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The sirens of the fashion police were blaring Friday after Melania Trump ventured forth into the White House garden.
“Melania Trump has made another public appearance in a pricey outfit,” wrote Kate Taylor on Business Insider, contrasting Melania Trump’s outfit, which included a plaid shirt that looked ordinary but had started life with a $1,380 price tag, with the gardening fashions of Michelle Obama.
so it appears @FLOTUS wore this $1,380 @Balmain plaid shirt to today's garden event. (don't @ me. i am the messenger.) pic.twitter.com/jgOFvoD7hp
— Kate Bennett (@KateBennett_DC) September 22, 2017
“Obama used the garden as a place to showcase her down-to-earth fashion,” Taylor wrote, noting that Obama was praised for wearing J. Crew sweaters to show her common touch.
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Some commenters didn’t even care about the facts as they attacked Melania Trump.
Wearing 6" stiletto heels ===> Melania Trump Harvests Michelle Obama's Vegetable Garden • Channels Television https://t.co/Cma15wpi7M 😜
— FirstWorldMusic (@1stworldmusic) September 22, 2017
As multiple pictures showed, she wore sneakers.
Melania Trump hosts garden event at the White House https://t.co/THBzfdaqq6
— 🐍 Jemma ︻╦╤─ (@jobbers7) September 22, 2017
Independent Journal Review decided the fuss belonged on the compost heap and looked into a true comparison of first lady outfits. He noted that Obama wore Jimmy Choo boots that retail for $1,150, while Melania Trump wore $50 Converse sneakers.
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“So depending on how you look at it, Michelle Obama is the really out-of-touch first lady gardening. Her shoes were potentially $1,100 more expensive then Melania’s,” he wrote.
You can catch Obama’s pricey boots here, just after the 4:10 mark:
He then suggested that trying to diminish the first lady by attacking her clothes was a waste of time.
“Perhaps the lesson we should all learn here is that a first lady is a human being with a lot of pressure on her and we should stop trying to attack them based on their fashion choices,” he wrote, adding, “All first ladies wear expensive things, idiots.”
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During her time in the garden with members of a local Boys & Girls Club to harvest a variety of vegetables, Melania Trump stressed the need for healthy eating.
📷 PHOTOS: @FLOTUS Melania Trump and kids tend to the White House garden https://t.co/Dxp62IozzEpic.twitter.com/Qo2Xzkc8O5
— POLITICO 45 (@politico_45) September 22, 2017
“I’m a big believer in healthy eating because it reflects on your mind and your body, and I encourage you to continue to eat a lot of vegetables and fruits so you grow up healthy and take care of yourself. It’s very important,” said the former model.
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