Here's Melania, planting a tree in a $4,000 skirt just like you do

[kpete]

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Like all of her outfits, Melania’s gardening ensemble costs more than the average American makes in months. The skirt, an airy Valentino A-line, retailed at nearly $4,000, while the shoes are $700 Louboutins, which sank straight into the soft muck as she patted around with her ceremonial shovel.

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[CatMor]

1. Along with six inch stilettos.

[maxsolomon]

5. Come on! They're only 4".

No wonder Trump gets so angry!

[CatMor]

26. Come on .... we all know Melania ....

wouldn't be caught dead in anything less than six inch stilettos.

[leftieNanner]

49. Six Inches?

Yeah, that's what all the guys say.

[CatMor]

55. Doubt her hubby can claim that.

[riversedge]

82. ha ha

[robbob]

83. Nobody said anything about her husband!

😜

[erpowers]

100. Are You Kidding Me?

That guy probably claims 12 inches. He might even be crazy enough to say 12 inches on a bad day when its cold outside. It would not surprise me if he tried to claim 60 inches, or that it was the biggest known to mankind. Maybe he should not claim six inches, but most likely he would and even more than that length.

[CatMor]

103. Yes, he would claim it's the biggest and best

many people are saying.

[Staph]

6. Exactly!

The skirt -- meh, it's kind of old school lady gardener, especially if the lady gardener has staff to do the actual work and the lady gardener just plans and points.

But the stilettos! No old school lady gardener would wear those in the garden, even if she needed to aerate the soil.

[Cal Carpenter]

33. Aerate the soil LOL

That's exactly what I was thinking those shoes would do.

She must be so used to basically standing on her tippy toes that she doesn't even press down with those spikes. Or she'd fall over backwards.

[riversedge]

79. while the shoes are $700 Louboutins, which sank straight into the soft muck as she patted around wit

........while the shoes are $700 Louboutins, which sank straight into the soft muck as she patted around with her ceremonial shovel.

[democratisphere]

101. Hey, the soil needs to be aerated.

[True Dough]

2. Actually,

I've never worn any skirt. My wife's clothes are several sizes too small to fit me.

[rzemanfl]

104. Should'a married a BBW. Right? n/t

[GusBob]

3. 4 grand for a summer cottage table cloth?

what a racket

[erpowers]

102. Trolling Rich People

Sometimes I think these high end designers are just trolling rich people. I wonder if types like Dolce and Gabbana sit back and laugh at the rich people who pay thousands of dollars for their clothing and accessories, some of which are just plain ugly.

[Initech]

4. I think I have that same pattern on my kitchen apron!

[GusBob]

42. Somewhere, a Winnebago RV......

is missing its curtains

[woodsprite]

70. It looks like something Ms. Frizzle wears on on the cartoon "Magic Schoolbus". n/t

[unblock]

7. and high heels and a golden shovel.

right-wingers insisted that we should all vote for shrub because he was such an ordinary guy, someone you'd like to have a beer with.

then they insisted that we should all vote for donnie because the whole family is so incredibly out-of-touch, they're practically gods. or something.

[gratuitous]

8. For the love of God, Just. Fucking. Stop.

Who thought up this photo op?

[handmade34]

20. "Just. Fucking. Stop."

Mrs #notmy president is irrelevant, of no use, why do we have to be concerned with her

[Permanut]

97. She put herself on the radar..

with the birther bullshit, and the plagiarism of Michelle Obama.

[Initech]

71. What kills me is that we're the ones who get called "elitist".

You can't possibly get more elite than a $4,000 skirt and a gold shovel! The only way that could get more elite is if they had people roll out the red carpet in front of them like in Guardians Of The Galaxy.

[area51]

116. This. n/t

[Bengus81]

120. That's what someone should have INSISTED she do with the Obama birther BS...

all those years ago. But...on and on she went with it. So....she wanted to "weigh in" then so shall we.

