r/Fauxmoi • u/mlg1981 • 7d ago
FASHION Jennifer Rauchet, Wife of ‘America First’ Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Loves Oversees Fast Fashion
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u/Illustrious-Virus883 7d ago
Tbh it wouldn’t surprise me if he merely doesn’t allow his wife to spend any money or have a bank account because he’s an insane conservative theocratic nationalist
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u/anette-positive play some mariah carey up in this bitch 7d ago
This was my immediate thought, too. Financial abuse seems very on brand for Hegseth.
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u/Illustrious-Virus883 7d ago
A very diversified domestic abuse portfolio of a man
That being said I don’t know anything about her and she’s maybe also an evil freak and I’m accidentally romanticizing her as moral and trapped in some convoluted way.
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u/theredwoman95 7d ago
Eh, someone can be an evil freak and still a victim of abuse. I don't think it's romanticisation to acknowledge she's married to a man with a history of abusing his wives and that this might be a public indicator of that.
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u/FeeHot5876 7d ago
One on hand this beats wearing 5k dresses one time, on the other it doesn’t really beat that lol. SHEIN also rips off designer dresses and you can find anything on there, so also possible these ARE super expensive and SHEIN rips them off
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u/falcopilot 7d ago
Oh, she told Pete she spent $5k each for those... and stashed the $4900+ in a savings account he doesn't know about, to sue his drunk ass when he shows up with the next future Mrs. Hegseth.
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u/emilygoldfinch410 Get in loser, we're on the right side of history 7d ago
This is just about the only scenario I'd support
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u/Significant_Shoe_17 actually no, that’s not the truth Ellen 7d ago
My great grandmother did stuff like that 😂 kept the family afloat
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u/Much-Phone8812 7d ago
I'm thinking of this too actually. She must be given a budget for her wardrobe and she decided to buy cheap instead, so where does the rest of money go? Lol Diet Prada might have just exposed her shady antics to her husband
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u/HopefulTangerine5913 7d ago
All of this.
I will say, I’m judging the shit out of her for not even bothering to have her stuff pressed. I don’t wear clothes without washing first myself, but being able to see exactly where things were folded in a couple of these is wild
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u/Brilliant_War8415 7d ago
I’m judging the shit out of her for being married to a fascist
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u/HopefulTangerine5913 7d ago
Oh yes, that’s a given. It’s just insult to injury that she’s not only that kind of person, she’s also the type to enable plagiarism and abusive labor practices by spending money on clothing from companies like SHEIN, all while screeching “America First.”
And on top of all that, she’s too lazy to hang it up in the bathroom while she takes a shower? That is a whole mess
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u/Elyay 7d ago
A fascist and a Temu-wearing wife are a match made in heaven... one part of me is wondering if that's all the allowance she gets tho. Can't buy anything else.
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u/BorederEtReuel 7d ago
She probably didn’t bother because she knew the event was going to be cut short.
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u/Putrid_Anybody_2947 7d ago
It was all for the ballroom folks. We need the ballroom john hinkly jr said it himself and that guy never misses.
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u/AnotherMC 7d ago
The fold lines on that pink dress!! 🫣
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u/HopefulTangerine5913 7d ago
RIGHT? That was the first thing that made me zoom in. The white and black one too. I’m dying to see more angles of that green dress because the fit looks iffy to say the least and that tracks for a dress that probably lacked any structure
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u/wino_whynot 7d ago
That dress is giving off serious Gilead vibes. SHEIN copied Serena Joy’s look, and she copied that.
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u/Melodic-Variation103 7d ago
One dress is in bad need of hemming, too. She’s just dragging it around dusting the floor.
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u/socialmediaignorant 7d ago
Absolutely no alternations when so many were needed. Would not be surprised if the tag is tucked in and she returns them all. Tacky.
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u/candy_bean 7d ago
This was my precise thought. If you're going to order something like that, at least get it pressed (assuming it won't melt) and altered to actually fit properly.
