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Are Palin's Eyeglasses the New Pantsuit?
ABC ^
| 9/7/08
| GIGI STONE and JONANN BRADY
Posted on 09/08/2008 8:14:19 AM PDT by Clint N. Suhks
Are vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's rimless eyeglasses the new Hillary Clinton pantsuit?
Veep candidate's rimless glasses are suddenly in high demand.
More PhotosThe glasses, created by Japanese designer Kazuo Kawasaki, are becoming a bipartisan must-have fashion accessory.
The company that manufacturers Palin's eyeglasses says its phones have been ringing off the hook.
"We began hearing from our authorized dealers and they wanted to stock multiple pairs of the exact same frame and style and color that she had," said Amy Hahn, the vice president of Italee Optics, Inc.
The Palin look is "smart, sophisticated and put together," said one woman browsing for frames.
While Palin's not the first famous woman to sport eyeglasses -- think Sally Jesse Raphael, Tina Fey and Velma from Scooby Doo -- insiders in the optical business say it's been a while since anyone has given their industry such a shot in the arm.
The frames, which cost about $375 without lenses, are even part of the buzz at New York's Bryant Park Fashion Week.
"Like Jackie Kennedy wore with the pillbox hat her glasses will be a revolutionary thing to wear," said one designer.
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GO SARAHCUDA!
Now a Fashion Trendsetter!
To: Clint N. Suhks
Excuse me. Just who was trying to buy Hillary’s pant suits?
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posted on
09/08/2008 8:15:40 AM PDT
by
w1andsodidwe
(Jimmy Carter(the Godfather of Terror) allowed radical Islam to get a foothold in Iran.)
To: Clint N. Suhks
I don't think Hillary's pantsuits were in high demand. If anything, the modeling of them she performed probably caused many women to seek other forms of clothing.
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posted on
09/08/2008 8:16:37 AM PDT
by
CatOwner
To: w1andsodidwe
Excuse me. Just who was trying to buy Hillarys pant suits? Melissa Etheridge, Rosie O'Donnell, Ellen DeGeneris .... OH, you mean who wants copies instead of the sweat soaked used ones?
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posted on
09/08/2008 8:16:55 AM PDT
by
Centurion2000
(McCain/Palin 2008 : Palin the Paladin 2012)
To: Centurion2000
Well, she DOES look like one of the Lenscrafters ads I saw.
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posted on
09/08/2008 8:18:18 AM PDT
by
tearlenb
To: w1andsodidwe
or
"Read my pantsuit"? or "Read my lipstick"?
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posted on
09/08/2008 8:19:46 AM PDT
by
Clint N. Suhks
(For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my McCain! GO SARAHCUDA!)
To: Clint N. Suhks
I was thinking of getting a pair of eyeglasses like hers until I saw the price tag. I will probably get a reasonable facsimile.
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posted on
09/08/2008 8:20:08 AM PDT
by
murron
(Proud Marine Mom)
To: w1andsodidwe
Really. Hillary followed, not set, a trend by wearing pantsuits. Pantsuits came out in the 70s.
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posted on
09/08/2008 8:20:52 AM PDT
by
knittnmom
(FReeper formerly known as 80 Square Miles)
To: Clint N. Suhks
think Sally Jesse Raphael, Tina Fey and Velma from Scooby Doo the media will always get a dig in, no matter how much they have to stretch for it...The lady comparisons are meant to demean. Media scum.
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posted on
09/08/2008 8:21:25 AM PDT
by
maine-iac7
(No trees were killed in sending this message but a lot of electrons were terribly agitated)
To: Clint N. Suhks
I hope so. But the new trend for feminazi hags is the designer HEADBAG.
To: Clint N. Suhks
Let's compare Sarah to
No bias here, no siree...
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posted on
09/08/2008 8:22:50 AM PDT
by
null and void
(When you bang your forehead on the ground five times a day, it damages your brain.)
To: w1andsodidwe
“Excuse me. Just who was trying to buy Hillarys pant suits?”
Probably no one except over fed pear shaped lezzys with fat appendages out the bottom.
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posted on
09/08/2008 8:23:00 AM PDT
by
dalereed
(both)
To: Clint N. Suhks
"Beyond aesthetics, Palin has practical reasons for wearing the glasses -- like focusing in on her prey while out hunting moose in Alaska ... and maybe even those political animals in Washington." Love it!
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posted on
09/08/2008 8:23:07 AM PDT
by
avacado
To: Clint N. Suhks
Now a Fashion Trendsetter! Whether they suscribe to her politics or not... females respect a woman who can accessorize.
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posted on
09/08/2008 8:23:19 AM PDT
by
johnny7
("Duck I says... ")
To: murron
I was thinking of getting a pair of eyeglasses like hers until I saw the price tag. I will probably get a reasonable facsimile.My lady has been wearing these things for years. She bought them because they are so light you feel like you have to prevent them from taking off.
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posted on
09/08/2008 8:24:51 AM PDT
by
Stentor
To: maine-iac7
The lady comparisons are meant to demean. Media scum. Yes they are but the title is just too choice for me to care.
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posted on
09/08/2008 8:25:00 AM PDT
by
Clint N. Suhks
(For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my McCain! GO SARAHCUDA!)
To: w1andsodidwe
LOL!
The same thought I had.
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posted on
09/08/2008 8:25:02 AM PDT
by
Red in Blue PA
(Now you know why the needles on compasses point north - Sarah Palin.)
To: w1andsodidwe
Just who was trying to buy Hillarys pant suits?Lesbians... the masculine variety.
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posted on
09/08/2008 8:36:00 AM PDT
by
rivercat
(Sarah Palin '12)
To: Clint N. Suhks
Re: Velma from Scooby Doo
The author must have macular degeneration......only possible explanation.
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posted on
09/08/2008 8:36:43 AM PDT
by
Red in Blue PA
(Now you know why the needles on compasses point north - Sarah Palin.)
To: Clint N. Suhks
I don’t think there is any such thing as “fat ass eyeglasses” like there are in pantsuits.
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posted on
09/08/2008 8:38:08 AM PDT
by
garyhope
(It's world war IV, right here, right now courtesy of Islam. VRWC. TWP.)
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