It’s described as a $39 Zara jacket. I’ve looked around and don’t see that jacket with that phrase for sale.
Is it a off the shelf item? Did someone put that wording on the jacket afterwards?
I see all sorts of catch phrases on clothing.
Is “I Don’t care, do U?” a popular cultural catch phrase? Is it on a lot of clothing?
Link for those that haven’t seen any news recently.
I’m sure it was intentionally put on afterward. I’m not aware of any such catch-phrase, and I am certain Trump apologists would be pointing out other jackets with that phrase if they were mass produced for retail.
Soooo classy, those two. Maybe this will make those who praise Melania as a beacon of elegance and grace in the White House will shut the fuck up now.
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If it’s not, I bet it will be soon.
No, it came with writing on it. My daughter has a friend who has the jacket. She’s mad now cause she won’t be able to wear it anymore.
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I’m sure you’re wrong:
Thank you, I searched and searched and only found news articles.
How can you have a thread about Donald Trump or Melania and pretend it is not political?
My understanding is that yes, it was an off-the-shelf item from Zara - but it’s not the same thing as off-the-shelf Levi’s jeans, they are a “fast fashion” brand, whose business model is built around designs selling out and changing very quickly.
I took the OPs question to be about the jackets availability.
I think I read it was for sale in 2016.
Some celebrities do mix high and popular fashion, but I don’t recall the First Lady doing so in the past. Proving nothing.
Yes, I wasn’t sure if this jacket was worn by a lot of women. Some catch phrases get repeated everywhere. They become part of pop culture.
The lettering looked amateurish and I wondered if it was a DIY job.
The NY Times commentary said that it seemed to be the least expensive item of clothing she has worn as First Lady.
I think it was designed to look that way.
The end of June in Texas isn’t typically jacket weather.
But, it is always windy on air strips. Melania may have wanted to protect her dress and keep it clean.
According to the vox.com article linked above, the coat was worn only in Maryland and not at all in Texas.
That is from a news article, BTW.
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