At the second presidential debate – which came just two days after Donald Trump’s Grab-them-by-the-p-ssy tape – Melania Trump showed up in a Gucci pussybow blouse. That’s what Gucci called it and everything. I doubted whether Melania even knew the technical name for it, or if she was making some kind of reference to her husband’s comments. But maybe she was. Because she wore another pussybow at the final debate!
First, I should point out that Hillary Clinton literally wore red, blue and white to the three debates, in that order. First was the gorgeous red suit, then the navy-and-cream suit, then last night it was a rather beautiful Ralph Lauren suit in white. I took issue with the faux-Mandarin collar of the jacket, but otherwise she looked amazing. Whoever is doing her highlights these days needs to stick around, because her blonde is FAB.
As for the Trump women… Melania also wore Ralph Lauren, even though my guess is that Mr. Ralph Lauren is like “I don’t know her.” Melania also wore pants (it was a jumpsuit) and the top of the jumpsuit has a pussybow, at least according to People Mag. I’m not sure if that counts as a pussybow though? We’ll see. Ivanka Trump wore Roland Mouret – a $1,285 off-the-shoulder jumpsuit. Does anyone else think it’s weird that Ivanka and Melania both look like they’re dressed for a funeral? Maybe they are in mourning: the Trump brand has never been more damaged.
Meanwhile, Buzzfeed’s David Mack made an interesting claim about Ivanka Trump yesterday. I have no desire to cover this, especially since the Trump campaign is already demanding a retraction and Ivanka is throwing a hissy fit – you can read Buzzfeed’s story here.
Photos courtesy of Getty.
Ivanka and Melania come off as Stepford Wives competing for attention. “Look at me in my black jumpsuit!” “NO! Look at ME in MY black jumpsuit!”
Yes and the problem is people have looked at them. In Melania they probably saw what they always see but Ivanka’s image has changed drastically and not in a good way, IMO.
Before, Ivanka was viewed as someone smarter and with more integrity than her dad. Now, she was revealed to be his enabler. She truly is her father’s daughter.
OMG! That’s it! STEPFORD WIVES! Also…one-shoulder jumpsuit is SO not appropriate for a presidential debate.
Maybe not for past presidential debates but at this point the whole campaign is at the very least “inappropriate.” She would have to wear Daisy Dukes and a crop top to even move the needle. Early voting has started! The end is near!
@Lindsay — I know you’re right, but it still makes me angry. Imagine if Michelle Obama wore something like this! Imagine the outrage!
I thought the same thing! This is a bunch of people going to a cocktail party. Tiffany if the only one that looks slightly professional, with her jacket.
I don’t know what the fuss is…they aren’t the ones debating. I don’t care what they wear.
Melania looks shellshocked, and Ivanka looks like a pants- soiling is imminent.
Yeah, I feel like the photos speak volumes.
In the 3rd picture, Melania reminds of Jerry’s girlfriend-pretty sometimes not so pretty other times-in “The Strike” Seinfeld episode
You’re after my heart with your Seinfeld reference, Blackcat!! “She’s a two-face!”
All the Trump ladies look a bit downcast — as well they should.
Why are Trump’s ties sooooo long? They practically extend to his crotch.
Because wearing a T-shirt with an arrow pointing to his crotch is too crass?
You win. Hahahahaha!
hahaha 🙂
LOL OMG!!!
Ah. The obvious answer is usually right!
So woman can grab him by the tie.
Trump’s clothing in general is ill fitting.
Truly. So ill fitting that his suit looked quite cheap. Like a bad prom suit on a high school kid. Quite a contrast to H’s amazing, modern ivory suit, which I loved.
So true. I’d love Tim Gunn’s take on how he dresses!
Last night on MSNBC they were talking about how family members are worried Trump has hurt their “brand.” Hurt is an understatement. I think destroyed is the word they are looking for.
From a purely aesthetic point of view, Hillary Clinton has come out looking amazing every time. Like facelift fresh. Like Tom Cruise’s Brazilian Dr. good.
And Trump has looked just awful. Even though I know he’s not a drinker, he sure looks like one – bloated, somehow pale AND flushed, dehydrated. So gross.
Not a happy smiling family when this first started they all look misable worn out and drained oh well 😝😫😦
There is a stark difference when you look at the Clinton family vs the Trump family. Clintons are tactile in their affection towards one another as well as others. After each debate they share hugs & kisses with friends & well wishers. They linger and chat.
The Trump family smile but rarely touch to the point of being standoffish. They appear extremely insular. No lingering after any of the debates, no chatting with friends or supporters. They appear to have none. Trump left right after last nights debate and started tweeting from his car. He couldn’t even be bothered to take questions in the spin room. He looked like a petulant child who snatched his ball and went home because things didn’t go his way.
