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Donatella Versace tells Hillary Clinton to take her pants off

by Deidre Woollard (Subscribe to Deidre Woollard's posts)
Posted Feb 8th 2007 at 5:38PM  
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Perma-tan and perma-blonde fashion designer Donatella Versace might not be the best person to give advice to presidential candidates, but she's doing it anyway. In an interview in a German newspaper, she said that Senator Hillary Clinton should scrap the pantsuits and wear dresses and skirts instead. Donatella is quoted as saying that Hillary should "treat femininity as an opportunity and not try to emulate masculinity in politics." Donatella's fashion prescription involves knee-length skirts with coats in black rather than blue.

I seem to recall that whenever Hillary used to wear skirts she was roundly ridiculed for her piano bench calves. There has been a definite firming up of her appearance since the First Lady days. Her hair is shorter and she wears more suits. I think Hillary looks more comfortable in the pantsuits and the blue is flattering with her skin tone and so I'm going to have to disagree with Donatella on this one.
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Dave, 2-10-2007, 10:25AM

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Hillary, is down right ugly! It would be difficult tomake her look any better than a blue ribbon winner at any county fair's cattle show! It goes deeped than her skin too! It's tough to make a silk purse from a Sow's ear.

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Dave, 2-10-2007, 6:31AM

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Hillary, is down right ugly! It would be difficult tomake her look any better than a blue ribbon winner at any county fair's cattle show! It goes deeped than her skin too! It's tough to make a silk purse from a Sow's ear.

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andrea, 2-10-2007, 6:49AM

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Regarding Hilary -- I have never been a fan, but think she can be attractive and feminine, if she tried. She has only recently started wearing color!! For years, everytime I saw her, she had a black pantsuit on (must have quite a collection!!) with a cardigan draped over her shoulders -- (what for?) -- someone must have called her on that when she decided she'd run for President and told her to look more feminine -- but she still needs help. I agree - some skirts and dresses would help her along (though I still don't feel she's "Presidential").

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Kathy, 2-10-2007, 6:50AM

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I don't think anyone should take advice from overly tan, overly blond Donatella. Has she looked in a mirror lately. She looks terrible. Hillary wear what you want. You certainly couldn't look as bad as Donatella does.

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Michelle, 2-10-2007, 6:55AM

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Michelle

Funny, we NEVER discuss what the male presidential candidates wear. Concentrate on the "content of her character" and not the color of her clothes!

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Charles, 2-14-2007, 10:22PM

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Charles

Check out Hillary's past and you will know why she has short hair and wears pants.

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Jesse, 2-10-2007, 8:01AM

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Jesse

Skirts for Hilary? Has anybody seen those legs? YIKES!! Please, please, please Hilary, do us all a favor, DO NOT wear a skirt!

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Kathi, 2-12-2007, 7:49AM

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Kathi

Doesn't matter what she wears it is her mouth that needs help! Frankly, the only thing that can help her is to back out of the election and keep her mouth shut. She just keeps digging herself in deeper and deeper in the "color me stupid" contest.

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judy, 2-10-2007, 8:34AM

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judy

Hillary can never improve her looks. What she looks on the outside cannot be changed but beauty comes from inside and she stinks.

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Lori, 2-10-2007, 4:17PM

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Lori

Designers do not rule the world. They are just one more opinion that has no more credability than the next person (unless you are insecure with self doubt and need to be told what to do). Hilary is obviously more successful than Donatella who has an uncontrolable urge to "tella" what she thinks...but that's only what she thinks! And, that does not make it the truth. It's only an opinion. We waste too much time judging eachother.

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Karilyn, 2-10-2007, 8:00AM

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Karilyn

This is so typical...should have known this would start. This country is in an absolute mess; I don't care if Hillary wears an evening gown or combat boots, as long as she fixes things. GO HILLARY!!!!!!

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Kelly, 2-10-2007, 8:00AM

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Donatella is right. . .Why emulate masculinity when you can embrace femininity? Women look stupid trying to act like men. . .Being a strong leader doesn't mean you have to look boring and conservative.

