be her father, and yes, he was sort of a superior officer — though they worked for different law enforcement agencies — but at least he wasn't secretly gift-wrapping severed body parts and leaving them all over Miami. And unlike some of the other older gentleman and younger lady pairings on this list, the Deb and Lundy romance was written as one of 'deep love,' according to executive producer Clyde Phillips.
Lord Walder Frey and his many young wives in Game of Thrones
Of the many disgusting and lecherous old men in Game of Thrones, Lord Walder Frey (David Bradley) ranks as one of the most heinous. Not only was he the architect of the heart-wrenching 'Red Wedding,' but he also maintains a brood of young wives who are portrayed on the show as being a half-step away from sexual slavery.
In one of his earliest appearances on the series, he introduces Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley) to his newest wife, Joyeuse (Kelly Long), who stands meekly by his side, looking as miserable as any 15-year-old girl who was just wed to a 90-something-year-old man would be. 'You see that? Fifteen, she is. A little flower, and the honey's all mine,' Frey says of his new bride.
Hannah and Joshua in Girls
Often compared to its predecessor, Sex and the City, the HBO show Girls portrays a female protagonist named Hannah (Lena Dunham) who endures multiple failed relationships. While Hannah's hookups are generally age-appropriate, there is one episode that portrays her bizarre and unlikely two-day romance with an older man named Dr. Joshua (Patrick Wilson.) According to Esquire's breakdown of the episode, Hannah follows Joshua to his house after a random encounter, at which point they have sex within minutes of meeting one another, then proceed to engage in a series of deep talks (and more sex) until they agree to never see one another again, Hannah passes out, and then Joshua leaves.
Of the approximately one million questions about this implausible scenario, Jezebel contributor Hugo Schwyzer has none, instead saying 'the mutual attraction is both believable and instantly familiar.' Schwyzer is of the opinion that most middle aged dudes are quietly fostering the fantasy that a woman in her early twenties will randomly show up at their houses for non-committal sex. Even if that's a fair assumption, it doesn't change the fact it's a fantasy for a reason. Not to mention, Hannah even confesses that she likely embarked on the tryst out of the desire to generate an experience to write about, which basically obliterates the notion of a spontaneous and genuine rendezvous. Plus, this all takes place in New York City, where no one welcomes random strangers into their homes. That's how Law & Order: SVU episodes start.
Blanche and Dirk in The Golden Girls
Though she was the self-professed 'man crazy' one out of all of the roommates on The Golden Girls, Blanche (Rue McClanahan) only had one romantic encounter with a notably younger man. The episode was even titled 'Blanche and the Younger Man.' In the episode, Blanche, who has never revealed her true age, gets asked to dinner by her Jazzercise instructor, Dirk (Charles Hill).
The relationship fails to work out after Dirk reveals to Blanche that she reminds him of his mother, but nevertheless, the sitcom provides what we argue is the most uncomfortable moment out of all of the age gap moments on this list. When describing her decision to 'go for it' with Dirk, Blanche tells roomies Dorothy (Bea Arthur) and Sophia (Estelle Getty), 'I am about to succumb to the Vesuvius of passion that is about to erupt from me.' That is as close to hearing a grandparent describe having sex as we ever want to get. And yes, we're aware that we're putting this ahead of Lord Walder Frey and his teenage bride, and we're totally cool with that.
Bridget and Mr. Donellen in Ray Donovan
The relationship between Bridget and Mr. Donellen was never going to turn out well. There is rarely a happy ending for a student/teacher romance, let alone one in which the student's father happens to be perfectly capable of getting away with murder. Nevertheless, Bridget (Kerris Dorsey) and Donellen (Aaron Staton) eventually consummate their forbidden love — in the driveway of the Donovan house of all places — even after Donellen suffers a brutal beatdown at the hands of Ray (Liev Schreiber.)
What makes the relationship even more uncomfortable is the fact that Bridget's manipulation of Donellen wasn't even so much about sex as it was about her filling the void left by Ray's absentee fatherhood. Showrunner David Hollander explained to TV Line, 'More importantly, Bridget needed a smart person to learn from. She chose an interesting target in Donellen. But she needs an older person. And her father wasn't going to be that person. And Marvin onvciously [sic] couldn't be that person. She was trying to digest and learn and she got a little crazy. She had her own version of madness.'
So, she destroyed Donellen's life because she was mad at her dad? What a sweet gal.
Chelsea Clinton could have had the unique honor of being the First Child for a second time if mother Hillary Clinton had become President of the United States. Alas, that opportunity never came to fruition, but if it did, she'd have been following in the serious style footsteps of Malia and Sasha Obama (unsurprising, considering they have Michelle as their fashion role model). Over the years, Clinton No. 3 slowly but surely came into her own fashion sense, blossoming from an early loungewear enthusiast, into a woman who makes pretty solid sartorial selections. Here's the style transformation of Chelsea Clinton, from childhood until today.