@Onerous I totally agree. Last night he looked TERRIBLE – stonefaced, angry, jaw clenched, squinted eyes, like a thundercloud. He has changed tremendously since the beginning when it was all a joke.
Yes! That’s what he looked like… a thundercloud.
That’s a fantastic description. Like a thundercloud, exactly.
That was his attempt to look presidential. He was working hard to keep it together at first, although to viewers he was, as you said, looking uptight, angry, constipated.
His change in demeanor since the beginning is the result of the wispy soft spoken lying condescending Kellyanne telling him to look/be more presidential.
I just rolled my eyes and was fully expecting Clinton (or “her”, as he refers to her) to do the same when he repeated over and over again how angry/furious/whatever she was at … I forgot what exactly, basically trying to play into the women-be-cray-cray stereotype, while at the same time acting like a spolit, petulant child, speaking over her and the host and calling her nasty. Embarrassing.
I was looking at his cheeks and there appears to be some bad attempt at contouring going on.
Imagine how hellish it is to be his hair and make up people. And you know he has all kinds of weird opinions about how he wants to look. Like the ultimate cartoon of the rich businessman, with the crispy spray tan, the over whitened teeth, the combover hair that looks like a tsunami soufflé. He is truly someone who has no capacity to see himself. Which, you know, is one of the big signs of a clinical narcissist….
And we know he’s not a drinker because….he said so?
Please this guy lies for a living.
I highly doubt that Trump has never touched alcohol. Hell, he’s probably hitting that sh*t HARD after every debate. I know I would be if I were him…
Don’t forget he also started a (failed) vodka brand. A little strange for a teetotaler, right?
He’s had some family tragedy with alcohol, so he might very well be a teetotaler, but I have no doubts he has a Dr. Feelgood who prescribes all kinds of goodies to keep things on as even keel as they ever get.
This is the one thing I believe him on – his brother, whom he loved very much, was a terrible addict and died young. I don’t know why Donald can be human about that, but about absolutely nothing else in the world, apparently.
Which means all those 3am tweets are done without any help from alcohol. Woof.
I’m guessing some kind of uppers, coke being the most obvious. The fact that the sniffling story isn’t bigger is as bizarre as the sniffling during the debates itself.
I just can’t with the lead photo. This is a presidential debate, not reality TV.
Thank you Megan, I thought the same exact thing when I first saw it. This is what our presidential debates have come to to look like. Uggggggh.
I know, it’s a train wreck, I want to look away but I can’t help myself.
i think the one sleeve jump suit is a weird outfit for a debate, even if her father debates like it is the opening act for a wrestling match
I agree. And at this point I think Melania is trolling us or Trump with that long puss bow. She might even have enjoyed Melanianade
I can’t explain why she would do it, but Melania and every Trump team member ALL know what a “pussybow” is now! It has to be deliberate – but how peculiar. Is she trying to say “I don’t care”?
The off-the-shoulder look doesn’t work for me at all for a Presidential debate, but I suppose it will get a lot of attention. These people are the new Kardashians.
@Belle Epoch, that’s just it; she does not care.
She’s probably thrilled to go back to her life without the scrutiny she would get as a First Lady.
When she first wore the pussy bow, I couldn’t beleive that people believed that she might not be aware. I called BS then and I am calling BS now. She damn well knew it was a pussy bow and she was giving the country a big FU with her middle finger.
Well I’m gonna wear my brand new Hillary For President pink T-shirt to the polling booth on election day. In Tennessee. We’ll see how it goes. I might get shot LoL! I might record the experience and put it on YouTube.
And CNN had a WRESTLING BELL dinging in the commercials. I found that jarring!
I never watch anything but CSPAN for the debates. They do a constant split screen with both candidates, they never show the audience or the moderator, so it’s lovely. And no stupid sound effects or anything else.
Well, dang. I watched it on PBS, so I missed those shenanigans.
Littledarling, I was home sick and CNN commercials for the debate were on and I thought to myself that also sense of decorum associated with the highest office In the Land is gone. It was like it was a game and not a debate to discuss the nation’s issues. I could not believe they would mock the debate. So if the media is portraying it as a show, main stream America will follow suite. How sad.
No more CNN for me.
I could not agree more! It was announced like a payper view fight. The candidates. Go head to head. Tonight. (DING!!!)
I thought it was a beuatiful outfit that fit her well but was NOT appropriate for a debate.
