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| US clothing firm takes swipe at Melania Trump with 'I really care' charity jacket | US clothing firm takes swipe at Melania Trump with 'I really care' charity jacket |
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| A US clothing company is taking a sartorial swipe at Melania Trump, selling jackets bearing the slogan “I really care, don’t you?” in response to the “I really don’t care” jacket the first lady wore to visit migrant children separated from their parents. | A US clothing company is taking a sartorial swipe at Melania Trump, selling jackets bearing the slogan “I really care, don’t you?” in response to the “I really don’t care” jacket the first lady wore to visit migrant children separated from their parents. |
| All proceeds from the jackets, selling for $98, will be donated to a Texas-based refugee and immigrant advocacy group, said Emma McIlroy, chief executive of the Wildfang clothing company in Portland, Oregon. | All proceeds from the jackets, selling for $98, will be donated to a Texas-based refugee and immigrant advocacy group, said Emma McIlroy, chief executive of the Wildfang clothing company in Portland, Oregon. |
| The first lady’s visit on Thursday to a Texas shelter housing migrant children was overshadowed by the jacket she wore with the words: “I really don’t care, do u?” scrawled in white brushstrokes on the back. The jacket prompted a maelstrom on social media. | |
| Trump’s spokeswoman said the jacket had no hidden message but Donald Trump tweeted that it referred to “fake news”. | |
| Wildfang had its version of the jacket, with its slogan on the back, for sale online the same day as the first lady’s visit, McIlroy said. | Wildfang had its version of the jacket, with its slogan on the back, for sale online the same day as the first lady’s visit, McIlroy said. |
| “I thought, ‘Why don’t we make the opposite jacket? Why don’t we make the jacket that does good in the world?’” she said. | “I thought, ‘Why don’t we make the opposite jacket? Why don’t we make the jacket that does good in the world?’” she said. |
| The first batch of 100 military-style jackets sold out in an hour and a second batch sold just as quickly. The small, five-year-old clothing company is now taking requests for T-shirts and other emblazoned jackets, McIlroy said. | |
| “I think it’s just incredibly hopeful and refreshing,” she said. | “I think it’s just incredibly hopeful and refreshing,” she said. |
| The furor over the jackets shows the power of fashion, especially in turbulent political times when the public is “so angry about everything”, said Paco Underhill, chief executive of Envirosell, a research and consulting company, and author of Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping. | The furor over the jackets shows the power of fashion, especially in turbulent political times when the public is “so angry about everything”, said Paco Underhill, chief executive of Envirosell, a research and consulting company, and author of Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping. |
| “Whether it’s fashion or whether it’s tattoos or whether it’s billboards, people are desperately trying to find ways to make statements,” he said. | “Whether it’s fashion or whether it’s tattoos or whether it’s billboards, people are desperately trying to find ways to make statements,” he said. |
| “What better way to be able to state what your opinions are than to plaster it on your body and walk down the street or, even better yet, plaster it on your body and post it on various social media?“ | “What better way to be able to state what your opinions are than to plaster it on your body and walk down the street or, even better yet, plaster it on your body and post it on various social media?“ |
| With sale of its jackets, Wildfang was more than halfway through its goal of raising $50,000 for the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (Raices) in San Antonio, Texas, McIlroy said. | With sale of its jackets, Wildfang was more than halfway through its goal of raising $50,000 for the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (Raices) in San Antonio, Texas, McIlroy said. |
| Trump’s version of the jacket was sold by the Spanish fashion chain Zara. A representative of Zara could not be reached immediately for comment. | Trump’s version of the jacket was sold by the Spanish fashion chain Zara. A representative of Zara could not be reached immediately for comment. |
| The first lady’s visit to Texas came a day after her husband signed an executive order to modify his administration’s practice of separating children from their migrant parents when they illegally enter the US. | The first lady’s visit to Texas came a day after her husband signed an executive order to modify his administration’s practice of separating children from their migrant parents when they illegally enter the US. |
| The practice caused an outcry and was condemned abroad by leaders such as Pope Francis. | The practice caused an outcry and was condemned abroad by leaders such as Pope Francis. |
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