[hlthe2b]

9. Well, I don't get the "hoop skirt" look, myself...

For a former model that can wear anything at any cost, with a few exceptions, I am generally unimpressed.

[PatSeg]

76. Actually

I really liked that skirt when I first saw it, as she sat in the oval office near the president with that terrifying Stepford Wife smile on her face. So very creepy looking.

Still love the skirt, though it is clearly over priced and inappropriate for planting a tree. Think I'd like it better on someone else.

[hlthe2b]

88. Personal taste- I love the fitted clothing of the 1940s, but full skirts of the '50s, not so much.

and while pretty, this has a vintage look to it.

[PatSeg]

91. Oh yes

The 1940s is one of my favorite decades for fashion. I'm old enough to remember the full skirts of the 1950s and for the most part, I don't miss that look. This particular skirt caught my eye though when i first saw it. I would have gone with a different top though, too tight and provocative looking for a first lady or the Oval Office, but we've never had a first lady quite like this before.

[Solly Mack]

10. I always garden in my Louboutins.

Gee, doesn't everyone?

LMAO

Damn

[ProudLib72]

37. I'm more of a lowbooties kind of gardner myself

At least it's a step up from...

[Solly Mack]

52. Gardening in the nude would be OK if not for the bugs.

I like bugs. Just not creeping about my naughty bits.

[suffragette]

40. And matching top and skirt.

Also, require at least one assistant to coordinate his pants to my outfit.

Lifestyles of the rich and out of touch.

[Solly Mack]

51. No kidding. Way out of touch.

lol Liked the way you put that!

[suffragette]

62. Maybe she started with the golden shovel and coordinated from there? And the Loubitons keep

her far above the dirt.

[Solly Mack]

63. It does all look coordinated. A photo shoot for her.

Turn your garden into the catwalk.

You know those old ads/photos of women in pearls doing the housecleaning or cooking? Right-wing women still prefer the look.

MT obviously bought into them...and still lives there.

[suffragette]

69. It is like those ads. And like the scenes in "Mona Lisa Smiles" when Dunst does chores in pearls

and with a book in one hand. As I recall, those were clearly depicted as propaganda ads as well.

[Solly Mack]

72. They were - propaganda.

Still are.

At least Dunst - her character - learned better.

Not so much for Melania. Her "brand" is the Happy Housewife and she's sticking to it.

For now.

Later she'll be whatever sells at that time.

[suffragette]

74. Yep, very much so, on all counts.

[NurseJackie]

11. Sensible shoes are perfect for poking holes and planting seeds.

[Sanity Claws]

12. Those shoes are good for aerating the soil,

if she actually sticks the spike heel into the ground.

That skirt looks like a Liberty of London print from the 1980s.

[malaise]

13. Perfect shoes for the job

[saidsimplesimon]

14. Frivolous response,

I wore model heels for years. I have deformed ankles and toe/feet issues to prove it. What was I thinking? To my credit (imo), I never wore anything that shifted focus to my breasts or looked like a carnival skirt. In the 60's, I tried to imitate Former First Lady Mrs. Kennedy. Those were the days my friends.

[LeftInTX]

25. I wonder if she's wearing a supertight girdle under her skirt or something

Her waist is not that skinny. Any belly fat (although she isn't fat) is being pushed up into the blouse area.

[saidsimplesimon]

34. Laughing is good for me, thank you

When my cousin told me she felt less of a woman because she had a breast removed, I told her that the size of my breasts had always made me consider breast reduction.

[CozyMystery]

108. Her upper torso looks deformed.

There is no space left between it and her waist. Maybe I'm wrong about that part, but I still think she looks ridiculous and deformed.

She deserves to look like that, though, because she is a hideous person on the inside as well.

