Her Outfit Cost As Much As A House!!!!
Filed under: Fashion Smashion > John McCain
It's nice to see that the wife of our potential future President knows how to spend money wisely!
Cindy McCain and First Lady Laura Bush caught the attention of many when they were spotted on stage Tuesday night at the RNC looking tres chic.
While the Republicans try to make Barack Obama and his family seem like the "celebs" of the political world, John McCain is supposed to represent the "real working Americans, like Levi “F-in’ Redneck” Johnston."
Though that wasn't the case with McCain's wife!
Cindy and Laura were spotted wearing outfits worth thousands of dollars. And throw in the cost of Cindy's jewelry and her outfit is worth more than many peoples' houses!
Lets give them the benefit of the doubt, though. They can afford it, but maybe they got it for free?
Probably not!
Thanks to Vanity Fair, we now have an idea of how much their outfits probably cost. Check out the estimates:
Laura Bush
Oscar de la Renta suit: $2,500
Stuart Weitzman heels: $325
Pearl stud earrings: $600–$1,500
Total: Between $3,425 and $4,325Cindy 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, Taryn Rose: $475
Total: Between $299,100 and $313,100
We hope McCain can budget the nation's spending money better than he can budget his wife's spendings.
Although, SHE is the one with all the $$$$$$$$$.
Cindy probably gives him a weekly allowance!
[Photo via Getty Images.]
I guess she should have bought some of your crappy designs from hot topic, are they still carrying those????
Would you be happy if they dressed like you did, a whole outfit for less than $20?
Good for her! You're just jealous Perez….don't be a hater. They have their own money and don't need to be corrupt like Obama & Biden to make a dollar!
Re: castinggirl – if they want to appeal to the people. DRess nice of course but we REGULAR WORKING CLASS PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD THAT. They need to appeal to the people not spending thousands on one OUTFIT are u serious. UNREAL they are all fake as Cindy Smile.
Re: Mr. B.J. Hottie – Is this what all gay guys do now a days. Lift their shirts and show their stomach's. How boring and immature. Grow up already or life is going to hit you hard.
So motherf'ing what - she loves to look good and she can afford it! She surely has been like this before her husband's candidacy so why change her taste just to deceive the public?
And maybe this is a even better indication of good budget planning skills on their part because she/they can afford the fine things in life!
I'm a Hillary supporter and not sold out for Obama yet.
Re: M3chick – hOW ARE OBAMA AND MICHELLE CORRPUT?????
But they're for the people right? They're one of us? Puh-lease.
Obama Biden 2008!
perez you are so fucking stupid shut the fuck up
Well, they did have to look good for their "men" that night. All that money spent on their outfits and acessories should have been put towards some work on their faces! Cindy McCain gives me the fucking creeps…why does her face always seem so glazed over and phony? lol
How the hell do they know the earrings cost $280,000? I checked bluenile.com, 3 carat earrings can go for as little as $45,000.
You forgot to total Michelle Obama's clothes. I guess that you are aware that they are super wealthy as well. I am curious why it matters?
Who the fuck cares how much of her own damn money she spent on her outfit!!! IT'S HER MONEY!! At least she's not some democrat handing out my social security money as hand outs to illegals and lazy fuckers who leach off the american workers paycheck
Right, so Laura Bush and Cindy McCain are the first women to wear outfits costing thousands of dollars to a high profile event? Yeah. Okay. And this makes Obama less elitist…how again? Well, the fact of the matter is all of these ELECTED OFFICIALS are elitist. Rich. Not the average schmuck American. Since when did it become a fatal flaw to be a successful, rich person in America? Jealousy has run wild in this country.
that's disgusting.this bitch is dangerous.can u imagine how much money will she spend if her husband becomes president?
Re: Ms. Sugar Walls – bullshit….
Palin Said She Would Beg to Disagree With Candidate Who Said We Can't Drill Our Way Out of Our Problem. Asked by Invester's Business Daily "Some politicians and presidential candidates say we can't drill our way out of our energy problem and that drilling in ANWR will have no effect. What's your best guess of the impact on prices?" Palin responded, "I beg to disagree with any candidate who would say we can't drill our way out of our problem or that more supply won't ultimately affect prices. Of course it will affect prices. Energy being a global market, it's impossible to venture a guess on (specific) prices." [Investor's Business Daily) WOW
Re: Ms. Sugar Walls – Anti choice? that is such a stupid term, why don't we just call abortion what it is the death of a child? If we are going to have debates on the issues lets be intellecually honest, and show what abortion looks like. Peta shows the cruelty and slaughter of animals let the public know what is done during and after an abortion and then let them decide if it should stay legal, and by the way the old argument that women should be allowed choose what is done to their body is a moot point, we don't allow women to take drugs why not their body right we don't legalize suicide do we? why not their body right? and there is another problem with that, it is not just her body but the body of an innocent who did not ask to be concieved. Barack Obama was the child of poverty, and a mixed failed relationship, should he have been aborted because his mother had to struggle? Thank you mother that she didn't decide to "choose"
i'm sure michelle obama shops at discount stores right? they both looked rockin' both of the outfits my own mom would wear so stop hatin just because you can't afford it.
