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In reply to the discussion: OK -- I need to know. Exactly how are the FLOTUS travel and wardrobe paid for? [View all]SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)designers fall all over themselves to "clothe you".. They "give" a jacket/dress/shoes/coat/etc that would cost a LOT if actually "sold", but they "loan" it in exchange for the publicity it brings.
The clothes are often donated to charity auctions after they have been worn, or are given back to the designers.
Mrs. Obama, no doubt, also buys some things for herself with her own money, and since she does not pay rent, or pay for health care insurance, or grocery shop, or buy gasoline or pay utilities, I'm sure the family can easily afford for her to dress as nicely as she wants to.
At least the clothes she wears are tasteful and look great....unlike Poor Laura whose wardrobe looked like she stripped the furniture bare & bedazzled it a bit.
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What Would Laura Wear?