[Chellee]

115. I don't think so.

I think the skirt's too small. If you look at what it's supposed to look like, on a different woman, you'll see that it's supposed to fit at the waistline.

https://modesens.com/product/VALENTINO-ROMANTIC-GARDEN-BROCADE-A-LINE-SKIRT-YELLOW-MULTI-YELLOW-MULTI-1131969/

She's got the skirt pulled up to practically right under her bustline because the part that's supposed to fit her hips is now at her waistline. I think she has to do that, because I don't think it will fit her hips. That's why the top portion of it is so fitted, and why it flares out at her hips because that part is supposed to be the swingy leg portion. It does fit her to the same spot at the knee which means that her legs are shorter than the modeled dress, which means she should have bought a skirt that fit her, and had it altered to take the hem up.

I do think it's a beautiful skirt, although I think the price is outrageous. (Even the "on sale" version I found for $1185.) I understand that quality items, made ethically, do cost more, but not this much more. She's paying a couple hundred dollars for the material and the labor, and a couple thousand dollars for the little label that says Valentino.

That having been said, it's her money, and she can spend it any way she likes, including making it rain at the couture houses. But for God's sake, they'll alter it for you. They don't expect everybody's body to be the same. Why would you not get one that fit?

[LeftInTX]

121. I agree with you.

Yeah too small of a waist kinda acts like a girdle anyway. It looks like she can't breath!!!

I also love the skirt, but the price is crazy.

[C_U_L8R]

15. That's just ridiculous

Like Green Acres on bad acid

[kpete]

21. perfect reply

[2naSalit]

24. Thread Winner!!!

Green Acres comes to real life.

[CountAllVotes]

32. rolf !!!!!!!!

Saw this yesterday & gee look at those boobs hanging off to the sides.

Reminds me of how I once looked when I was very overweight.

I cry bum boob job as well.

Between that an the stiletto heels ...

[3catwoman3]

16. For $4000, I'd want something a lot...

...better looking than that.

And wouldn't those stilettos sink into the grass?

[ProudMNDemocrat]

110. $4,000 is what our cruise to Australia over 3 weeks is costing.....

And that includes airfare to Seattle, travel insurance and taxes. More bang for our buck.

$700 for a pair of high heels worn just once? What a waste.

[katmondoo]

17. Her skirt looks like upholstery fabric

[Initech]

73. It looks like a kitchen apron. Or maybe a shower curtain.

[MineralMan]

80. Yes, on lawn furniture.

[matt819]

18. She has no idea, any more than her husband does,. . .

of how to be normal.

[Aristus]

19. Those rose-colored khakis on the guy behind her? I've got a pair of those.

But I don't wear them with a sport coat and tie...

[IcyPeas]

22. She doesn't care. Do you?

[bdjhawk]

117. I see what you did there!

Good one!

[Madam Mossfern]

23. Interesting

I was trying on an old black cocktail dress, halter top, deep V neckline, black crepe with chiffon (trying to paint a picture here).
My son thought that I looked like a "strumpet" in it and that it wasn't appropriate for a family wedding....btw he did admit that it looked great- just a bit too trashy for his mom. So, I threw a work shirt over it and went to get an opinion from a friend who kinda agreed with my son.

I needed do some weeding at a garden that I work at as a volunteer and considered putting on a pair of sneakers to complete the outfit, and weed in the apparently inappropriate dress. Alas, I decided that it would be better to donate it.

[2naSalit]

38. Ha!

Out here in my neck of the woods, we wear cowboy boots with everything, summer shorts or formal attire (gowns)... totally acceptable.

I once had to go rent a Peterbilt 3 axle tractor truck and drive it across LA in a formal gown and pumps, dangley earrings, hair was down... quite a scene at the rental place when I had to stroll out past the mechanics' bays to the yard. You could hear the tools drop on concrete then silence all along the way. They were all standing at the bay doors when I pulled around to get my stuff out of my tractor that was being worked on. And then there was traffic, it was daytime so people could see me. It was an interesting day.

[Madam Mossfern]

46. It must have been fun!

[2naSalit]

53. It was

I was kind of cute back then and I would go on a mindblower tour every once in a while. I often wore a girl's lg Oshkosh B' Gosh overalls jumper w/boots while throwing freight, that usually gave me some bargaining power on the docks. I was doing the same job as all those guys while wearing a dress right next to them. They didn't want to touch that with a ten foot pole!