When will everyone wake up and remember it's OK to hate Republicans. It's a national sport, same as moose hunting.
Re: LS – why didn't anybody break down Madam Muslim wanna be's outfit
I wonder if Perez would have made such a fuss if he had been around while Jackie Kennedy was first lady. People are still taking cues from her designer outfits. And, if I'm not mistaken, JFK was supposed to represent the "working man" as well. I think she looked beautiful. If she had worn an outfit from Wal-Mart, Perez would have been ragging on her too.
WOW. Just another overly coiffed Stepford Wise. Money and no class!
why don't you evaluate what the Democratic wives are wearing? i'm sure they spent around the same amount as the Republicans.
Re: ANNA NICOLE SMITH – your ignorance is drowning out the sound of reality
Re: njpaul0129 – Ok just because you say that you are a policital scientist, what does that mean? that your opinions really matter? Against someone that live reality! YOUR head is so far up your ass, that you are having diarhea at the mouth! HUSH honey. Sarah, is right and you know it, and if you don't, to bad. Actual electoral votes: O-ba-ma 307 vs- M-cC-ain 230
In the electoral vote, Obama leads by 67 votes, he's has 29 percent MORE electoral votes than Mcidiot has.
So much for the alledged neck-and-neck-race in the national polls.
Enjoy and relax.
LOL who cares how much her sherbet colored dress is. AND LMAO to those who had to throw Obama in this. Like get a life already.
Spoken like a true queen, Mario. So what? She can wear a tow sack for all I or anyone else, except you, cares
Re: jeff – because it's a liberal dems mission in life to spin, spin, spin to hide their lack of substance. That's how 3C earrings cost $280K…
Thats disgusting, it doesnt matter if she can afford it! There are starving children, there are homeless people, there are people with crazy-ass medical bills all right here in America & this bitch is gonna stand there wearing $300,000 worth of shit! How can someone who lives that kind of life be president of the U.S., a place made up mostly of working class people who will never make that amount of money in years & years of hard work? How can someone like that ever be able to relate to us enough to know whats good for us, what laws we want, what things we need, what we can afford, etc?? That money could have been put to such good use, she could have helped alot of people but it shows you whats inportant to her & you have to assume her husband is just like her. She can be rich as shit all she wants & spend it on whatever she wants, this is America afterall, but thats NOT the type of person I want making decisions for me cuz they have NO CLUE what my life is like, people that spend that kind of $$$ on clothes, etc could never even begin to comprehend what life as a "regular american" is like!!!!!!!!
Re: MeowMix67 –
Who are the lazy Americans you refer to?
I guess it doesn't matter as long as you are part of the 0.1% wealthy.
LOL!!!! Weekly allowance…
Those earrings are probably on loan dipshit.
I remember a couple of elections ago when the media went on and on about the republican fat cats and all the money that was spent on the convention, and some organization actually did research and found that the democratic convention cost far more than the republicans, look they both waste money I wouldn't spend that kind of money on clothes, even if I could, but it is their money as long as it is not taxpayers dollars they can spend what they want.
Sarah Palin has not yet answered the question of what she will really do for the country. The republican base continually degrate Barack Obama for the same thing. Can we say double standard here?
Hey, atleast she has great taste! I'd buy it if I had the money. Plus, you have no idea how much she gives to charities, etc. Report BOTH SIDES!!!!!!! Speaking of both sides, how much does Michelle Obama spend on clothes??
people with money spending money is what stimulates our economy
Re: Ms. Sugar Walls – degrade
Hmmmm, it is her money that her daddy left her. I just wish she would have saved a little for a hair and makeup stylist. eh.
Re: Ms. Sugar Walls – ISN'T right, Let me clear tha up right NOW as soon as Possible!
OBAMA/BIDEN 2008
What the hell difference does it make if its HER money? Get real. Hmm, my husband's been nominated for President. On my way to Sear's or Penney's!
WOW! They look like they're on the catwalk!
Love her or hate her…Cindy looks amazing in that outfit!
