What Does the RHOC Cast Wear in Season 20? Nine Black Looks and a $4,490 Velvet Gown
Key takeaways
- Season 20 of The Real Housewives of Orange County has eight full-time Housewives: Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Judge, Heather Dubrow, Shannon Storms Beador, Gina Kirschenheiter, Emily Simpson, Jennifer Pedranti and newcomer Carmella Garcia.
- Black eveningwear leads. WornOnTV logged 19 outfit entries for Episode 13, Don’t Look Now, which aired Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Nine of the 19 are black and eight are floor-length gowns or maxi dresses.
- Listed prices run from a $34.99 polka-dot cropped jacket on Tamra Judge to a $4,490 velvet gown on Carmella Garcia. Every label below is one logging site’s identification, and we say which site.
Quick answer — the Season 20 cast dresses in black gowns for the big nights and in florals, mesh and cropped knits for everything else. The table below goes Housewife by Housewife, with the label WornOnTV attached to each piece and the price shown on its entry.
What does the RHOC cast wear in Season 20?
Two wardrobes run side by side. The party wardrobe is sequins, lace, velvet and beading, almost all of it black and cut long. The daytime wardrobe is fitted knits, cropped jackets and printed dresses.
The split shows up inside a single hour. Tamra Judge has four outfits logged in Episode 13 and only one is eveningwear. Emily Simpson has four as well, two of them gowns.
Bravo set the tone early. Its cast announcement on June 11, 2026 showed all eight Housewives in black gowns against palm trees at sunset, with no designers named.
Who wore what in Episode 13, “Don’t Look Now”?
These are the pieces WornOnTV posted on Oct. 2, the day after the episode. The site does not say which scene each comes from, so the table runs by wearer. Every label is a single-source identification.
| Housewife | What she wore | Label, per WornOnTV | Price on the entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vicki Gunvalson | Black long-sleeve beaded mesh minidress | Ramy Brook, Leon | No longer available |
| Vicki Gunvalson | Floral embroidered sheer silk blouse | Haute Hippie | Resale only |
| Tamra Judge | Black sequin off-shoulder maxi dress | Babyboo, Joyce | $150 |
| Tamra Judge | Floral structured midi dress | Alice + Olivia, Diana | Resale only |
| Tamra Judge | Black polka-dot zip cropped jacket | Tankaneo | $34.99, marked down from $49.99 |
| Heather Dubrow | Short-sleeve cashmere sweater with a white embellished pencil skirt | Prada sweater; L’Agence Makena skirt | Sweater no longer available; skirt $695 |
| Shannon Storms Beador | Black dress with embellished trim | Miu Miu | Original listing no longer available |
| Gina Kirschenheiter | Black metallic lace maxi dress | Bronx and Banco, Giselle | $705, marked down from $750 |
| Emily Simpson | Black ruffle gown | Cinq à Sept, Drina | $695 |
| Emily Simpson | Black gown with lace insets | Katie May, Ariana | $335 |
| Emily Simpson | Brown sleeveless turtleneck with shoulder buttons | L’Agence, Ceci | $165 |
| Emily Simpson | Green pullover with gold buttons | L’Agence, Gretchen | $213, marked down from $425 |
| Jennifer Pedranti | Red halter turtleneck fishtail gown | Norma Kamali | $245 to $275 |
| Jennifer Pedranti | Leopard-print lace maxi dress | Retrofête, Rainey | Resale only |
| Jennifer Pedranti | Black cutout blazer | L’Academie, Emmy | $278 |
| Carmella Garcia | Black asymmetric gathered velvet gown | Versace | $4,490 |
| Carmella Garcia | White logo-jacquard bodycon dress | Fendi | No longer available |
Prices are the ones displayed on each WornOnTV entry, read Oct. 6, 2026, 12:20 a.m. ET. Tamra Judge’s navy sweat set and one guest’s floral maxi dress complete the 19 entries.
Why is so much of Season 20 black?
Seven of the eight Housewives have a black piece logged in Episode 13; Heather Dubrow, in a white skirt, is the exception. Vicki Gunvalson and Shannon Storms Beador wore theirs short. Gina Kirschenheiter, Tamra Judge, Emily Simpson and Carmella Garcia wore theirs to the floor.