Ditto. Lovely and age appropriate, but not occasion appropriate
The suit seemed off-White to me and that made all the difference – it made her skin/hair coloring pop and she looked healthy and lovely.
Trump’s blazingly white shirt had the opposite effect with his skin tone/makeup/Cheetodust. If he had listened to any political consultants or TV consultants during this campaign or had more discipline than a tired toddler, I shudder to think how easy it would have been for him to win.
Melody, he hasn’t lost yet! Despite the Electoral College revelations, MSNBC absolutely freaked out when he didn’t appear to confirm he would accept Hillary winning the Election! “I will let you know”
He did look terrible and his suit is so ill fitting but I think he dyed his hair in the last couple of days to tone down the bright blonde that it used to be which highlighted how orange his face was. Still ick.
I’ve noticed someone got him to dial it back on the spray tans/orange face lately. It’s been a slow transition, but he was markedly paler last night. Even my friends watching it who don’t normally pay much attention to him commented that he’s less orange lately.
The effect is…not good.
Lol, when I spontaneously called him a tangerine anus via my television, one of my 15 year olds countered that he’s “not even that orange anymore.”
Yes I’ve come to realize that the orange pallor is meant to give the effect of youth and vigor. Without it he looks like a damn corpse.
Is that really a surprise in case Ivanka actualy did say those words? I mean she grew up around this sexist, racist shit of a father. The only thing thowing me off is that she seems to be an independant young woman and obviously Donald thinks that a woman with an opinion and an ability to think for herself is nasty
How soon after November 8 does Melania file for divorce?
I predict on American Thanksgiving Weekend there will be a statement put out by Donald Trump’s reps ” Melania and I have decided to separate. Our focus at this time will be on the well being of our son. We wish for privacy at this time”
If the news is released on a holiday weekend the media will be taken by surprise and also Donald’s camp can make sure all potential damaging information can be taken care of before the media feeding frenzy begins.
It will be Donald filing for the divorce as she loves the money too much. He will blame her for him not getting elected.
She won’t file. I would be shocked.
I don’t think she’ll file, either. She’s already turned the other cheek, she knows who she’s married to and is willing to live with it.
OMG I was thinking the same thing. She would either file for divorce on November 6 or 7 or November 9. Should he win (god forbid) she would file on the day of the ignorgaration . Taking the spotlight off of hin (which he loves so much) and putting it on her.
I dare say she knew what she was signing up for when she married him.
I’ve viewed her as a passive person who values the lifestyle. Then again, she may be a lot more strategic. She may trade him in and give him a dose of his own medicine.
Supposedly his first wife became too interested in helping his business (the horror!), and then Marla wanted to have a family dinner with him each evening (again, the horror!). He is quoted as saying there is high maintenance and low maintenance, but he prefers ‘no maintenance’.
Good luck finding wife number 4. Maybe one of his supporters will be deemed worthy of giving it a try.
I was struck by the fact that Trump said he hadn’t apologised to his wife for pussygate, because he’d done nothing wrong. In an earlier statement where Melania was forgiving him, she said he had apologised. They really need a full-time lie logger to keep them straight.
Who is the woman to the far left in the white dress? At first glance I thought that was a dude…
She is with one of the sons.
Probably Donald Jr’s wife.
I’m wondering if The Donald has inappropriately grabbed either of his daughters-in-law. I wouldn’t put it past him.
Clinton looks fabulous. Her shoes kill me though. How does she stand in them?
Hillary did look fabulous last night. What do you mean, how does she stand in them…they are just kitten heels.
I taught and had a principal that wore at least 4 inch heels every day and could run in them faster than most. They get use to it. Plus, she may have only put them on right before she came out on stage or right after she got out of the car.
She really does look better than ever! So regal. Her posture is A++++++
I love this woman’s hair. The color and cut are to die for
I saw some pictures a few weeks ago pointing out that at some events all the trumps where coordinated in their outfits except tiffany and I feel like it happened again! I hope it’s her rebelling and not that they don’t bother to inform her of the theme.
I liked Tiffany’s outfit the best out of the bunch.
I liked it too. But is there….something not good….between her and her father? I get a very cold vibe off of her towards him. Understandable, but something’s there, right?
My understanding is that her mother moved across country to raise her. She hasn’t had significant time around him, apparently.
Mentioning coordinating…does it not look like they are trying to avoid another picture that could be captioned “Now we know why all the Trump women stand like this”?
And Melania, god bless her, is protecting that pussy and flagrantly wearing a pussybow.
LOL. Exactly what I was thinking, Embee.
I thought Melania looked lovely last night, but that’s the only compliment I have for anything Trump.
