MELANIA TRUMP IS UNDER FIRE FOR THIS OUTFIT SHE WORE IN MICHELLE OBAMA’S VEGETABLE GARDEN
On Friday, the first lady hosted local schoolchildren in the White House Kitchen Garden, founded by Michelle Obama, to help harvest it.
Trump wore a Balmain plaid shirt to the event, along with Converse sneakers, CNN’s Kate Bennett reported on Twitter.
Trump wore a Balmain plaid shirt to the event, along with Converse sneakers, CNN’s Kate Bennett reported on Twitter.
Net-A-Porter is selling the shirt for $1,380, and it perfectly matched Trump’s gardening gloves.
One of Obama’s best-known acts as a first lady was establishing the garden in 2009. It was a symbol of her efforts to reduce rates of childhood obesity, with initiatives such as the “Let’s Move” campaign and school nutritional regulations.
One of Obama’s best-known acts as a first lady was establishing the garden in 2009. It was a symbol of her efforts to reduce rates of childhood obesity, with initiatives such as the “Let’s Move” campaign and school nutritional regulations.
In addition to serving as a symbol of her initiatives, Obama used the garden as a place to showcase her down-to-earth fashion. Vogue said in its review of Obama’s 2012 book, “American Grown,” that “throughout the book, the first lady, always beautifully coiffed, wears a different J. Crew sweater to match the season (marigold yellow for summer, Argyle for fall).”
Trump’s garden style is less accessible than Obama’s clothes from J. Crew and Target. At $1,380 for a seemingly casual shirt, most people aren’t likely to run out to copy Trump’s style.
A first lady’s outfits are not paid for with taxpayer dollars, so the cost of her attire doesn’t affect the American people at all. However, the first lady’s style is a series of calculated, strategic decisions.
Obama used fashion to appear as an accessible yet aspirational “mom-in-chief,” despite her unique position as an incredibly academically accomplished first lady, the only African-American first lady, and the first to be the frequent subject of racist attacks.
Obama used fashion to appear as an accessible yet aspirational “mom-in-chief,” despite her unique position as an incredibly academically accomplished first lady, the only African-American first lady, and the first to be the frequent subject of racist attacks.
What else would you wear? High heels and a formal gown...those accusers, obviously, have NEVER spent an afternoon caring for a flower garden or otherwise......
ReplyDeleteIt was Michelle's kitchen garden in name only. She was in the garden only to have her picture taken. She didn't till the garden plot, lay off the rows, sow the seeds, or put the bulbs and plants in the ground. She didn't water the plants, nor did she use a hoe to remove grass and weeds and loosen the soil. The garden belonged to the person or persons who did the work. And THAT wasn't Michelle.
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