Emperor Skeevy's wife really wore a hat this morning?

[malaise]

WTF was that about?

[hlthe2b]

1. not a good actress and probably wants to prevent the media from examining her expressions

beyond the fact that her attempts to be 'stylish' are pretty much all she seems to offer, and I think she knows that.

[mshasta]

6. she wants so badly to be on vogue cover

she is doing desperate choices

[OhNo-Really]

7. Bad hair day?

[malaise]

12. Well DC weather is really bad today

[EffieBlack]

41. Or maybe she wants to look her best because she's the First Lady

There are all sorts of reasons to criticize Melania and her husband. But mocking her clothes is just mean girl shite.

We can do better than that. Really.

[StatGirl]

52. +10000

The lady can wear a hat if she wants. Critics here are sounding like the right-wingers who had tizzies over Malia's hair.

[tblue37]

72. It was a nice hat. Her whole outfit looked nice. nt

[Hortensis]

78. Agree completely! And we should.

Fwiw to those who haven't seen them in person, dramatically broad-brimmed hats have been high daytime style for very wealthy women for decades. They of course protect exquisite complexions from the sun but are also a class marker.

[malaise]

8. I have never seen hats at 9.00am outside of churches

on this side of the pond.
Maybe I'm totally ignorant or maybe not
http://www.fashion-era.com/hats-hair/hats_hair_1_wearing_hats_fashion_history.htm

[EffieBlack]

23. My mother wears hats all the time

Well, not ALL the time - but at all times of the day on any day she wants.

And she rocks them.

I don't like Melania much, but I love her hat.

[hlthe2b]

30. I still love that scene in "the Wire" that showcased African American women and their "crowns"

going to church... One of my favs. and a great tradition, IMO

[EffieBlack]

47. A few years ago, when Dr. Dorothy Height died

everyone who was everyone came to her memorial service (including the Clintons - the Obamas weren't there, but they came to her funeral the next day).

Dr. Height was known for her hats. She NEVER, EVER left her house without one. And her hats were always beyond fabulous. So, just about every woman who attended her memorial service, including Hillary, wore a hat in tribute to her. And it was beautiful.

Donna Brazile and Marian Wright Edelman were among those who spoke at the memorial. When Edelman got up to speak, her hat looked to be very similar to the one Donna Brazile was wearing when she spoke. When she started her remarks, Edelman admitted that she had forgotten to wear a hat, so she borrowed Donna's and would give it back to her when she finished.

That's hat game.

I love hats. I love women in hats. I especially love black women in hats.

And I love Melania's hat



I TOLD YOU HILLARY WORE A HAT!

[EffieBlack]

49. This isn't really relevant to my point, but ..

when you're a black woman who was admitted to Barnard at 16 in 1928 and then un-admitted when they found out you were "colored" and you go on to devote your life to public service, and when you die at 98, the Vice President, Speaker of the House, Senate Majority Leader, Attorney General, and the former and current First Ladies are in the front row of your funeral, and the President of the United States weeps openly for you, you did it right.

[hlthe2b]

51. Oh, wow...now I'm crying too!

[byronius]

77. Powerful.

[hlthe2b]

50. Nice! Not all women can carry that off, but boy, when they do!

[Tipperary]

31. I like hats too.

God, du can be so petty sometimes.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

2. Looked ridiculous, as usual.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

3. The Kentucky Derby is NEXT weekend.....

Melania is prepping early it seems.

[greatauntoftriplets]

4. I don't know whether the queen should be flattered or not.

[hlthe2b]

9. the Queen definitely does it better....

See her historical hat choices... Pretty interesting...
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2012/05/diamond-jubilee-hats-queen-elizabeth#34

[longship]

21. Gees! That looks like a god damned lamp shade.

I have nothing against the queen, just that hat.

Sorry! Excuse me. I guess I just don't get fashion.