I agree. Melania looks beautiful. She is very stylish.
I find her boring.
ITA. I’ve liked all of her outfits actually, even the crazy bell-sleeves and pussy bows.
But my gal Hill looked absolutely LUMINOUS.
I definitely thought its was weird that they both had on black jumpsuits. I have a black jumpsuit. When you decide to go with it, it’s a moment, like, “Yes! I’m going to wear the black jumpsuit!” So I think they probably didn’t consult with one another. I did get a funereal vibe. The Trump posse, especially the ladies, all look straight out of ‘Real Houswives of NY.’
Hillary was gorgeous and glamorous. And she had a few one-two punchy (verbal, of course!) to boot!
WOW. So the pussybow is an actual statement from Melania then? Seems that way. The first time, the question was, “who is she trolling by wearing a pussybow?” Well, it looks like this woman is actually trolling the victims! I am truly stunned! I was starting to feel a bit bad for her. SMDH
Yes, that’s definitely another pussybow on Melania. I LOVE pussybow shirts, they look fantastic on me for some reason. So they always jump out at me when other women wear them.
Melania really needs to update her hairdo, though. I think it’s aging her at this point. She needs something softer, less harsh. I’m not saying she needs to cut it off and get some old lady do, she’s not that old, after all. But her long-standing look is looking harsh, and her hair is thinning and this cut doesn’t do it any favors.
Aaaand her make up. Yeesh.
Whoever did her makeup for her interview with A. Cooper this week apparently didn’t know about pore minimizers. On our large screen HD TV, you could see every pore on her cheeks. I have oily skin and visible pores, too, but would be sure they were covered up for a TV interview.
I noticed the pores too! To the point I questioned whether my TV was damaged but, no, it was her.
While watching her Anderson interview I was soooo distracted by her hair…what is that? Wings sprayed in place…she the Donald must share the same hairdresser.
HRC came to slay and that she did. She looked flawless and absolutely dismantled the Pompous Pumpkin
Going to go back and read comments but does anyone in his campaign dress her?! I’ve been in far less more important situations where this and that are worn or not.
Y’know the thing about a shark, he’s got… lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll’s eyes. When he comes at ya, doesn’t seem to be livin’… until he bites ya. And those black eyes roll over white, and then… oh, then you hear that terrible high-pitch screamin’, the ocean turns red, and spite of all the poundin’ and the hollerin’, they all come in and they… rip you to pieces.
Hillary’s blond has always been on point! I read an interesting interview with her hairdresser, I think on Refinery?? Anyway I found it fascinating…not just about her hair, but how she is basically always with her. How cool would that be??? To be a part of this history and doing great hair at the same time 🙂
Ya know….My Dad was an amazing charismatic personality. Everyone loved him.
He was a merchant marine and a ships captain for 40 plus years.
I described him as Popeye . Superman and Indian Jones all rolled up into one.
You might say I loved and admired him.
If he behaved the way this man behaves, I cannot imagine crossing the country trying to get people to vote for him. She is too smart for this.
The last photo (of Bill and Hillary) is really sweet. Made me a tad teary. They’ve been through a lot of battles together.
As much as it pains me to say it, I think Melania’s jumpsuit is just fine, not tradtional in terms of style and the color black, but still appropriate. She is a former “model”, tall, slim and younger than many previous candidates wives. In Melania’s defense, if Michelle Obama had come out wearing something like this, everyone would be loving the look and commenting on her fashion sense and spectacular arms. With that said, is the semi p*ssybow a deliberate f*u, directed by her husband as a deliberate f*u, a cryptic message or simply ignorance, only she knows for sure but as the wife of a presidential candidate she SHOULD know better. I was more worried about her husbands comment that he hadn’t even apologized to his wife because there wasn’t anything to apologize for, in her interviews over the past week she states he DID apologize to her, who’s telling the truth?
With regards to Ivanka’s pantsuit, the top half is very out of place for a presidential debate. It looks like a bad prom outfit from the 80’s, minus the gem color and glitter.
“In Melania’s defense, if Michelle Obama had come out wearing something like this, everyone would be loving the look and commenting on her fashion sense and spectacular arms.”
You mean everyone HERE would be praising the look.
You don’t remember how much heat Michelle took from Republicans for her bare arms?
Well then, allow me to remind you:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bonnie-fuller/michelle-obamas-sleevegat_b_171172.html
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=6986019&page=1
http://www.sfgate.com/living/article/Michelle-Obama-s-bare-arms-stir-controversy-3247209.php
But as I said above, I’ve quite liked Melania’s outfits during the debates…maybe the only genuine compliment I can give her at this point but…
My implication was the same people critisizing Melania, I am a pro chick kinda gal, all the “noise” focused on woman (in particular) and looks is a distraction. No one (including Donald Trump) should be critisized for appearances!