Re: Seriously – I guess the POWs that John McCain always touts, or the thousands of wounded Iraq vets that John McCain allegedly supports couldn't have used $300,000 to help help in their physical and mental rehabilitation. You're right. Its not how much money you have, its what you do with your money. Or as the McCain's motto: $200,000 EARRINGS FIRST, POWs AND IRAQ VETERANS SECOND!
DON'T BE MAD YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO DRESS LIKE HER, SHE LOOKS GREAT! GET THE FACTS, SHE HAS TONS OF MONEY.
Re: serecovery – how stupid you are…do you even know how much money they donate? This guy stayed years extra as a POW because he would not leave the others behind. How fucking dare you say he put vets last…why don't you and Obama go move to the middle east…
What's the big deal? Everyone already knows that Republicans are only experienced at hypocrisy, lies, corruption, and war. So far the McCain camp has covered 3 out of the 4. Here's hoping McDouche is elected so that we can bomb some more eviiillll countries.
Your "political views" are getting more and more stupid! She is rich, she is probably used to wear those expensive dresses and acting classy… Michele Obama and hubby are celebs wannabe's but that's not what matters here, what really matters is what they will do for our country in case the Mc Cain's or the Obama's get the presidential position… if you want us to respect your space and your choice to talk about politics then TALK ABOUT POLITICS and stop this ridicolous ranting against the Mc Cains for no reason at all!
Cindy looks fabulous!
not my house….but come the fuck on perez you know you loved Jacki O even though you probablyeren't even born yet and yes I am being stereotypical of gays but she was the first fashion icon first lady!!
Re: njpaul0129 –
Obama didn't attend Community college, you arrogant idiot. Since you're a "political scientist", you should know that he grauduated from Harvard, and was a professor of law as well. Get your facts straight douche. You need to stop trying to seem as though you know oh so much about politics. "The BET tv"??? STFU
I love how you insinuated that Cindy McCain did NOT spend her own money, on this outfit. By saying "Probably not!"…does NOT mean that she spent tax payers money.
How about you report how much the set designer was for the democratic national convention…you know BRITTANY SPEARS' set designer…
Re: MeowMix67 –
Rofl, yeah, as long as you ignore all of the hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance for vets that has has voted against.
ABSOLUTELY REVOLTING! Our economy is in a crisis, there are people losing their homes (not to mention the shirts off their backs) and THIS is what the ice queen thinks is appropriate? She out of her fucking mind! That alone makes me want to punch her in her frozen face. GAG ME WITH A PAIR OF $200,000 EARRINGS! P.S. Yes, I am a little jealous because I'm certain her jewelry would look much better on ME.
What the hell?? That's ridiculous. and her outfit is still ugly, she reminds me of a bottle of mustard. Cindy McCain is a robot, now Michelle Obama, now there's a first lady!
I live among this RNC chaos in the Twin Cities. Yesterday I was trying to get to my public transit home and force my way through the crowds of convention-goers. A woman wearing EXTREMELY fancy clothes and what appeared to be a diamond McCain pin walked by. I would love to know if those are really diamonds. My co-workers swear it had to be. That thing was 5 inches wide and had McCain's name with the fancy little yellow star logo thingy over the top. There appears to be a LOT of money being thrown around here this week.
maybe this IS budgeting for her! she has millions and millions…so what's $300,000? in comparison…it's all relative. special occasion! and some of that, she probably did get for free.
and by the way…mccain is not a dictator. we're not going back to the Russian Revolution when money was being kept from the poor so the Czar could live lavishly.
and give me a break. palin, if gets into office, will do a fine job.
Women shop, Perez! Duh. Now if Cindy would only cut that stringy, overprocessed hair or at least get a style that doesn't look so 1950-ish.
yeah it's her money who gives a fuck how she spends it! god this is boring
Why is it so newsworthy that these Republican women (who can afford these luxuries) are spending so much on their clothes, but you make NO mention of the crazy extravagances of the liberal celebrities you make your living on the backs of!
Oh Plezzz, all that money and it isn't all that pretty!
Oscar de la Renta has always been my favorite designer. Now he REALLY is.
Isabel Toledo was shocked and thrilled to see Michelle Obama wearing one of her creations at the Vogue/Calvin Klein fund-raiser in June. “She looked amazing,” Toledo told us at F.I.T.'s Couture Council cocktail celebration at her penthouse loft. The best part was that Obama bought the dress at Ikram in Chicago. “I understand that she buys a lot of my work, which is really … I’m very, very honored for that. It’s even better than her contacting me, the fact that she just goes out and buys it!” Toledo said. Toledo says that since then, the hopeful First Lady’s people have been in touch, but she’s mum on what she’s whipping up for Mrs. Glambama. While she says she’d be happy to dress Michelle in anything, after much prodding, Toledo admitted that she has, in fact, been thinking about designs for an inaugural dress should the situation arise. But those will remain in her head unless the Obama camp reaches out to her. “For me, that’s the way to do it,” she says.
