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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEmperor Skeevy's wife really wore a hat this morning?
WTF was that about?
hlthe2b
(102,320 posts)beyond the fact that her attempts to be 'stylish' are pretty much all she seems to offer, and I think she knows that.
mshasta
(2,108 posts)she is doing desperate choices
OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)malaise
(269,103 posts)EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)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.
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
(65,457 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)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
(269,103 posts)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
(14,249 posts)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
(102,320 posts)going to church... One of my favs. and a great tradition, IMO
EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)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
(14,249 posts)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
(102,320 posts)byronius
(7,396 posts)hlthe2b
(102,320 posts)Tipperary
(6,930 posts)God, du can be so petty sometimes.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,786 posts)Melania is prepping early it seems.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,746 posts)hlthe2b
(102,320 posts)See her historical hat choices... Pretty interesting...
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2012/05/diamond-jubilee-hats-queen-elizabeth#34
longship
(40,416 posts)I have nothing against the queen, just that hat.
Sorry! Excuse me. I guess I just don't get fashion.
hlthe2b
(102,320 posts)After months of begging her father to let his heir pitch in, Elizabeththen an 18-year-old princessjoined the Womens 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
(40,416 posts)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
(102,320 posts)Some of her other hats look a lot better.
longship
(40,416 posts)I'm willing to give her a pass. I mean, she's the freaking queen.
malaise
(269,103 posts)Ever notice how queenie gets a pass on her obnoxious bling?
longship
(40,416 posts)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
(90,755 posts)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
(37,748 posts)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
(40,416 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,746 posts)irisblue
(33,010 posts)frogmarch
(12,158 posts)CanonRay
(14,111 posts)femmocrat
(28,394 posts)Notice the long sleeves too.
malaise
(269,103 posts)Damn!
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I have no love for Melania, but no woman deserves to be abused for ANY reason.
shanny
(6,709 posts)Or striped dresses? c'mon
malaise
(269,103 posts)Ignore the thread
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)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
(8,445 posts)hlthe2b
(102,320 posts)shanny
(6,709 posts)since the topic is silly hats and outfits...
dembotoz
(16,811 posts)Cuthbert Allgood
(4,928 posts)But, yeah, she's Trump's wife so let's shit on her choice to wear a hat. Wonders never cease.
EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)But the only thing that matters is that SHE likes her hat.
janterry
(4,429 posts)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
(47,547 posts)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
(19,818 posts)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
(4,928 posts)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
(19,818 posts)Are not the problem. She is as bad as he is.
Cuthbert Allgood
(4,928 posts)She gets paid to do porn. She slept with Trump. She must be horrible, too?
LAS14
(13,783 posts)malaise
(269,103 posts)Thanks
Orsino
(37,428 posts)Not getting it.
jmowreader
(50,561 posts)The hat is okay. The thing in her left hand is atrocious.
mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)Tonight...a crown
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)After all the comments about how happy she looked at the funeral, she probably got heat from the bully. This way shes harder to see.
Grammy23
(5,810 posts)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 wont 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
(14,249 posts)mitch96
(13,919 posts)She looks down like she is looking for a soft spot if she falls off...
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fierywoman
(7,688 posts)wasn't the moment to hide behind big dark sunglasses, but she could hide under the brim? I notice her tense right hand.
SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)tammywammy
(26,582 posts)DU is so disappointing sometimes.
EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)Tipperary
(6,930 posts)Pathetic. Petty attacks on women are always applauded here. I do not understand it. Especially when women do it themselves.
Sneederbunk
(14,297 posts)MineralMan
(146,320 posts)This is a silly controversy. She's not important, to begin with, and what she wears is even less important.
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)I have a favorite summer hat that has a wide brim and I love wearing it. I got it in Sicily.
malaise
(269,103 posts)I did like her suit.
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)malaise
(269,103 posts)He so wants to look like Royalty - it's pathetic
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)I'm sure the word Gangsta would have been on every FOX headline for days.
nolabear
(41,990 posts)Hekate
(90,755 posts)She looks like she wants the shade today, like I do every day of my life.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)eissa
(4,238 posts)Lying about her education, marrying for money, being a birther, her complicity regarding her husbands 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 isnt difficult given her profession.