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In reply to the discussion: Bernie could have worn to the inauguration the same black coat [View all]BainsBane
(53,137 posts)94. I'd wear a hat nt
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Millions of women were wearing pearls out of respect to Kamala Harris and Joe Biden.
pnwmom
Jan 2021
#7
Millions of women can not fucking afford pearls and clothing by Sergio Hudson and Ralph Lauren.
Autumn
Jan 2021
#90
It wasn't snowing and it wasn't all that cold. And the platform was heated
StarfishSaver
Jan 2021
#62
I think the former Democratic primary contenders have an obligation to put their best foot forward...
NurseJackie
Jan 2021
#95
I think it was cool that he wore those mittens that were made by and gifted to him by a
Marie Marie
Jan 2021
#34
That picture was taken in chilly Vermont in November, and he had to wear that same coat outside.
pnwmom
Jan 2021
#10
He "fit right in" just fine. Obsessing over outerwear is up there with obsessing over Biden's Rolex.
SMC22307
Jan 2021
#13
He didn't fit in. The whole reason he's a meme is he stuck out like a sore thumb,
pnwmom
Jan 2021
#19
If you think I'm going to while away what's left of my internet allowance today
Denzil_DC
Jan 2021
#127
As a millionaire, he could have worn a coat that was both warm and fit the seriousness of
pnwmom
Jan 2021
#18
I don't think it's stressing anyone who doesn't lack some sort of sense of proportion
Denzil_DC
Jan 2021
#44
I think it's on a different level if you or your spouse is being inaugurated
Withywindle
Jan 2021
#45
Some people are so dense. Below a certain temperature we must dress for comfort...
Violet_Crumble
Jan 2021
#54
Janet Yellen was there, I've seen nobody crucifying her for her fashion choice.
Autumn
Jan 2021
#109
Can anybody identify the guy to the right of Bernie wearing an almost identical coat?
Denzil_DC
Jan 2021
#22
Some people STILL have not gotten over Bernie having had the audacity
DemocraticPatriot
Jan 2021
#103
Oh God, if he'd been wearing a beanie as well, we'd never hear the end of it!
Denzil_DC
Jan 2021
#57
Add me to the list who thinks that Bernie was fine and not out of place or being disrespectfully.
CentralMass
Jan 2021
#33
Conservatives peed themselves when Jimi Hendrix played the Star Spangled Banner
Roisin Ni Fiachra
Jan 2021
#72
Wedding, funeral, inauguration, any formal occasion -- wear a nice coat longer than your jacket.
betsuni
Jan 2021
#73
"open displays of being "mortified" aren't necessary, but I'm sure they know who made an effort"
Denzil_DC
Jan 2021
#91
They almost look like they organized it beforehand, to make it look all the worse. n/t
Denzil_DC
Jan 2021
#122
Warren's Planned Parenthood scarf and blue face mask are great, but that jacket makes her
betsuni
Jan 2021
#124
Bernie was being Bernie. Was he "traditionally fashionable?" No. but he was still appropriately
hlthe2b
Jan 2021
#79
. . . . . . . . . Could have been worse, it could have been a TAN SUIT!!!11!!1!!
Alex4Martinez
Jan 2021
#98
How petty! What is your source that Bernie voted for himself in November 2016?
karynnj
Jan 2021
#100