Early on, Chelsea Clinton was all about keeping it casual
Age Transformation Scenes
When her father, Bill Clinton, was first running for his eventual seat as the 42nd POTUS, the then-12-year-old Chelsea Clinton was regularly seen sporting her go-to garbs: a simple T-shirt and denim jeans. Here, when she joined her political parents on a trip to Arkansas to await the results of his inaugural election cycle in their home state that night, she stepped off the plane wearing a loose-fitted tee with boyfriend jeans, and her no-fuss, no-muss approach to curl management was on full display. The littlest Clinton did slip in a touch of her own ethical leanings in that moment, however, because the shirt she wore displayed her enthusiasm for endangered species protection, a cause for which she's actively worked as an adult.
When official business was afoot, Chelsea Clinton glammed it up
After Bill Clinton was announced as winner of the nation's biggest night, Chelsea Clinton ditched her low-key digs for something a little more stately as she joined her father in accepting his new role as Commander-in-Chief, and her own as First Daughter. Not only did she tame her mane into tighter tendrils, but she also donned a classic plaid coat and gloves to match the timelessness of her parents' own ensembles.
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Growing up and into her own
As time progressed, Chelsea Clinton began to adopt her own style sense. Here, when she was still just 15, she attended Easter services with her parents at Washington's Foundry Methodist Church and looked positively ready to enroll in law school, just like her folks once did, in her smart black dress suit with complimenting collar lines on the shirt beneath.
Even Chelsea Clinton's low-key travel gear got an upgrade
Here, in 1996, Chelsea Clinton joined her father on the runway to board Air Force One (with Buddy the dog!) for a family getaway at Martha's Vineyard. Not only had she found an excellent stylist to give her locks a little color punch, but she also decked herself out in casual business style with a classic grey cashmere sweater and some snappy dress pants that made her look all grown up already.
Pretty soon, Chelsea Clinton started playing with pantsuits, too
On Twitter, Hillary Clinton's bio declares her to be a 'pantsuit aficionado,' among her many other distinctions, but the former FLOTUS-turned-presidential candidate isn't the only member of the Clinton family who's big on trotting around in trouser combos. Here, during a trip to New Zealand for the 1999 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference, Chelsea Clinton stepped out in a blazer suit that was so akin to what her mother had been known to wear, it could've easily been borrowed from her closet.
Chelsea Clinton had a thing for embroidered cardigans
When Chelsea and Hillary Clinton headed to Jordan in 1999 for a meeting with its princess and to launch their lengthy European tour, Chelsea maintained her typically professional aesthetic, but her button-up sweater had just enough sewn-in ornamentation to make it just as appropriate for taking tea as it was for a meeting with royalty. Versatility is key when you're on the move, right?
Eventually, Chelsea Clinton started to work a little more flair into her wear
In this shot from a tennis match at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, Chelsea Clinton was repping a lot more sass with her look than usual, including an arm-baring blouse and knee-length pencil skirt. The real kicker of the ensemble, though, was the rad pair of sunglasses she wore that made the then-student of Stanford University look like the cool college kid that she was at the time.
Chelsea Clinton started to have fun with her hair
Once Chelsea Clinton enrolled in graduate school at Oxford, she began to experiment with a new 'do and debuted some newly-straightened and lightened locks, as seen here at the 2002 premiere of Red Dragon (which she attended with her then-boyfriend, Ian Klaus). At the time, Clinton was rubbing elbows with fashion bigwigs like Donatella Versace and pop culture icons such as Madonna, which might've inspired such a bold change to her signature appearance. Whatever it was, though, the frizz-free look was (mostly) there to stay.
Chelsea Clinton's accessorization game began to strengthen over time
Chelsea Clinton's modesty modality never went by the wayside, but she did start to cycle in some key accoutrements to her outfits, like with this savvy neck scarf that perfectly complemented her brown blazer during her father's 2004 speaking event at the Little Rock Arts Center. She also earned some major snaps for subtly corresponding with her mom's similarly earth-toned get-up at the event.
At some point, Chelsea Clinton became kind of a dame
By the time Chelsea Clinton had reached quarter-centurion status, her look had evolved from relatively matronly to outright ravishing, as with this flattering skirt suit she wore to the opening of Bill Clinton's presidential library in their home state in 2004. Her classically-curled coif was the perfect fit for the scalloped collar of her pretty little blazer, and the fact that she matched it with a nervy leather skirt for such a high-profile affair was all the more exciting.
Even Chelsea Clinton's campaign clothes went up a big notch
When Chelsea Clinton hit the trail in support of her mother's first bid for the hot seat in 2008, she rocked a variety of jackets, but this incredible penny-colored corduroy coat with a mandarin collar stood out for its simple splendor, and could've easily taken attention away from the woman of the hour onstage.
Chelsea Clinton's LBD obsession is also well documented
Whenever she's called to the red carpet, as with this 2009 gala appearance in New York, there's a good chance Chelsea Clinton will be showing up in a little black dress. There are examples aplenty of her penchant for the definitive dress style, and this fresh pairing of a tank blouse with a frilly A-line skirt and round heels (while dialing back on the extras) is a prime example of why we love when she opts for an LBD during a night on the town.
