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What on earth is he wearing? (Original Post) bigtree Apr 2018 OP
Ouch. Whats up with those long sleeves? This expensive but off the rack shit is not okay. bettyellen Apr 2018 #1
Looks like a suit jacket *over* a raincoat? The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2018 #2
We were so spoiled with Ohiogal Apr 2018 #36
Money can't buy class thegoose Apr 2018 #39
You called Malaria Moronia....... Farmer-Rick Apr 2018 #58
Looks the love child of a suit jacket and a rain coat😬 MLAA Apr 2018 #46
Isn't that just a poorly fitting overcoat? Guess he's forgotten he doesn't weigh 239 lbs anymore... brush Apr 2018 #52
Some kind of overcoat. MineralMan Apr 2018 #3
The coat is too tight and it rides up when he walks. Mariana Apr 2018 #59
Not a sharp dresser, that one... MineralMan Apr 2018 #67
He looks like a soup sandwich. Aristus Apr 2018 #4
Tailoring won't let that tight coat be expanded enough to fit his ever widening hips. elehhhhna Apr 2018 #27
I'm hardly a fashion maven Cirque du So-What Apr 2018 #5
Looks like the coat is too tight around the waist area... CatMor Apr 2018 #6
what's going on with Trump's pants legs? bigtree Apr 2018 #20
Good article.... CatMor Apr 2018 #23
They have to accommodate his fat thighs and widening hips. elehhhhna Apr 2018 #28
This is exactly it. Tailoring can only do so much with someone this large in the hips, butt and Nay Apr 2018 #49
yep - you can get an idea of the size of his thighs looking at his left leg - hence the baggy pants DrDan Apr 2018 #57
None of them do!! LOL ailsagirl Apr 2018 #50
All you have to do is look at her dress in this picture. llmart Apr 2018 #70
I agree, that dress is awful and her large implants make her look matronly CatMor Apr 2018 #88
Are they lopsided, or is it the way she's standing? nt. Mariana Apr 2018 #89
They sure look lopsided.... CatMor Apr 2018 #90
If the pant legs got too tapered... 3catwoman3 Apr 2018 #87
This message was self-deleted by its author cilla4progress Apr 2018 #106
Contrast with cilla4progress Apr 2018 #107
All three of them look awful for an Easter service. Sancho Apr 2018 #35
They're such a weird looking bunch. Ohiogal Apr 2018 #38
they look awful, period. RoBear Apr 2018 #53
They really do. None of the clothes fit correctly. yardwork Apr 2018 #71
Tiffany's dress is too tight around the stomach and Raine Apr 2018 #94
Where is Hope Hicks with the pants steamer? Oh she quit. SummerSnow Apr 2018 #42
File the family under Awkward Easter Photos . I knew a big guy with pants like that . If you have a lunasun Apr 2018 #61
He is secretly singnaling to the midwest that very large jobs are headed their way. Farmer-Rick Apr 2018 #63
He always looks like such a disheveled mess. smirkymonkey Apr 2018 #96
He's got a couple of kacekwl Apr 2018 #73
And a large fry is in his overcoat inside pocket, left side. nt Ilsa Apr 2018 #83
lol bigtree Apr 2018 #100
Some thoughtful replies to Benjamins query: Leghorn21 Apr 2018 #7
I'm stuck on 'clothing mullet' bigtree Apr 2018 #10
The indoor/outdoor robe from J Peterman!! yardwork Apr 2018 #72
Aint twitter GRAND??! This had me screamin, too!!! nt Leghorn21 Apr 2018 #77
Hmmm ... a straitjacket ready to go? n/t RKP5637 Apr 2018 #8
What he always wears - an air of utter disdain. Siwsan Apr 2018 #9
What is creating those bulges under murielm99 Apr 2018 #11
a bullet-proof vest I think MiniMe Apr 2018 #14
a sweaty one. elehhhhna Apr 2018 #31
Is there a skirt attached to the jacket? Control-Z Apr 2018 #12
hmm bigtree Apr 2018 #17
I love those coats. Stylish and elegant. Polly Hennessey Apr 2018 #64
Careful - Obama wore long overcoats, too. Ms. Toad Apr 2018 #75
President Obama always looks classy. Rorey Apr 2018 #79
