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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Sat May 27, 2017, 12:42 PM May 2017

Melania's jacket cost $4275 less than the 2015 median American family income.

First lady Melania Trump made a mega-colorful debut on a Sicily street Friday in a Dolce & Gabbana floral jacket worth a mind-blowing $51,500.

The silk jacket by the Italian fashion house, plastered with large 3D flowers, was featured on a Dolce & Gabbana runway just months ago.

But Americans appeared to be buzzing more about the cost than the fashion. A number of news reports compared the price to an entire year’s salary for many jobs in the U.S. — even the cost of a house in some areas. The median American family income in 2015, according to government statistics, was $55,775.

The first lady’s style choice wasn’t quite a “let them eat cake moment.” Cake would be way more affordable.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/melania-51500-jacket_us_5928b758e4b0df57cbfbd18c?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

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Melania's jacket cost $4275 less than the 2015 median American family income. (Original Post) Miles Archer May 2017 OP
I don't understand Polly Hennessey May 2017 #1
Looks like someone got Bettie May 2017 #2
I'm rich. jeffreyi May 2017 #3
And it is horrid lunamagica May 2017 #4

Polly Hennessey

(6,787 posts)
1. I don't understand
Sat May 27, 2017, 02:04 PM
May 2017

why everyone is saying it is a beautiful jacket? It looks like something a "hooker" would wear to ward off a chilly spring night.

Bettie

(16,069 posts)
2. Looks like someone got
Sat May 27, 2017, 02:07 PM
May 2017

really excited about ribbon embroidery and went nuts.

Not really beautiful as a garment, but might be a nice wall-hanging.

What's next? Bedazzled unicorn shoes?

Her smile also makes her look like she's in terrible pain. Faking it.

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