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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNotice how the design on the back of Melania's coat looks like a plane
flying into a tower:
Closeup:
Link to tweet
blm
(113,102 posts)Like he chose her boyfriend 2 decades ago.
dem4decades
(11,306 posts)tblue37
(65,490 posts)into the stitched design, which looks like a tower.
NanceGreggs
(27,820 posts)... "notice how the burn marks on my toast look just like Jesus!"
tblue37
(65,490 posts)was put there. It didn't just occur randomly.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)NanceGreggs
(27,820 posts)It's a kick-pleat - a common feature on long coats and skirts, and it serves a function. "Seeing" something nefarious here is beyond ridiculous.
tblue37
(65,490 posts)NanceGreggs
(27,820 posts)The kick-pleat has been top-stitched (in white or grey here) along its edges, which also serves a purpose. It keeps the pleat from folding in on itself, and reinforces the fabric at stress points to prevent tearing during wear.
tblue37
(65,490 posts)seen by a LOT of people before she went out in public, and someone should have noticed and considered how it could look to others--especially since she has been known to troll with the back of her coat.
NanceGreggs
(27,820 posts)I had a denim coat with the kick-pleat top-stitched in red, and a black trenchcoat with the pleat top-stitched in white.
Maybe no one pointed out to Melania that her kick-pleat could be construed as a plane flying into a tower because it's a totally ridiculous notion - just like 'seeing' the Virgin Mary on your pancake.
WillowTree
(5,325 posts)If you notice, all of the topstitching on that coat is in the contrasting color thread. Not a thing in the world unusual about that.
RobinA
(9,896 posts)for giving me the name - kick pleat. I was making the point on another thread that this is a fairly common feature, but I couldnt think of the name kick pleat.
NanceGreggs
(27,820 posts)It's a kick-pleat, which is a common feature on long skirts and coats. This one happens to be top-stitched in a contrasting shade - also not uncommon.
You're right - it's not random. It's functional.
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)Polly Hennessey
(6,809 posts)with a plane flying into it.
tblue37
(65,490 posts)the message above the first pic?
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)are all seeing the part in bold at first apparently. Not your fault.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Not sure what the difficulty is.
Others on another thread were saying its a zipper. Who needs a zipper on the back of the coat?
NanceGreggs
(27,820 posts)... and some have buttons. Nothing unusual about either.
onenote
(42,779 posts)For example, some people probably think this coat looks like the twin towers.
treestar
(82,383 posts)But who needs a coat right now? It is way warm for a coat like that. She must get very cold very easily.
GoCubsGo
(32,095 posts)Also the Washington Monument.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)But the discussion and all the print about the coat is bullshit that does nothing to help our causes, it is all just petty bullshit that is playing into Trump's hands.