I concur - Ms. Toad Apr 2018 #81
Agree Rorey Apr 2018 #91
And he looked amazing! Control-Z Apr 2018 #92
Absolutely! Ms. Toad Apr 2018 #95
Notice the outline of a bullet proof vest. Wellstone ruled Apr 2018 #13
A badly fitted long coat. nt tblue37 Apr 2018 #15
dictator wear bigtree Apr 2018 #24
+1! nt tblue37 Apr 2018 #26
Kim Jong Un wore it better Danascot Apr 2018 #105
At least it's not tan lame54 Apr 2018 #16
He is wearing a bullet-proof vest. Tatiana Apr 2018 #18
That was my guess as well. nt Doremus Apr 2018 #22
Ahhh, that's a thought peggysue2 Apr 2018 #44
Do you guys know how difficult it is to get a competent 'steamer'?! Hope is gone. poboy2 Apr 2018 #19
Looks like a merkin to me ornotna Apr 2018 #21
:-) CentralMass Apr 2018 #32
On loosely tangentially related note. CentralMass Apr 2018 #40
I think I got a post hidden over Merkin Muffley-or at least flamed for it. n/t rzemanfl Apr 2018 #82
a formal robe? spanone Apr 2018 #25
Overcoat version of hobble skirt suffragette Apr 2018 #29
His overcoat is too tight to be worn buttoned. mnhtnbb Apr 2018 #30
A bathrobe over a bullet proof vest? Ohiogal Apr 2018 #33
He's just a hot mess. smirkymonkey Apr 2018 #34
FYI: I have one of those 3/4 length pea coat type things ProudLib72 Apr 2018 #37
Ugly, ugly, ugly, inside and out. mountain grammy Apr 2018 #41
I thought he said he doesn't wear robes! Luciferous Apr 2018 #43
Dryer enid602 Apr 2018 #45
at least it's not a tan suit mnmoderatedem Apr 2018 #47
Whatever it is, it's WAY too small (except the sleeves) ailsagirl Apr 2018 #48
Probably gained weight and clothes too small for him JI7 Apr 2018 #51
So will the pundits go apeshit over Cha Apr 2018 #54
Its either a family-size bag of Doritos or a holstered handgun and bulletproof vest. VOX Apr 2018 #55
He would look much better in an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #56
10 pounds of shite in a 5 pound bag Exotica Apr 2018 #60
A bulletproof vest for walking across the White House lawn? Polly Hennessey Apr 2018 #62
Whatever it is... jmowreader Apr 2018 #65
Its official, he has dementia HopeAgain Apr 2018 #66
He dresses like Mendocino Apr 2018 #68
Something that highlights his fake BMI. Thanks, Dr. Ronny. (n/t) SMC22307 Apr 2018 #69
he wants to make sure this does not happen again Skittles Apr 2018 #74
Did he fart the Marine's hat off Skittles? n/t rzemanfl Apr 2018 #85
We have a DUzzy. sarge43 Apr 2018 #103
BWAHAHAHA!!! Kali Apr 2018 #86
And he thinks he's entitled to make fun of others' looks meadowlark5 Apr 2018 #76
Yeah, and that's why I don't feel one bit bad for mocking him Rorey Apr 2018 #80
I think it must be more of his projection. smirkymonkey Apr 2018 #97
He always looks like a cheap-ass bum. dalton99a Apr 2018 #104
Burberry bulletproof trench coat. Look it up. N/T Orange Free State Apr 2018 #78
No epaulets on Drumpf's coat. n/t rzemanfl Apr 2018 #84
Good point Orange Free State Apr 2018 #98
For some reason I am reminded of Dubyah's shirt at a debate. rzemanfl Apr 2018 #99
The majority of the people who own most of the guns and have the mentality to shoot a president meadowlark5 Apr 2018 #108
Yep, but there is always Melanoma to worry about.... n/t Orange Free State Apr 2018 #110
It's just a long coat but it's too tight Raine Apr 2018 #93
A coat dress made for a man 50 lbs thinner and four inches taller? Guilded Lilly Apr 2018 #101
Nice bald spot and Heartstrings Apr 2018 #102
Somebody told him it would make his ass look smaller. Paladin Apr 2018 #109
 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
1. Ouch. Whats up with those long sleeves? This expensive but off the rack shit is not okay.
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 02:48 PM
Apr 2018

