http://www.luxist.com/2008/09/04/cindy-mccains-300-000-outfit-for-the-rnc
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/politics/2008/09/cindy-mccains-300000-outfit.html

Quote :

"Thanks to the calculator-savvy fashion dept. over at Vanity Fair, we've got an estimated grand total for Cindy McCain's outfit from Tuesday evening's Republican National Convention festivities. The final cha-ching? $300,000. Highlights include her Oscar de la Renta fierce-collared shirtdress, a pair of $280,000 diamond sparklers and Chanel's J12 white ceramic watch. The shoes have yet to be identified -- any guesses readers? (I'm betting Manolo.) At least in the realm of fashion, Cindy is the elitist in this race. Remember Michelle Obama's pick for her appearance on The View? A $148 number from mass chain White and Black."

Quote :

"One of the persistent memes in the Republican line of attack against Barack Obama is the notion that he is an elitist, whereas the G.O.P. represent real working Americans like Levi “F-in’ Redneck” Johnston. It caught our attention, then, when First Lady Laura Bush and would-be First Lady Cindy McCain took the stage Tuesday night wearing some rather fancy designer clothes. So we asked our fashion department to price out their outfits. Laura Bush Oscar de la Renta suit: $2,500 Stuart Weitzman heels: $325 Pearl stud earrings: $600–$1,500 Total: Between $3,425 and $4,325 Cindy McCain Oscar de la Renta dress: $3,000 Chanel J12 White Ceramic Watch: $4,500 Three-carat diamond earrings: $280,000 Four-strand pearl necklace: $11,000–$25,000 Shoes, designer unknown: $600 Total: Between $299,100 and $313,100 Wow! No wonder McCain has so many houses: his wife has the price of a Scottsdale split-level hanging from her ears. (All prices except Laura’s shoes and Cindy’s watch are estimates, and the jewelry prices are based on the assumption that the pieces are real.)"

9/5/2008 8:31:57 PM

borrowed

9/5/2008 8:36:58 PM

no shit, they have a ton of money

they don't act elitest as far as i've seen

9/5/2008 8:38:29 PM

Just like all the celebs "own" all that shit when they walk the red carpet, AM I RITE?

9/5/2008 8:38:55 PM

Anheuser Busch?




More like Anheuser McCain.




amirite?

9/5/2008 8:41:50 PM

This picture is incomplete. No where on that picture do I see a Bud Dry bottle. I spit on this blasphemy!

[Edited on September 5, 2008 at 8:48 PM. Reason : ]

9/5/2008 8:48:04 PM

non-story. Neither of these guys won the nomination because they were "average" they both won the nomination because their side was looking for a "hero." McCain's backstory is as a POW / war hero. Obama's backstory is post-racial / community hero.

Neither is a man of the people, neither pretends to be.


Moving on . . .

9/5/2008 8:51:36 PM

Makes Edward's 100$+ haircuts look silly.

9/5/2008 8:55:05 PM

Quote :

"borrowed"

9/5/2008 8:55:18 PM

basically the only thing is the earings. very misleading post. shouldve been "cindy mccain's 280+k earrings.

She has so much money she basically owns 75% of us beer.

9/5/2008 9:00:58 PM

9/5/2008 9:01:25 PM

Awesome. I'm wearing a $5,000 outfit and all I have on is a t-shirt and undies from Target. God bless husbands with good taste in jewlery (and women).

9/5/2008 9:04:25 PM

^^ perfectly executed rear naked choke

9/5/2008 9:08:21 PM

^^ I was just thinking the same thing.... Except replace the husband part with self-purchase

9/5/2008 11:29:10 PM

Quote :

"Just like all the celebs "own" all that shit when they walk the red carpet, AM I RITE? "

b/c they are trying to portray themselves as elite....am I rite?

9/5/2008 11:33:36 PM

whew, thank goodness for elections based on issues, like this election. oh, wait...

9/5/2008 11:34:11 PM

I think $240,000 of that went to refill her Oxycontin stash

9/5/2008 11:48:28 PM

so she has got good rocks. she is rich. big whoop. I know people who wear 50k in diamonds and crappy clothes. it's all about the rocks baby!!

9/6/2008 1:42:08 PM