[hlthe2b]

22. she gets a pass, IMO. Tradition and she earned it

After months of begging her father to let his heir pitch in, Elizabeth—then an 18-year-old princess—joined the Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service during World War II. Known as Second Subaltern Elizabeth Windsor, she donned a pair of coveralls and trained in London as a mechanic and military truck driver. The queen remains the only female member of the royal family to have entered the armed forces and is the only living head of state who served in World War II.

[longship]

28. As I said, I have absolutely nothing against her.

As a matter of fact, I rather like her. A lot.

It's just that hat.

But what do I know?
Nothing about such matters.

[hlthe2b]

29. I have a feeling the tradition of "ducky" looking "bucket hats will die with her.

Some of her other hats look a lot better.

[longship]

35. I guess she has permission.

I'm willing to give her a pass. I mean, she's the freaking queen.

[malaise]

25. +1,000

Ever notice how queenie gets a pass on her obnoxious bling?

[longship]

33. I give her a pass because she's rather cool.

And, as I wrote, I know nothing of fashion.

I just saw an opening for a humorous response. Apparently it fell flat... a bit.

[Hekate]

62. You made me laugh. "Obnoxious bling"? That old hand-me-down stuff?

I dunno, Malaise, I have a Bakelite necklace that was my Grandma's, but no diamonds from my great great great great great grandma. I suspect if I had some, I'd give them an airing whenever I felt like it.

[LanternWaste]

37. And when I see lamp-shades, I think they look like hats.

And when I see lamp-shades, I think they look like hats.

Sorry! Excuse me. I guess I just don't get electrical engineering.

[longship]

40. DUzy worthy response, my friend.

[greatauntoftriplets]

64. She has class and smiles.

[irisblue]

79. Thanks for posting that. Quite interesting looking at the fashions changing.

[frogmarch]

5. I think she wore it to block French kisses. nt

[CanonRay]

10. Probably something from one of Ivanka's fashion lines

[femmocrat]

11. He probably gave her a black eye after she was caught smiling at Obama.

Notice the long sleeves too.

[malaise]

13. Hadn't thought of that

Damn!

[smirkymonkey]

70. I really hope not, but I wouldn't put it past him.

I have no love for Melania, but no woman deserves to be abused for ANY reason.

[shanny]

14. why should we care about hats?

Or striped dresses? c'mon

[malaise]

15. You don't have to care

Ignore the thread

[shanny]

17. good idea

[LanternWaste]

39. The important thing though, is we care so little as to publicly advertise how little we care.

One would think that ignoring a topic we care little for is initially (as well as painfully) obvious. Maybe however, it's actually a complex concept-- full of twists, turns, pitfalls and danger.

The important thing though, is we care so little as to publicly advertise how little we care.

[Rorey]

76. Nailed it

[hlthe2b]

19. less infuriating to talk about than Trump's decimation of democracy--sometimes we need a break

[shanny]

43. true enough

since the topic is silly hats and outfits...

[dembotoz]

16. So maybe she likes hats

[Cuthbert Allgood]

18. Really? This is a thing? Looked nice to me.

But, yeah, she's Trump's wife so let's shit on her choice to wear a hat. Wonders never cease.

[EffieBlack]

26. I like her hat

But the only thing that matters is that SHE likes her hat.

[janterry]

34. Sexism

It really doesn't matter what she wears.

I wish we'd move beyond the constant attention on what the woman wears. It should be about what she does (or does not do, as this case appears to be .

[PatSeg]

27. It looks very nice

Sometimes I miss hats actually. The only thing I don't like about that photo is she is holding hands with a repulsive man, who treats her like garbage. Damn, he is more orange than usual!

[MFM008]

46. Yeah really

Her hat isnt the problem.
He's a Russian elected plant
and whoremongering
Repulsive pussy grabbing maggot
She's a porn model and $$ escort.
The entire administration is thieving
The US treasury.
Probably the most corrupt in history
But let's be MINDFUL
about what we say about this lot.
Macron's an idiot for allowing this piss swiller
To be normalized in any way.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

67. So we can attack what a woman wears because their husband is an ass?

And because she chooses to model naked?

That's news to me on a progressive site.