He’d look better in something from Men’s Warehouse if only he used their tailor after. What a maroon.

Ohiogal

(32,006 posts)
36. We were so spoiled with
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 04:20 PM
Apr 2018

8 years of fashion model stud Obama! and beautiful Michelle!

Trumps just look so odd and creepy sometimes. Considering their wealth, you'd think they could present themselves better.

brush

(53,787 posts)
52. Isn't that just a poorly fitting overcoat? Guess he's forgotten he doesn't weigh 239 lbs anymore...
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 06:39 PM
Apr 2018

if ever.

Mariana

(14,858 posts)
59. The coat is too tight and it rides up when he walks.
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 07:15 PM
Apr 2018

It may be he's turned up his pant legs to keep the dew off them, or else the the trousers are riding up as well.

Aristus

(66,388 posts)
4. He looks like a soup sandwich.
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 02:51 PM
Apr 2018

Why pay for expensive clothing if you're not going to spring for the tailoring?

I'm better-dressed than he is, and I earn a middle-class salary.

Cirque du So-What

(25,941 posts)
5. I'm hardly a fashion maven
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 02:52 PM
Apr 2018

but that thing is a fucking travesty - like everything else within the orbit of Cheeto Benito.

CatMor

(6,212 posts)
6. Looks like the coat is too tight around the waist area...
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 02:52 PM
Apr 2018

he always looks the same with the suit and tie. I think in his mind it makes him look thinner but it doesn't.

bigtree

(85,998 posts)
20. what's going on with Trump's pants legs?
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 03:36 PM
Apr 2018
Smith Jodi @MapwifeJodi
Did you see the recent report about how wide his pants legs are getting and as if he's in competition with Kim Jun Un for who's are wider?

Vanity Fair:

There’s a photo of Donald Trump from last weekend that I can’t stop thinking about. It’s from the Easter service in Palm Beach, where he’s standing between Tiffany and his wife, Melania, an odd sight for sure. I assume Melania is saying, “Do you two know each other?” But that’s not even the compelling part.



The really compelling part is that his pant legs are enormous. They’re each roughly the circumference of a healthy toddler’s head. They could fit comfortably around The Rock’s thighs—an image no one wanted to consider, but in the name of this investigation, we must. The angle of the photo makes it even more dramatic, with the grass hiding the president’s feet, shortening his overall frame and terminating his body at a wide point. Even so, those hems do not lie.

Per widely accepted lore, Trump buys expensive suits, but doesn’t have them tailored to fit his body. In 2004’s Trump: Think Like a Billionaire, “he” wrote, “I wear Brioni suits, which I buy off the rack.” Hope Hicks once confirmed that he bought Brioni suits and also wore Martin Greenfield Clothiers. Both are companies willing and able to set a man back many thousands of dollars, and yet the bagginess of it all gives the look a discount feel.

One may be able to distill an entire worldview from a self-professed billionaire’s choice to forego tailoring an expensive suit, but I’m wondering if there’s something far more nefarious afoot—something that, if proven, could impact the course of this American experiment forever: are the president’s pant legs getting wider?

read more: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/04/donald-trump-wide-leg-pants-growing#ampshare=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/04/donald-trump-wide-leg-pants-growing

CatMor

(6,212 posts)
23. Good article....
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 03:48 PM
Apr 2018

his pant legs make him look even dumpier than he already is. They are such a strange family it's hard to figure out why Melania doesn't say something to him. It's my opinion that Melania does not have good fashion sense.

