Sarah Palin’s $150,000 wardrobe. She should have gone to H&M

Daily News | Michele Obi | October 23, 2008

Sarah Palin

Since Sarah Palin’s recruitment as McCain’s running mate on Aug. 29 we’ve seen her in a rotating selection of tailored skirt suits accessorized with knee high boots and pumps.

Mock or admire Palin’s fashion sense but don’t label it cheap. Her campaign wardrobe including kitting out her family came to a whopping $150,000.

Actually it totted up at over $150K;

Neiman Marcus: $75,062.63

Saks Fifth Avenue: $49,425.74.

Macy’s: $9,447.71

Barneys New York: $789.72

Bloomingdales: $5,102.71

Politico.com also reveal a spend of $4,716.49 on hair and makeup in September.

Judging by the endless criticisms the real issue here aren’t the numbers it is in fact that the RNC footed the bill, writing it off as campaign accessories.

Some say if we take a look at Palin’s wardrobe before (see below) we’d understand why the RNC had to step in.

Sarah Palin

Others say if she were male her expensive tastes wouldn’t be an issue. We say considering the economic downturn and heightened sensitivity isn’t $150,000 slightly excessive? Even purely from a PR point of view it might have been better judgement on the RNC’s part to take tips from Michelle Obama and push Palin in a couple of high street gems – Comme des Garçons for H&M maybe? Imagine the headlines….“Palin in Comme des Garçons for H&M!” What wonders that would do for her fashion credibility (I jest…).

Some good has come out of the controversial revelations however, Palin’s camp promise that all her campaign outfits will be donated to charity.

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  1. Up North Girl
    (Uptown Girl, Billy Joel)
    WilliamBanzai7

    Up North girl
    Shes thinks she’s livin in Joe Six Pack’s world
    But she spends it like a jet set girl
    Until last month no one ever bought her pearls

    Now their voting for an Up North girl
    Shes been living in a trailer trash world
    As long as anyone with hot blood can
    And now shes running with a Neocon man
    And she’s wearin nothin but Louis Vuitton

    And she knows just what
    She wants from Saks and Bloomingdales
    And when she wakes up
    Shes already made up her mind

    Shell see its not so tough
    Just because she can’t get enough
    The RNC’c in love with an up North girl
    You know they love her in her $150,000 uptown clothes
    She’ll never tire of her high class toys
    And all her presents from all the GOP boys

    Up North girl
    You know we cant afford to buy her threads
    But maybe someday when her ship goes out
    Shell understand what kind of hypocrite she’s been
    And then we’ll win

    And when shes walking
    Shes looking so politically refined
    But when shes talking
    Shes just one big political land mine

    Up North girl
    Shes an up North girl
    You know those RNC slugs
    they’re in love
    With an up North girl

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