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Jack, 2-10-2007, 7:57PM

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Does anyone care what Hillary is wearing? She is either presidential material or not. She has demonstrated that she is a strong wonman with leadership capeabilities. It may be time for our first female president.

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Joyce, 2-10-2007, 8:11AM

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I just wish people would look deeper before critizing Sen. Clinton. She's a lady and raised her daughter to be a lady. Sen. Clinton has been in politics since college and is very savvy, intelligent, educated and up on politics. And, by the way, for all you mean-spirited republicans, Sen. Clinton was a republican all her life until she married. That's when she switched parties. She served on the committee to recommend what to do with R. Nixon and recommended impeachment while she was a republican.

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Janet Graham, 2-10-2007, 6:00PM

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I thought we were years past equating "pants" (what happened to the word "slacks"?) with masculinity. I guess we still think of skirts as the property of women, but both genders have been wearing pants now since 1972, when the company I worked for had a fashion consultant come in to show us "what would be appropriate" if we were allowed to wear pants suits to work! Nowadays, more of us have our legs covered with -warm! - pants, in our over-air-conditioned offices than wear skirts to work. We don't even think about whether it makes us masculine or feminine, it's just one of the many ways to dress. Get a life, you guys!

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Beejay, 2-11-2007, 12:02AM

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Who cares what she wears, is this a fashion show, or who is best for the problems the U.S. faces, I can hear it now I didn't vote for her because she did have on a dress. give me a break!!!!!

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Mr. C. L. Fite, 2-10-2007, 8:19AM

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In response to the very first post by Dave.

Dave have you looked into a mirror lately? My bet is Yes you have and we can agree on one thing! Jealousy is a disease, and you are infected with a bad case of it! Please do everyone and yourself a favor. Smack your self in the face for being stupid. Go and see your doctor soon before you open that jibber jabber and say something dumb again. Your post has nothing to do with the way Hillary Clinton dresses. The Constitution gives you the right to speak freely. Better people than you have died to pass you this right. Better people than you struggle each day to gasp for good clean air to breath to continue to live. And Someone like you has got to waste that good clean air on some trash like your post. Get help you need it!

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elle, 2-10-2007, 8:57AM

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Seems like the republicans need to find something to complain about or their not satisfied, didn't know we had any fashionable 1st lady since Jackie, take a look at Laura's hair and pantsuits that she's been seen in!
Look at her daughters, seems like Hillary has raised a young lady who knows how to behave! Hillary take this as a compliment that their worried about you, otherwise they wouldn't find things to complain about!

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DR BILL, 2-10-2007, 9:52AM

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SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE IS, A PIG IN A PANTS SUIT, PERIOD. NO WAY SHE WILL WEAR ANYTHING THAT REVEALS THAT FAT ASS AND TREE TRUNK LEGS. WHAT SHE REALLY IS LIKE THINK BACK TO THE HUGE GLASSES AND SQUIRRELY LONG HAIR, WHEN SHE WAS BITCHING SAYING "THIS ISN'T LIKE THE "STAND BY YOUR MAN" SONG DAYS." WHAT A STUBBY LEGGED SEE THROUGH FRAUD SHE IS. NO WONDER CLINTON WAS A SEX ADDICT W/ OTHER WOMEN.

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roni, 2-10-2007, 8:33AM

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I think she is a most attractive lady. She may have a few flaws, but dont we all. Considering that she is the most intellegent woman in the world, I don't honestly believe those flaws will affect her. As far as the comment made above about "checking into her past", why? Don't we all have a past? She was bold enough to share her past in one of the books she wrote. Apparently she is not ashamed, or trying to hide her past.
Our biggest problem in America, is looking only at the exterior of another. We tend to believe that our leader's representives, etc. must be beautiful, if they are women. We forget that beauty is only secondary to what they can accomplish, hopefully to get our country back on track. Beauty equals Miss Usa. Would you want her in the presidential position?

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