It doesn't suit her: Hillary Clinton gives inequality speech in £8,600 Armani jacket
HILLARY Clinton stirred a storm of negative comments after she gave a speech on income inequality wearing an Armani jacket 'worth £8,600'.
Clinton gave a speech on income inequality wearing this expensive Armani tweed jacket
The former-First Lady completely changed her wardrobe for the campaign but it seems that her new outfits are not matching her political messages.
Mrs Clinton, who is believed to have virtually secured her nomination as the Democratic Party’s candidate in the US presidential election, was campaigning with popular topics such as job creation, secured retirement and income inequality.
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She wore the tweed jacket, reportedly worth £8,576, during a speech on inequality in April, and social media users were left outraged.
One tweeter posted: “I'm pretty sure Hillary Clinton would rather talk about merits of a $12,000 Armani jacket than a sales rack Target blue dress... any day.”
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While another posted: “Hillary gave the speech in a $12,495 Giorgio Armani tweed jacket, uhmm..yeah she knows all about being poor, right?”
At the start of her campaign, the ex-first lady completely changed her wardrobe in order to look more like an everywoman.
Hillary Clinton's speech in the Armani jacket outraged social media users
During her wardrobe make-over, Mrs Clinton reportedly upgraded to high-end European labels, and hired a team of image experts in order to shape her on-stage style.
According to the New York Post, she’s likely to have spent £137,000 on new clothes to wear on the campaign trail.
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However, Mrs Clinton is not the first presidential hopeful who splashed a huge amount of money on her campaign wardrobe.
Sarah Palin received £100,000 worth of clothing from the Republican National Committee in 2008, while Donald Trump often wears £5,000 worth Brioni suits.