Texture separates them: metallic lace on Gina, sequins on Tamra, beaded mesh on Vicki, ruffles on Emily, gathered velvet on Carmella. Jennifer Pedranti went the other way with a red fishtail gown and a leopard lace maxi.
What did the cast wear to Shannon’s luau in Episode 12?
Color. Episode 12 aired Sept. 24 with a luau hosted by Shannon Storms Beador, and Big Blonde Hair logged six pieces that night. It counted three women in mesh.
| Housewife | What she wore | Label, per Big Blonde Hair |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Pedranti | Orange floral mesh long-sleeve dress, at the luau | Retrofête |
| Emily Simpson | Blue floral satin halter mini dress, at the luau | SIR. |
| Tamra Judge | Mesh floral print dress | AFRM, listed as sold out |
| Heather Dubrow | Tan cropped sweater | Alo |
| Emily Simpson | Burgundy polo sweater | L’Agence |
| Jennifer Pedranti | Beige cropped trench coat | JLUXLABEL |
Which labels keep coming back?
| Label | Where it turned up | Source |
|---|---|---|
| L’Agence | Emily Simpson’s turtleneck and pullover and Heather Dubrow’s pencil skirt in Episode 13; Emily Simpson’s polo sweater in Episode 12 | WornOnTV; Big Blonde Hair |
| Retrofête | Jennifer Pedranti in both episodes: floral mesh, then leopard lace | Big Blonde Hair; WornOnTV |
| Alo | Heather Dubrow’s cropped sweater in Episode 12; Tamra Judge’s sweat set in Episode 13 | Big Blonde Hair; WornOnTV |
Emily Simpson is the clearest pattern: three L’Agence knits across two episodes. None of the three labels has been confirmed by the Housewives or by Bravo. Our guide to finding clothes seen on TV explains how those two sites work and where they disagree.
What does the black gown cost at three prices?
Episode 13 supplies its own price ladder: three long black dresses at three budgets.
| Tier | Piece | Worn by | Listed price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Babyboo Joyce maxi dress, black sparkle mesh, off-shoulder, thigh split | Tamra Judge | $150 |
| Mid | Katie May Ariana gown, black with lace insets | Emily Simpson | $335 |
| High | Cinq à Sept Drina gown, black ruffle | Emily Simpson | $695 |
Prices as displayed on WornOnTV’s entries, Oct. 6, 2026, 12:20 a.m. ET. Babyboo’s own Australian page listed the Joyce at A$199.95 at the same hour, in sizes XS to XXL. Carmella Garcia’s Versace velvet gown, at $4,490, costs nearly four times the other three combined.
For a shorter jacket over any of them, our cropped jacket guide lists where that cut comes in extended sizes.
When is RHOC Season 20 on?
Thursdays on Bravo. The season premiered Thursday, July 9, 2026, and Bravo’s premiere announcement gave the slot as 8 p.m. Eastern and 8 p.m. Pacific, with each episode on Peacock the following day. Check local listings outside those two zones. Episode 13 aired Oct. 1.
The other Bravo wardrobes on this desk: New York Season 16 and its cropped jackets, Salt Lake City Season 7, and Ultimate Girls Trip, where Heather Dubrow also appears. For a very different cast, see the Mormon Wives in Season 5.
FAQ
Who is new in the RHOC Season 20 cast? Carmella Garcia is the one new Housewife. Vicki Gunvalson returned as a full-time Housewife for the 20th season, joining six who carried over.
Are the brands in this article confirmed? No. Each is an identification by WornOnTV or Big Blonde Hair, working from the broadcast. We name the site every time, and our explainer on TV wardrobes covers why a network rarely confirms a label.
More in Reality Looks, including what the Dancing with the Stars hosts wore in Season 35.
Sources: WornOnTV’s Real Housewives of Orange County listing and its 19 entries for episode 20x13, posted Oct. 2, 2026, read Oct. 6, 2026, 12:20 a.m. ET; Big Blonde Hair’s six Season 20 Episode 12 posts dated Sept. 24, 2026, read the same morning; Bravo’s Season 20 cast announcement (June 11, 2026) for the cast and the portrait; Bravo’s premiere-date announcement for the slot. Photograph from Wikimedia Commons, credited above; clip from Bravo’s official YouTube channel.
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