The apolitical clothing thread of politicians

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The women, that is, and politician-adjacent women. Sorry, I’m not going to talk about men’s clothing here as there is “so little scope for the imagination.” (The answer is always: it is a suit in a sober color and it either fits or it doesn’t fit or it really doesn’t fit).

I legit like Sen. Murkowski’s leopard print dress and pearls combo. Outré, yet work appropriate. Does anyone have an ID?

And I’m loving the juxtaposition of the vermillion dress and turquoise beads on whoever that is (and I know I should know who that is).

Kyrsten Sinema, who is often wearing very Modcloth-like outfits (but more upscale) - I sorta love that she's brought a little rockabilly picnic vibe to the Senate



(Not a flattering pic but you get the idea)

Remember the short sleeve denim crop top and black short skirt combo she wore?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m her age and have admired some (not all) of what she wears but this is completely inappropriate, reaching disrespectful.

I’m not allowed to wear any denim and I’m in customer service for a large local government agency.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:AOC has always worn expensive clothes which is why I have always been suspicious of the narrative. She is a fantastic public speaker though and has excellent political instincts. Unfortunately she also doesn't really get into nuances and sticks to totally unrealistic proposals peddle by the UK's The Guardian and the like.

If I ad to guess, I'd say she wears a lot of Theory.

I saw a video that she did on IG, and she buys a lot of second-hand designer clothing.

I think that is easy to claim and a good way to downplay consumerism and excessive spending while you push a progressive agenda. But I’m sure she buys plenty of stuff new or is gifted it by designers. She and Nancy both dress well considering they both have large chests which makes keeping it professional harder. But they pull it off

You have no idea what you’re talking about. AOC’s big-spend bag is a Telfar tote, which retailed at $250. She is not a spender like Pelosi. You’re a liar, pure and simple.

I would believe she buys second hand luxury brands, but she probably has help or someone looking out for her sizes. Whenever I buy from The Real Real I have to return 90% and tailor the rest. She doesn’t have time for that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AOC has always worn expensive clothes which is why I have always been suspicious of the narrative. She is a fantastic public speaker though and has excellent political instincts. Unfortunately she also doesn't really get into nuances and sticks to totally unrealistic proposals peddle by the UK's The Guardian and the like.

If I ad to guess, I'd say she wears a lot of Theory.

I saw a video that she did on IG, and she buys a lot of second-hand designer clothing.

I think that is easy to claim and a good way to downplay consumerism and excessive spending while you push a progressive agenda. But I’m sure she buys plenty of stuff new or is gifted it by designers. She and Nancy both dress well considering they both have large chests which makes keeping it professional harder. But they pull it off

You have no idea what you’re talking about. AOC’s big-spend bag is a Telfar tote, which retailed at $250. She is not a spender like Pelosi. You’re a liar, pure and simple.

I would believe she buys second hand luxury brands, but she probably has help or someone looking out for her sizes. Whenever I buy from The Real Real I have to return 90% and tailor the rest. She doesn’t have time for that.

You’re perhaps projecting an inability to shop/shopaholism (90% return rate, oh dear), or your crap taste. Like AOC, I’m slim with a rack and I’ve returned a grand total of 1 item to The Real Real because it was mislabeled. I don’t get the sense that shopping is her hobby. Hell, true or false, Pelosi has stated a few times that her absolutely loaded husband loves clothes and shopping for them both. You can see the money there. It’s not so for AOC, but people don’t look at her with anything approaching objectivity, so.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AOC has always worn expensive clothes which is why I have always been suspicious of the narrative. She is a fantastic public speaker though and has excellent political instincts. Unfortunately she also doesn't really get into nuances and sticks to totally unrealistic proposals peddle by the UK's The Guardian and the like.

If I ad to guess, I'd say she wears a lot of Theory.

I saw a video that she did on IG, and she buys a lot of second-hand designer clothing.

I think that is easy to claim and a good way to downplay consumerism and excessive spending while you push a progressive agenda. But I’m sure she buys plenty of stuff new or is gifted it by designers. She and Nancy both dress well considering they both have large chests which makes keeping it professional harder. But they pull it off

You have no idea what you’re talking about. AOC’s big-spend bag is a Telfar tote, which retailed at $250. She is not a spender like Pelosi. You’re a liar, pure and simple.

She did tend to wear more designer clothes when she was first elected, and she got a lot of pushback. She’s toned it down quite a bit since. That’s why you won’t find many real fashion plates, even among women members of Congress. They want to look appropriate and professional, but their clothes should never be the story. Pelosi is always perfectly tailored and clearly expensively dressed if you look closely, but it’s never flashy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m her age and have admired some (not all) of what she wears but this is completely inappropriate, reaching disrespectful.

dear lord, what a trash bag.

The entire ensemble was wrong: black baby tee shirt with cap sleeves, jewelry, dark make-up. Eeww.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m her age and have admired some (not all) of what she wears but this is completely inappropriate, reaching disrespectful.

dear lord, what a trash bag.

The entire ensemble was wrong: black baby tee shirt with cap sleeves, jewelry, dark make-up. Eeww.