Nay

(12,051 posts)
49. This is exactly it. Tailoring can only do so much with someone this large in the hips, butt and
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 06:33 PM
Apr 2018

stomach.

DrDan

(20,411 posts)
57. yep - you can get an idea of the size of his thighs looking at his left leg - hence the baggy pants
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 07:01 PM
Apr 2018

llmart

(15,540 posts)
70. All you have to do is look at her dress in this picture.
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 07:50 PM
Apr 2018

It's pretty hideous. Plus, the scowl always accompanies any outfit she wears.

Response to CatMor (Reply #23)

RoBear

(1,188 posts)
53. they look awful, period.
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 06:42 PM
Apr 2018

Easter service or bar fight, they're not dressed with any sense of style or anything else...

Blechhh!

yardwork

(61,650 posts)
71. They really do. None of the clothes fit correctly.
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 07:57 PM
Apr 2018

Money can't buy good taste, as demonstrated in this photo.

Raine

(30,540 posts)
94. Tiffany's dress is too tight around the stomach and
Mon Apr 9, 2018, 03:41 AM
Apr 2018

the hem needs to be pressed good with an iron.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
61. File the family under Awkward Easter Photos . I knew a big guy with pants like that . If you have a
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 07:23 PM
Apr 2018

big waist the pants legs are going to have to be big too , but can be tailored . Some of his better wear was better fitting and I assume the big guy had them tailored.
Some one needs to dress Trump.
He doesn't have to look a mess like this , he has the cash


Farmer-Rick

(10,185 posts)
63. He is secretly singnaling to the midwest that very large jobs are headed their way.
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 07:30 PM
Apr 2018

In balloon leg pants....or he's shrinking.

That article is hilarious.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
96. He always looks like such a disheveled mess.
Mon Apr 9, 2018, 06:44 AM
Apr 2018

Does he ever look in the mirror? It seems like he has no idea how ridiculous he looks. The clothes, the skin, the hair - all of it. He's just a disaster.

murielm99

(30,745 posts)
11. What is creating those bulges under
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 03:05 PM
Apr 2018

the raincoat, especially above the waist? Remember when Dubya wore that contraption on his back? Does 45 have something like that under the coat?

Control-Z

(15,682 posts)
12. Is there a skirt attached to the jacket?
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 03:05 PM
Apr 2018

Or is it a skirt over his pants and under his jacket? What the f is that?

Oh, no. I think Ivanka may have tried to design a new spring overcoat for him.

Ms. Toad

(34,075 posts)
75. Careful - Obama wore long overcoats, too.
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 08:18 PM
Apr 2018


The length of the jacket isn't the issue. It is that he does not choose (have tailored) clothes that fit him.

Rorey

(8,445 posts)
79. President Obama always looks classy.
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 08:54 PM
Apr 2018

He looks great in anything he wears.

I'd go so far as to use one of 45's favorite words: "elegant"

Ms. Toad

(34,075 posts)
81. I concur -
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 09:06 PM
Apr 2018

but there is a strong trend to ridicule a particular item of clothing merely because Trump was wearing it - without any recognition that the item may (generically) be a very stylish item.

Note the comments in this thread referred to the style as "dictator wear."

The post I responded to asked if it was a skirt attached to a jacket, not recognizing it as a long overcoat.

If I recall correctly, the previous thread I responded to questioned his masculinity for wearing such a coat.

Just because Trump looks ridiculous in it doesn't make the item of clothing ridiculous.

Rorey

(8,445 posts)
91. Agree
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 11:56 PM
Apr 2018

He needs to allow a good tailor to make his clothes fit him better. He always looks like he's wearing someone else's clothes. I don't think there's anything wrong with his choice to wear a long overcoat. It just didn't fit well. I've got a whole lot of complaints about 45, but what he wears is WAY down the list.