Chelsea Clinton's style has been unimpeachable
Chelsea Clinton has gotten professional wear down to a strict science during her time in the spotlight, but she's also gotten a clear handle on what works for her, as evidenced by this amazing ensemble she put together for the School of American Ballet's Winter Ball in 2012. Anything more on the accent piece front would've taken away from the beautiful fit and fabrics of her two-toned number, but anything less would've been too plain for such an event. Her stacked, deep red necklace was just the right touch and size to give the look the exact pop it needed, while remaining squarely within her comfort zone, so it was well-played indeed.
Chelsea Clinton's wearing it as well as the stars
For Hillary Clinton's second run for the Oval, Chelsea Clinton, then a new mom herself, was once again busy supporting the bid. For her sweet speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, she took the stage in a form-fitting red Roland Mouret dress that had the press buzzing about her trendy threads, especially since the same frock had been sported in light blue by none other than Jessica Alba just a couple of months earlier. Looking back at the biggest moments of Clinton's style evolution, it's clear she's been 'in' for quite some time.
Chelsea Clinton's become bolder since the 2016 election
Since the outcome of the 2016 presidential race, the Clintons took some time to grieve the loss, but have since picked themselves up, and seem to be doing just fine. Chelsea, in particular, made headlines as there were mumbles that she may join the ranks of her parents and run for office. She quelled those rumors in a video she made with Variety: 'I am not running for public office,' Clinton said. 'I really find this rather hysterical, because I've been asked this question a lot throughout my life, and the answer has never changed.'
She emerged boldly from her family's loss in style, making appearances in bright colours and patterns — a shift from her prior outfits, which leaned toward neutral and classic. She grabbed our attention with this look, which she sported at Variety's Power Of Women in April 2017, and hasn't let go. Though she doesn't plan to get into politics, she has already evoked change through a different route — by educating and empowering children.
In May 2017, Clinton published a children's book that is a not-so-subtle nod to her mom (there's a wink to her at the beginning of Chelsea Clinton's book). She Persisted tells the stories of 13 women who faced immense opposition to their big goals, and yet they persisted. 'I wrote this book for everyone who's ever wanted to speak up but has been told to quiet down, for everyone who's ever been made to feel less than,' said Clinton in a statement.
Chelsea Clinton still stuns when dressing down
Chelsea Clinton attended Variety's Power Of Women event in 2017 in a bright ensemble, but she rocked a totally different look for the April cover of the magazine. In a fitted black jacket with zipper details, white T-shirt, and dark blue jeans, she looked laid-back, but still every bit a powerful woman.
Variety's behind-the-scenes video interview with Clinton was similarly relaxed. Wearing the same outfit as she did on the shoot, she kept her makeup minimal and her hair down. Because Clinton has been wearing her hair straight for so long, you may have forgotten how curly her hair used to be.
Back in 2015, she told Elle (via Racked) that her curls naturally 'fell into waves' in her early 20s and admitted that she missed her ringlets. However, in Amy Chozick's book Chasing Hillary, the author alleged that Clinton had actually gotten a keratin treatment to straighten her hair. Clinton squashed those rumors in 2018 with a tweet directed at Chozick. In it, the former first daughter revealed that she'd 'never gotten' a 'hair keratin treatment.' Of course, it wouldn't be a big deal if she had. Her hair looks great regardless.
Chelsea Clinton's clearly a fan of staple solids
In the past, Chelsea Clinton didn't shy away from bold patterns. While she still rocks a colorful print here and there, you'll often see her in a solid-colored ensemble these days. In May 2018, when Clinton attended the annual American Songbook Gala to honor HBO's Richard Plepler, she chose a fitted forest green dress paired with nude pumps. Later that year, Clinton attended a SiriusXM Town Hall wearing what looks to be those same nude pumps, but, this time, she opted for a lower-cut black dress with ruffle detail on the bodice.
When promoting her children's book Start Now! You Can Make a Difference on The Hallmark Channel later in the year, she again wore a solid dress in a deep magenta color — proving that one-color outfits are anything but boring. In 2018, SheFinds predicted that a monochromatic style would be the biggest trend in 2019. It looks like Clinton was simply ahead of the curve.
Chelsea Clinton's chic maternity style
In an interview on Good Morning Americain April 2019, Chelsea Clinton rocked her classic nude pumps once more — because, seriously, what don't nude pumps go with? — but this time she paired the heels with a similarly hued dress. Clinton, who announced in January 2019 that she and husband Mark Mezvinsky were expecting their third child, donned a stunning fitted blush pink dress.
We can't help but notice how the expecting mother's dress resembles the Brandon Maxwell number Meghan Markle happened to wear during her own pregnancy. Blush is not just a maternity trend, though. Vogue reported that a bevy of nude shades — or '50 shades of beige' — would be one of the 'most important trends of the spring 2019 season.' It seems both the duchess and Clinton got the memo. But unlike Markle, who paired her dress with a matching blazer, the activist and author added an unexpected pop of color to the neutral color palette: a cobalt blue cardigan — and it works!