Normally I would agree with you but appearance DOES matter when we’re discussing a position as important as POTUS.
Much like you or I would be expected to dress appropriately for a job interview, presidential candidates should as well. After all, the debates are almost like an interview for a professional opportunity–the only difference being that they’re interviewing for one of the most important jobs in the world and America is deciding whether they’re the best candidate for the position.
So yes actually, attire IS relevant in this case.
I do agree that women tend to get the brunt of the criticism when it comes to fashion, but let’s face it: men’s fashion is boring, comparatively.
And given Trump’s consistently crude and disgusting comments about women’s appearance, I think he’s fair game. His suit was ill-fitting, his comb-over was atrocious (as always) and overall he looked like a sloppy mess–not how I would prefer the POTUS to look.
Agree to disagree, Melania is who I am discussing, she is not applying for the job, her husband is. Peace & Love, maybe I don’t understand your perspective given that I am a french canadian with a very different view on style/fashion. I also stand by my statement, no one (man or women) should be judged on appearance, whether that is Donny’s comments or anyone else, even if in retaliation to his comments. In the infamous words of FLOTUS … when they go low, we go high.
Judging people on their appearance is one of my very favourite things. I’m not going to stop now. Especially on a site called Celebitchy.
Word for the links. I needed to be reminded because I dont think I knew about this?!?
ETA: I had NO Idea. That was crazy!
All the Trump women creep me out. They remind me of the Robert Palmer girls in “Simply Irresistible” video; dead eyes ,pursed lips posing for the camera. Ivanka thought she was going to a nightclub, so inappropriate.
I liked both jumpsuits but I wouldn’t wear either to a debate. Maybe they planned to hit the casino afterwards. LOL I feel like they’re desperately trying to mimic the Michelle Obama gun show with the bare arms. But no. Nuh uh. Not.
Remember when people would actually give Michelle O. s*it about bare arms?? Remember when the standard for her was pretty much perfection or fail? And she’s pulled it off. And now the Republicans prop up this Euro trash ex hooker as potential First Lady? What an insult.
Love that, Euro trash ex hooker…perfect way to describe her. She’s probably fine with Trump groping other woman as long as he leaves her alone.
Let’s not forget she can’t conjugate verbs. Or really speak in full sentences. And all the Trump supporters yell at foreigners telling them to learn English?
I just mentioned this to my mother the other day. I was surprised at how heavy her accent was after being in America for all of these years. I wonder if he likes it because it’s a constant reminder that she’s foreign and he has the power.
As horrible and selfish and blind and enabling and guilty as they are of keeping this trainwreck going for their own motivations, I do feel badly for these women. This abusive person will turn on them the second this comes screeching to a halt and the fervor dies down. When the level of attention and excitement and chaos is no longer fever pitch, good or bad, his gaze will fall on them and all the ways they let him down and he will extort what he feels they owe him for it. That makes me very sad.
Euro trash ex-hooker – Priceless
And when I first saw FLOTUS bare arms and legs I was taken aback. But for the republicans to not bat an eye at this train wreck they want to send to the WH, I’m thinking they’ve all been drinking the cool aid.
You would think with Marla Maples as her mom, Tiffany would be more pleasant to look at. I don’t know why, but she bothers me even more than the others.
I’ve heard more than one person describe her as an egg with eyes.
YESSSS!!!! That sums it up perfectly!
They were wearing black because they were at the funeral for Trump’s campaign, everyone but Trump and the deplorables see it.
Can we come up with a different name for that type of bow? I’m so disgusted by Trump’s line of thought, the word “pussy” in any context is very uncomfortable for me now. I’m serious. When the first article came out about her ‘bow’, I thought for sure it was some type of bow with a canoe-like shape. My mind is fried.
It’s an old name for that sort of neckline, I doubt the name will be changed anytime soon.
Meet the blonde Kardashians.
Okay. When I read a story about the “pussy bow”, at first, I did not know what it was. I have to admit that I was looking for a bow down lower and then I had to look it up. I feel stupid!
They all look so rough now. I did read that Trump Jr. is saying that the Presidency would be “beneath” his father. They’re all so awful.
As for the “pussy bow,” I see it as Melania – at Trump’s behest – trolling us. She doesn’t care what he does or what he says or she would have divorced him a long time ago.
I believe Hillary’s whites (at her DNC Acceptance speech and at the last debate) were an homage to the Suffragettes.