I think 45 sees what he wants to see when he looks in the mirror.

All that said, I always thought that the way that President Obama dressed and carried himself was befitting of his position.

Control-Z

(15,682 posts)
92. And he looked amazing!
Mon Apr 9, 2018, 12:52 AM
Apr 2018

Good design. Fantastic model.

As always, all the money in the world couldn't help the maggot look even just ok. I almost feel sorry for him, at times.

bigtree

(85,998 posts)
24. dictator wear
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 04:05 PM
Apr 2018


CJ Phillips @cjphillips66
The latest in "dictator wear".twitter.com/cjphillips66/status/983039459892527105


Tatiana

(14,167 posts)
18. He is wearing a bullet-proof vest.
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 03:27 PM
Apr 2018

Last edited Sun Apr 8, 2018, 04:16 PM - Edit history (1)

And he has clearly gained additional weight, so the fit is too tight with the long coat.

 

poboy2

(2,078 posts)
19. Do you guys know how difficult it is to get a competent 'steamer'?! Hope is gone.
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 03:33 PM
Apr 2018

Replacements cannot cut the mustard. The price one pays for being pants wrinkle free.

CentralMass

(15,265 posts)
40. On loosely tangentially related note.
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 04:34 PM
Apr 2018

From Dr Strangelove. President Merkin Muffley (Peter Sellers) calling the drunken Soviet Premier Dimitri Kissov from the War Room.

mnhtnbb

(31,392 posts)
30. His overcoat is too tight to be worn buttoned.
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 04:10 PM
Apr 2018

Needs to cut back on those two scoops, burgers at bedtime, and buckets of KFC.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
37. FYI: I have one of those 3/4 length pea coat type things
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 04:21 PM
Apr 2018

I've worn it maybe three times since I bought it in 2000. I was thinking about taking it out last year, but I refuse to do so now that it is part of his wardrobe selection. Maybe I could sell it to a tRumper for thousands?

mnmoderatedem

(3,728 posts)
47. at least it's not a tan suit
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 06:31 PM
Apr 2018

then Faux Nooze would be going ballistic.

Oh wait, that's only for Obama, never mind....

ailsagirl

(22,897 posts)
48. Whatever it is, it's WAY too small (except the sleeves)
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 06:33 PM
Apr 2018
Now here is one stylish gent!!!!!!!!



What a DIFFERENCE!!!!!!!

VOX

(22,976 posts)
55. Its either a family-size bag of Doritos or a holstered handgun and bulletproof vest.
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 06:50 PM
Apr 2018

I’m okay if he tries to eat the incorrect object.

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)
76. And he thinks he's entitled to make fun of others' looks
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 08:37 PM
Apr 2018

That's what just floors me. He's such a slob - ill fitting clothes, tape for a tie tac, that bizarre origami hairdo (hairigami) and then he picks someone and makes fun of their looks.

Rorey

(8,445 posts)
80. Yeah, and that's why I don't feel one bit bad for mocking him
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 08:57 PM
Apr 2018

Besides, mocking him helps alleviate my stress.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
97. I think it must be more of his projection.
Mon Apr 9, 2018, 06:51 AM
Apr 2018

He subconsciously despises what he looks like so he lashes out and criticizes others on their looks. Either that, or he's never looked in a mirror before.

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)
108. The majority of the people who own most of the guns and have the mentality to shoot a president
Mon Apr 9, 2018, 12:51 PM
Apr 2018

are the people who love him and would never shoot him. But I think we know he's become rather paranoid and delusional living in his Fox and Friends/Hannity bubble

Raine

(30,540 posts)
93. It's just a long coat but it's too tight
Mon Apr 9, 2018, 03:36 AM
Apr 2018

probably has a bullet proof vest under it, he should get a larger size coat.

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