Yeah. Donald Trump is a fucking nightmare of a president for about a million reasons. That Melania wears a hat is not one of those problems. And bashing women because of what they wear just because their husband is horrible is just bullshit. We need to be better than that. I saw Republicans do that to Michelle Obama and nobody here seemed to like it (I know, I know, Barak wasn't the nightmare that Trump is, but you get the point. We can't take any moral high ground if we wallow in the same sty.)

[MFM008]

68. I said her hat/cloths

Are not the problem. She is as bad as he is.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

69. So, by that logic, so is Stormy Daniels, right?

She gets paid to do porn. She slept with Trump. She must be horrible, too?

[LAS14]

20. A link to a photo.

http://www.businessinsider.com/melania-trumps-hat-debate-beyonce-comparisons-2018-4

[malaise]

24. Howling with laughter

Thanks

[Orsino]

57. That's what this little fuss is over?

Not getting it.

[jmowreader]

65. Jeeze. Is THAT what this kerfuffle is all about?

The hat is okay. The thing in her left hand is atrocious.

[mainstreetonce]

32. She thinks she's royalty

Tonight...a crown

[Shrike47]

36. We have better things to fuss about. Her head, wear what she wants.

After all the comments about how happy she looked at the funeral, she probably got heat from the bully. This way she’s harder to see.

[Grammy23]

38. Youd think for over two thousand bucks

Michael Kors could have made the jacket edges line up together.

The hat debacle seems a little silly to me. The woman wears clothes she likes and her tastes run to the more expensive duds. We won’t ever catch her in a Wal-Mart tee shirt and jeans. If she wants to wear a large, wide brimmed hat, who cares? As noted, the Queen of England has a reputation for wearing hats on almost every public appearance. No one skewers the old dowager for her attire, do they? Melania has PLENTY of things she can be dogged about. More than her share for sure. I think it is reaching a bit too far to start a Twitter war over a silly (albeit expensive) hat.

[EffieBlack]

42. Thank you

[mitch96]

44. It's fun to watch her try to walk in those spike heels

She looks down like she is looking for a soft spot if she falls off...
m

[fierywoman]

45. A hat with that big of a brim offers a certain amount of privacy -- maybe she felt it

wasn't the moment to hide behind big dark sunglasses, but she could hide under the brim? I notice her tense right hand.

[SammyWinstonJack]

48. The hat's okay, it's what has her by the hand that's fugly.

[tammywammy]

53. The other day the attack was her shoes and today it's a hat.

DU is so disappointing sometimes.

[EffieBlack]

55. Ain't it, though?

[Tipperary]

60. It is kinda sad.

Pathetic. Petty attacks on women are always applauded here. I do not understand it. Especially when women do it themselves.

[Sneederbunk]

54. Criticize a woman's fashion sense at your peril.

[MineralMan]

56. Who cares if she wore a hat?

This is a silly controversy. She's not important, to begin with, and what she wears is even less important.

[CTyankee]

58. What's wrong with a hat?

I have a favorite summer hat that has a wide brim and I love wearing it. I got it in Sicily.

[malaise]

71. I found it inappropriate

I did like her suit.

[CTyankee]

73. well, that's fine. I just thought it was kinda of a stupid ceremoney, that's all...

[malaise]

74. Well that's true

He so wants to look like Royalty - it's pathetic

[Mr. Ected]

59. Imagine MO sporting that fashion

I'm sure the word Gangsta would have been on every FOX headline for days.

[nolabear]

61. I actually like it but it must be hard to see around.

[Hekate]

63. Christ on a trailer hitch, there are some petty replies. I have a dozen hats, all broad brimmed...

She looks like she wants the shade today, like I do every day of my life.

[HipChick]

66. She wanted to look like a lampshade?

[eissa]

75. Theres A LOT we can criticize Moronia for

Lying about her education, marrying for money, being a birther, her complicity regarding her husband’s atrocious behavior, etc. But her fashion sense is almost always spot-on, including today with her hat. She usually looks pretty damn fabulous, which I guess isn’t difficult given her profession.