It was fun until it wasn't anymore.

[3catwoman3]

27. "The skirt, an airy Valentino A-line."

A-line? Seriously? Looks like what we used to call a dirndl.

[hatrack]

78. More like an A-frame . . . .

Foldable ski architecture, courtesy of Salvador Dali.

[3catwoman3]

87. Maybe the skirt is that voluminous so as to...

...keep Donnie from getting too close.

[hatrack]

92. Kind of like the Frank Zappa song, "The Girl In The Magnesium Dress"

About a woman who would repel unwanted advances by impaling men on her spiky outfit.

[Sancho]

28. Won't those shoes muck up?

The red pants and green tie on the assistant are cute too...

[Sneederbunk]

29. Tree will not live because sap is in Oval Office.

[montanacowboy]

30. She hasn't got a fucking clue

just like that sonofabitch she's married to
they deserve each other - I don't know which one is more disgusting

[appleannie1943]

31. I will have to remember to put on high heels when I dig up my garlic.

And the last time I wore what we called a 'circle' skirt, it had a kitten and yarn pictured on it and I wore it over a crinoline petticoat. That was around 1957 or 8. That skirt looks like an upside down salad bowl.

[Scurrilous]

35. K&R

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

36. Rich people.

So much GD money that they just dont care. She'll probably never wear any of it again.

[Glamrock]

39. I have that same outfit!

And it's usually what i wear to cut the grass. I mean who doesn't wear 4" heals to do yardwork, amiright? Ya gotta sacrifice ladies! That's how you reel in the big catch!

[onethatcares]

41. that's my choice to garden in too

I look more like the guy in the blue shirt but an A-line skirt makes me feel all Green Gianty.........

Remember what happened to the last tree these assholes planted. It lasted a week before it dug itself out and ran away never to be seen again.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

43. Just your everyday public servant's wife....

trying to pitch in and reduce the public debt.......


Please let this bullshit stop today.....

[lunatica]

44. She always dresses impeccably for the occasion

[madaboutharry]

45. She is a ridiculous person.

She looks silly in these photos.

[yonder]

47. "Is this a shovel?"

[TheCowsCameHome]

48. Look out, Donald, she's practicing grave digging.

[greatauntoftriplets]

50. Was that breast augumentation surgery she had in May?

That top is about two sizes too small.

[HipChick]

54. Could be....you are supposed to change them out every 10 years..

[nolabear]

56. I don't usually go full catty but doesn't she look...enhanced?

Maybe it’s the outfit but that’s backache level boobage and she’s no young thing.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

57. If I see someone gardening in fine clothes, I assume a body's being buried.

Anyone seen our Attorney General lately?

[WillowTree]

58. I can't for the life of me understand why anyone gives a dirty damn what she was wearing.

[RockaFowler]

59. Everything about her is FAKE!

[TheBlackAdder]

60. Looks like a shower curtain that had the loops cut off of it.

.



.

[earthshine]

61. Looks like she is wearing a picnic tablecloth.

What an ugly thing in both fabric and construction. Looks stiff and uncomfortable.

Look at the incongruities in the patterns at the waistline caused by the seems.

[Frustratedlady]

64. Didn't she wear the same outfit in the Oval Office, yesterday?

Sure looks like it. It was the video where the reporters were yelling for The Donald to say something about McCain and she was sitting on the sofa. Looks like the same top, as well.

[NickB79]

65. Did she haul in a load of fresh manure in a Bentley afterwards?

[Botany]

66. and what about the guy to her right?

lime green tie, white shirt, dark blue sport's coat, and red slacks?

[Dem_4_Life]

67. That skirt looks like an ugly tablecloth.

[Saboburns]

68. Boyo those first tittays sure have grown ever since that kidney op a few months back

So I said it. I'm a bad person. I admit it, I'm okay with it.
I commented on a woman's looks.