I can copy and paste too
I know its her money and all but come on be reasonable. Michelle Obama dresses like a normal woman. And wears clothes that woman can actually afford especially since the way the economy is right. This crap Cindy and Laura can't be brought at store and cost thousands of dollars.
OBAMA/BIDEN '08
WHERE ARE MY POSTS?????
Re: ERRRBOOO – A child is a human that lives outside of the womb and breathes air, eats food, etc. A fetus is something that grows inside my body (not yours). A fetus does not have the decision making ability to choose what I should do with my body. McCain & Palin have a problem with me making a personal choice on what to do with my body, however he has no problem using my aborted fetus to help keep him alive in the form of stem-cell research. You can't have your baby and eat it too. Mmmmmm.
Re: DEANNA1 – Wow are you serious? People with a lot of money should give it all away to poor people? You should only open your mouth when someones putting something in it
I love her outfit! Maybe we can have another Jackie O in office, eh?
IF THE JEWELRY IS REAL!! WHY DID YOU LEAVE THAT OUT? you are such a liberal fuck! Dont be so slanted. OH YEAH…. CASTRO IS DEAD…..
No wonder our country is in debt b/c these republicans don't know the value of a dollar b/c they've been given everything their entire lives…
Re: kelseyy –
Isbael Toldeo is not Oscar de La Renta. Her dresses are affordable in fact even I can afford them. The key word here that Perez forgot was "Understating". It's like if you go to Africa to help out in a poor country and show up in Fur and Diamonds. Jackie Kennedy became an icon after her husband passed away. Look Republicans are on a higher tax bracket and can dress however they want I'm just not sure why all these Middle Class Lower Income Teens or Young Adults keep defending them. Blah
Re: sarahwall – no, they work their ass off for what they have and then the liberal fuckers claim it as windfall and want to tax it straight to hell so they can give it to people who wont earn it themself…
I can't respect a person no matter how wealthy for not spending money wisely.
for reals she an heiress?
you can get perfectly good clothes and suits that dont cost HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of dollars…with the state of the economy and people losing their jobs….living paycheck to paycheck it is a SLAP IN THE FACE FOR US REAL AMERICANS….its nice to see that she who has been in office with her husband for the past 8 years…cares so much about her wardrobe.
Re: MeowMix67 – Cindy McCain did not WORK for her $$ - she got it from dead relatives. A sad state of affairs when the dude running for president has no idea how many homes he has. Senior moment or just waaaay toooo much damn money? By the way, if she's going to spend that kind of cash on clothes, they should at least look on point - her dress looks like the color of my baby's poopy diaper.
Mccains outfit is UGLy even though it was that much money. Goes to show how "for the people" they really are
Yes she is rich…good for her. if i was that rich i'd dress nicer too
Re: highboo – you were generalizing republicans and so was I. Cindy may have gotten her money that way but what about the people who put the business together for her to inherit? Were they just handed that too? Are all business owning republicans merely just the recipient of shit just given to them? fucking please…
Re: Cattac – see, republicans try to wipe out the disease of terrorism and democrats will "politically correct" us into praying to mecca and undermining our own rights as americans to accomodate muslim beliefs in a NON MUSLIM COUNTRY
Re: DEANNA1 – you show me one broke ass president! Why the hell isn't Hillary or Michelle's clothing costs coming up…I can guaran-fucking-tee they don't shop K-mart or target. One woman's ALLEGED $280K earrings is not going to solve the problems of the poor
Re: Cattac – Your buddies Hillary, Obama and Biden all did their fair share of voting no too, why not take a crack at them
Re: highboo – have your baby and eat it too? that's so gross it's almost funny
Seriously??? If they can afford it, whats wrong with it???
AS IF Michelle Obama wasn't dressed in designer clothes during the DNC. Check out US magazine this week….a whole photo montage of Michelle in designer clothes by Moschino, Narciso Rodriguez and Thankoon. What happened to her bargain dress she wore earlier in the campaign??
WHO FUCKING CARES?!?!?! Their clothes are completely irrelevant to this race. If that's an issue for you, you seriously shouldn't vote.
