Are you ready to rumble? The Housewives of New Jersey (minus Danielle Staub) before combat.
Last night, on the incredibly confrontational finale of Bravo’s short, bitter season of “Real Housewives of New Jersey,” Dina took a tour of Teresa’s newly completed parody of a house. Dripping with faux Roman touches and onyx, it’s the anti-Falling Water. Then it was time for a dinner party with the full cast at an appropriately rococo restaurant called Lu Nello (yes, two words). Over the course of the six-episode series, rage coiled deep in the breasts — often augmented — of the five ladies of Franklin Lakes, and it was clear to all that this would be the moment of reckoning. But one question went as yet unanswered: What to wear to the last supper?
Danielle Staub: The most martial and sanguine of the group, Danielle chose a clingy, stringy black tank top that exposed her toned Madonna pipes. With an obvious bone to pick, Danielle meant to intimidate the enemy with a display of arms.
Teresa Giudice (left): The hostess Teresa and her new bubbies were zipped up in a ruched, strapless hard-to-maneuver-in dress. Perhaps not the best battle gear. The only parts of her body with mobility were her arms and hands, which she used to great effect in the final moments, overturning the table in a scary outburst of gesticulation and F bombs. (See video below.)
Dina Manzo: (next to Guidice) A bit of the Trojan horse, Dina chose a sweet-looking blue ombré rosette dress from Alice+Olivia from which to launch her withering attacks.
Caroline Manzo: The big sister and matriarch of the Manzo clan, Caroline wore a military-inspired dress: a khaki wrap number with sleeves rolled up. Caroline meant business.
Jacqueline Laurita: The peacemaker for most of the show, Jacqueline wore a royal-blue Cleopatra dress with Egyptian detailing, no doubt trying to portray some sort of aloof equanimity.