Poor thing must have had a nasty reaction during that kidney procedure. Looks like it caused some very localised swelling in the thorax area.

Thoughts and prayers and all that.

[LeftInTX]

75. The waist is unnatural....the boobs were already unnatural before Trump

She must be wearing a super tight girdle to fit her waist into that skirt.

It's making her boobs looks bigger than they usually look. If she had a more natural waistline skirt, then her boobs wouldn't be as noticable. Who knows, maybe her kidney op was a tummy tuck?

[MineralMan]

77. I rarely wear skirts, but when I garden in them, I select one

with a hemline high enough to avoid dragging in the dirt. I also don't wear pink trousers while gardening. I've learned that they never really come completely clean in the laundry.

I suppose the wealthy don't have to worry about soiling their clothing, though. Must be nice.

[Autumn]

81. I always wear my 6 or 7 inch spike heels to use a shovel. And work

gloves when I shovel a hole large enough to plant a tree? Never ever wear them, they impede my grip on the shovel.


FFS does no one ever tell her how ridiculous and inept she come off looking?

[tanyev]

84. Looking only slightly more comfortable in her $1500 Balmain gardening shirt.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

85. Where's the plaid shirt?

[MontanaMama]

95. Bwaahaaaaa!

Look at the evil little forest elf there! LOVE what you did there.

[Blue_true]

86. Skirt and pumps. Next time I help my next youngest brother at his place.

I am going to show up in bell bottoms and Marco Rubio boots to make a fashion statement. Of course, the work is hard, I would last maybe 2 hours dressed like that.

[moose65]

89. Is everyone in the WH totally tone-deaf??

Or is that a rhetorical question? Looks to me like she’s wearing Lisa and Oliver Douglas’s kitchen drapes from their Park Avenue penthouse. She must have ripped them down after moving to Hootersville.

[RobinA]

111. This Is What

scares me, the tone deafness if it. This is just out to lunch. Either yes, they are all that tone deaf or the Trumps don’t listen to any advice. Not only is this disturbingly wrong, which they probably don’t care, but it makes her look like a fool. Which I would think they would care about.

[Omaha Steve]

90. LOL

[yortsed snacilbuper]

93. Is it a grape tree,

then donnie can feed them to her!

[jrthin]

94. Like her husband, she's a F*Cking moron. nt

[mnhtnbb]

96. Why does she even bother with the clothes?

We all know what she looks wearing only her come fu*k me stilettos.

Does she think she's fooling anyone?

[Totally Tunsie]

98. You'd think she's know better than to garden while dressed like that...

She forgot her garden gloves.

Blisters, Melania! Blisters!

[Cha]

99. A traic farce of a birther Tool, plagiarizing Michelle Obama,

Gaslighting, "I really don't care, do you?", twit married to the monster.

[Kali]

105. I have some oilcloth from Mexico in the same pattern.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

106. Oh cool! They installed a gardening chip! nt

[Generic Other]

107. Looks like a lampshade

She should demand a refund.

[Cousin Dupree]

109. Should have had those ginormous chesticles reduced while she was in the hospital. She looks

deformed.

[Initech]

113. There's no way in hell the republicans can ever call us "elitist" ever again.

They support Donald Trump. He is the fucking textbook definition of an elitist. Everything about this photo with Melania screams elitism - $4,000 skirt, high heels, and a solid gold shovel, just to plant a damn tree? Shit, Jimmy Carter would have done it with his bare hands!

[Jamaal510]

114. I understand

that she and her family have gargantuan dollars and that this is probably not much more than a photo OP, but still--isn't she worried about getting her dressy clothes dirty while doing her (supposed) yard work? Also this would look more sincere if she wore something less flashy. What are her handlers thinking?

[Vinca]

118. Oh, boy. Last weekend I was out trimming bushes and trees and looked just like that.

Next up: Melania cuts back raspberry bushes in her Dior jumpsuit.