Well, Jackie O, who I adore, started the trend for the democrats… so why shouldn't potential future ladies follow her lead and example…
Should Michelle, Cindy, and Laura dress in Garbage bags?
How then would you comment on whose managing their money?
AND? At least the bitches can dress up and not look like angry dykes.
hey thats not fair! it's not her fault she comes from a wealthy family!!! your just jealous of her dress and earings I bet!!!
Re: MeowMix67 – I wasn't really generalizing about GOPs. I was actually commenting specifically on the McCains. Cindy had an obscene amount of cash to start with, it's easy for her to hire people to set-up non-profits, charities and the like and then she can "run" them. My point is that no matter WHO you are (dem or rep) our nation is in serious financial straights and seeing rich people parade around in outfits that cost as much as a house a thoughtless insult (talk about waste). Laura Bush seems to catch my drift. It's possible to dress great and not look like the queen of fucking England.
Re: highboo – This is such an unintelligent response. A fetus is not dead inside the womb idiot.
Re: McCain/Palin08 – i 110% agree. such frivolous superficial opinions do not belong in the voting booths. we need to focus on country not fashion, money, or celebrity.
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ONCE AGAIN, YOU HAVE PROVEN THAT YOU ARE THE BIGGEST, FUCKING, IDIOT IN THE ENTIRE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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THERE IS NOTIHNG WRONG WITH HAVING MONEY AND SHE CAN SPEND IT AND BUY WHATEVER THE HELL SHE WANTS. IF YOU'VE GOT IT, SPEND IT! NOTHING WRONG WITH IT IN THE WORLD.
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YOU DUMB ASS CUBANS JUST THINK WE HARD-WORKING AMERICANS OWE YOU SOMETHING BUT IN REALITY, WE WORK HARD FOR WHAT WE HAVE AND ARE ENTITLED TO IT. GO SHOOT YOURSELF WITH ONE OF PALIN'S GUNS.
Re: DEANNA1 – YOU'RE A FUCKING MORON…. TELL IT TO THE CELEBRITIES ON OSCAR NIGHT. WHY DONT YOU GET OUT THERE AND YELL AND PROTEST TO THEM ABOUT THE STARVING CIHLDREN.
Re: highboo – YOU ARE FUCKING PSYCHO. IT IS NOT YOUR CHOICE. I MEAN, SHIT, WHY DONT WE JUST HAVE ABORTION ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL THE FIFTH GRADE.
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YOU ARE A COMPLETE AND UDDER IDIOT!!! THE SEX YOU HAD WAS THE "CHOICE"…. NOT THE BABY!!!!!!!!!!!! PSYCHO.
For all of those saying we shouldn't judge her for dressing up in $300,000 outfits, I'm sorry, but I'd like knowing that the person representing our country has an idea of what it is like for the MAJORITY of the population.
Wearing a $300,000 outfit when most people make far less than 25k a YEAR is kind of a slap in the face.
So many people have no jobs right now because the economy is doing so badly. People are going without food, children aren't getting proper medical care.
Dressing so lavishly screams disrespect, in my opinion.
Her family has money quit being so jealous you two faced people………
all that cash and she *STILL* looks like shit… literally. who the eff let her choose that gawd-awful color?!?
Re: MeowMix67 –
1) Wow, stop smoking whatever you're on. There's no conspiracy to convert everyone to muslim.
Also, in case you have been living under a red-colored rock (AKA, fox news), more rights than ever have been undermined in the last few years to "fight the terrorists". What, exactly, is there left to undermine when we (citizens) can be spied on at any moment, be arrested, or have our houses raided under suspicion of "terrorism"? Maybe we'll lose our right to fight illegal wars, falsify documents and persecute someone based on religion/ethinicty. Oh no! LOL
2) Because you're trying to make out like McCain cares about vets just because he is one. He doesn't, and his voting record proves it. However, Obama voted for many of those same veteran assistance bills. Biden also voted for them. I don't care about Hillary.
Of COURSE PEREZ WILL SHOW WHAT HE WANTS OF POLITICS! ONLY BAD SHIT OF REPUBLCANS! (or I hope)…
Just as he shows only shit of the celebrities that he chooses to show!!
thats the magic and perfectness of blogs and internet personal journalism!!
Keep it up perez.
We need to take the White House Back in 08!
send the lying hypocricies of republicans out of the government!
Go Obama/Biden 08!!
Re: holler ! –
Amen to that!!! Its her money. Let her do what she wants with it. If I do recall, Hillary Clinton had a bunch of designer outfits. I believe Laura Bush got the recommendation from Hillary Clinton. I believe I read and heard that somewhere awhile back.