One Word for Sarah Palin’s Clothes: LOEHMANNS!
We imagine that you have heard about the political hoopla regarding the fact that the Republican National Committee spent nearly $150,000.00 on clothing for Vice Presidential hopeful Sarah Palin and her family? The story broke first over on Politico and has been making waves ever since.
Now the big deal is not about that she is wearing high quality designer clothing. Everyone seems to agree that she looks great and that she need to look the part of knowledge and authority. And really, it does seem like all the main candidates do wear expensive designer digs; that’s not the issue. We don’t even care that the RNC paid for it and or whether or not it all goes to charity should Sarah need to return to Alaska and her fuzzy parkas.
It’s just that spending 150K on designer threads is not smart shopping! What were they thinking paying full price???
It’s just not necessary when you can get the same designer look for so much less at Loehmann’s!
As Washington Post’s Robin Givhan writes;
” How do you sell someone as a no-frills hockey mom who sold the state plane and fired the official cook and hunted her own moose meat, and then try to explain wardrobing her in clothes from Neiman Marcus — a store occasionally referred to by aggrieved, frugal shoppers as Needless Markup? ……..Any retail expert can tell you that part of being a good merchant is finding a way of speaking to who it is the customer believes herself to be. A smart retailer stands for something. And in our culture Neiman Marcus stands for “elite,” not for “Everyman.”
The fact is that even those of us that adore top name brands and fabulous clothing, know how to find a great deal at Loehmann’s.
Now the bills from Saks Fifth Avenue in St. Louis and New York for a combined total of $49,425.74, reports Politico. And that’s not all. There were also two major shopping sprees to Neiman Marcus in Minneapolis, including one in early September that rang up a staggering bill of $75,062.63. Payments in September were also made to Barney’s New York ($789.72), Bloomingdale’s New York ($5,102.71) and Macy’s in Minneapolis ($9,447.71).
That’s a pretty hefty junk of change, and as shown by the Washington Post, just not needed at all. The Reliable Source’s Roxanne and Amy actually went shopping at both Neiman Marcus and Loehmann’s to find appropriate vice presidential clothing. Dollar for dollar, it went like this:
The Washington Post
In case you don’t feel like doing the math, that’s a savings of $11,526.82 by going to Loehmann’s.
Want to know more? Follow these links:
Washington Post:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/reliable-source/2008/10/rs-palin23.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/23/AR2008102301432_2.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/24/AR2008102401029.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/24/AR2008102400631.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/23/AR2008102303330.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2008/10/23/DI2008102301241.html
BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7685067.stm
LA Times; http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-palinshop23-2008oct23,0,5314359.story?track=rss:
WWD: http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/palins-fashiongate-1841561
The Atlantic: http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/10/republicans_disgusted_by_rnc_s.php
Politico: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14844.html