I hadn’t seen the bottom half until today. Good lord.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m her age and have admired some (not all) of what she wears but this is completely inappropriate, reaching disrespectful.

dear lord, what a trash bag.

The entire ensemble was wrong: black baby tee shirt with cap sleeves, jewelry, dark make-up. Eeww.

I hadn’t seen the bottom half until today. Good lord.

I hadn't seen that, either. My jaw literally dropped.

She's just so tacky. (I'm a Democrat, FWIW.)

AOC is like tons of other people who have inherently decent taste and grew up without money. Dressing well requires creativity and resourcefulness. Sales, secondhand stores...my grandmother sewed lots of my mom's dresses and they were beautiful. AOC knows what works for her, too. And no, she'll never get a fair shake. People will always assume she's shady.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m her age and have admired some (not all) of what she wears but this is completely inappropriate, reaching disrespectful.

dear lord, what a trash bag.

The entire ensemble was wrong: black baby tee shirt with cap sleeves, jewelry, dark make-up. Eeww.

I hadn’t seen the bottom half until today. Good lord.

I hadn't seen that, either. My jaw literally dropped.

She's just so tacky. (I'm a Democrat, FWIW.)

AOC is like tons of other people who have inherently decent taste and grew up without money. Dressing well requires creativity and resourcefulness. Sales, secondhand stores...my grandmother sewed lots of my mom's dresses and they were beautiful. AOC knows what works for her, too. And no, she'll never get a fair shake. People will always assume she's shady.

You would think there would be a dress code.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m her age and have admired some (not all) of what she wears but this is completely inappropriate, reaching disrespectful.

dear lord, what a trash bag.

The entire ensemble was wrong: black baby tee shirt with cap sleeves, jewelry, dark make-up. Eeww.

I hadn’t seen the bottom half until today. Good lord.

I hadn't seen that, either. My jaw literally dropped.

She's just so tacky. (I'm a Democrat, FWIW.)

AOC is like tons of other people who have inherently decent taste and grew up without money. Dressing well requires creativity and resourcefulness. Sales, secondhand stores...my grandmother sewed lots of my mom's dresses and they were beautiful. AOC knows what works for her, too. And no, she'll never get a fair shake. People will always assume she's shady.

You would think there would be a dress code.

She resembles a Hill cleaning lady more than a Senator.

[Anonymous]

No one chooses an outfit like that by accident. She's being deliberately disrespectful to her office, her constituents, and her Senate peers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one chooses an outfit like that by accident. She's being deliberately disrespectful to her office, her constituents, and her Senate peers.

She is the ONLY one who dresses like that.

She would never be allowed to dress like that in a corporate law firm.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No one chooses an outfit like that by accident. She's being deliberately disrespectful to her office, her constituents, and her Senate peers.

She is the ONLY one who dresses like that.

She would never be allowed to dress like that in a corporate law firm.

Lucky for her she got elected Senator and doesn't have to work at a corporate law firm

I appreciate that she makes bold choices and owns her style, even if I don't always like how it comes up

AOC has a totally different style. Much more traditional. She looks gorgeous in everything, and chooses good clothes for herself. But it's sort of bananas to compare her style with Sinema, who is just off on a frolic of her own. One I usually enjoy! Even that weird black dress and denim outfit - I would love to have a conversation with her about how the heck she ended up wearing that to work. I bet there's some story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m her age and have admired some (not all) of what she wears but this is completely inappropriate, reaching disrespectful.

dear lord, what a trash bag.

The entire ensemble was wrong: black baby tee shirt with cap sleeves, jewelry, dark make-up. Eeww.

I hadn’t seen the bottom half until today. Good lord.

I hadn't seen that, either. My jaw literally dropped.

She's just so tacky. (I'm a Democrat, FWIW.)

AOC is like tons of other people who have inherently decent taste and grew up without money. Dressing well requires creativity and resourcefulness. Sales, secondhand stores...my grandmother sewed lots of my mom's dresses and they were beautiful. AOC knows what works for her, too. And no, she'll never get a fair shake. People will always assume she's shady.

Agree. She’s also a New Yorker —and knows how to do the sales and has access to sample sales that many of us don’t. When I first had to dress like an adult, I had some very nice outfits. Most of the more expensive pieces were purchased the morning of the day after Christmas, when I could save 40-60% off the sale prices after multiple markdowns.

-Remember Century 21 and Loehman’s?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one chooses an outfit like that by accident. She's being deliberately disrespectful to her office, her constituents, and her Senate peers.

She is the ONLY one who dresses like that.

She would never be allowed to dress like that in a corporate law firm.

Lucky for her she got elected Senator and doesn't have to work at a corporate law firm

I appreciate that she makes bold choices and owns her style, even if I don't always like how it comes up

AOC has a totally different style. Much more traditional. She looks gorgeous in everything, and chooses good clothes for herself. But it's sort of bananas to compare her style with Sinema, who is just off on a frolic of her own. One I usually enjoy! Even that weird black dress and denim outfit - I would love to have a conversation with her about how the heck she ended up wearing that to work. I bet there's some story.

The story is that she's white and entitled. No woman of color could dress or behave like she does in that setting.