United Kingdom, Nov. 1 -- Julia Fox has insisted her Halloween costume paid tribute to the "extraordinary bravery" of Jackie Kennedy.

The 35-year-old star faced criticism after stepping out to Julio Torres' party in a blood-spattered pink skirt suit and hat with white gloves, which mimicked the then-First Lady's outfit when her husband, President John F. Kennedy, was assassinated in November 1963, but she has defended herself amid allegations of being "insensitive".

Sharing photos of herself in the outfit, Julia wrote on Instagram: "I'm dressed as Jackie Kennedy in the pink suit. Not as a costume, but as a statement. When her husband was assassinated, she refused to change out of her blood-stained clothes, saying, 'I want them to see wh...