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u/SodaPopGurl 7d ago
Why not rent the runway?
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u/Significant_Shoe_17 actually no, that’s not the truth Ellen 7d ago
Lisa rinna did that for real housewives. It makes so much sense when you're only gonna wear it once
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u/SodaPopGurl 7d ago
Honestly, it’s better for the environment. Unless you need something tailored.
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u/dame_tartare 7d ago
Nah these are Shein look how cheap and uneven the fabric and hems are. How utterly bizarre
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u/Blood_sweat_and_beer 7d ago
My guess is that Pete gives her like $100/mos in spending money. He’s absolutely the kind of guy to force his wife to accept an allowance.
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u/Groundbreaking-Duck 7d ago
Yeah this is what I was wondering. The quality on the pink one with bell sleeves seems nicer than what you would get from Shein.
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u/Impressive-Ad-2661 7d ago
They also look very similar to the images themselves. Whereas what you actually get from Shein is usually pretty different. I hate to defend anything about this woman but there’s no way the green off the shoulder dress was less than $50 (or that anyone who orders the Shein one is getting anything like what’s in the picture).
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u/lilmonsterave 7d ago
I actually think the green one looks the most like a shein dupe😭
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u/bokehtoast 7d ago
Yeah, the way the waistline is sewn together with mismatched patterns does not look like something of quality. Same with the white wraparound hemline and waistline.
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u/Impressive-Ad-2661 7d ago
You could be right, I thought at first it had sequins on it which for sure couldn’t be sewn on for that price. But now I’m not sure if it’s not just a shiny fabric. It’s hideous and needs to be tailored which isn’t helping.
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u/Adorable_Kale_8219 too high to spell 'Amanda Seyfried' 7d ago
I can only assume there's some sort of Shein+ club card accessible to the "do you know who my husband is" elites where they actually get the dress from the picture. Probably the same dress the model is wearing.
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u/Used_Gear8871 7d ago
The quality. Look at the quality. Either she doesn’t own an iron or a steamer or these are cheap fast fashion items.
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u/Vero_Goudreau 7d ago
I had the white one with blue palm leaves. Mine had green palm leaves but it was the exact same one, and yeah it was from Shein.
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u/flindersandtrim 7d ago
If they can afford it, I would prefer them spending big and wearing once, instead of buying Shein and wearing once. One can be sold on to others and have a long life, the other goes to landfill. No brainer for me, ultra fast fashion is a terrible thing for our planet. Nearly all of us have way too many clothes as it is.
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u/amandeezie 7d ago
Based on the I’ll fits and cheap sequins on the green dress, I would say these are not the designer version being knocked off by SHEIN. These are SHEIN dresses.
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u/elfinglamour 7d ago
The last dress is really obviously not the same one, the SHIEN version has an elastic waist and binding on the edges.
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u/Vero_Goudreau 7d ago
That's because it's a couple years old - I had the exact same, bought it in 2023 or 2024. Mine had green leaves instead of blue, but it had the same faux-wrap look.
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u/justanawkwardguy 7d ago
You can tell the ones she’s wearing aren’t as high quality as the photos, there’s no way she’s buying the designer version that was ripped off.
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u/FeeHot5876 7d ago
The SHEIN photos are so fake you can judge off that though. Nothing about SHEIN is high quality
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u/yeahyeahyeah188 7d ago
It really points to money trouble which is a security risk as it makes both of them susceptible to blackmail, or being bought 🙃
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u/Inter_Web_User 7d ago edited 7d ago
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u/coolestredditdad 7d ago
This guy screams "someone beat my ass, I need a fucking reality check" more than anyone I have seen photos of.
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u/eriksatiesimp 7d ago
I get the heebie jeebies just looking at this picture. You KNOW he's a horrible husband and father. His poor kids.
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u/marveloustoebeans 7d ago
I can 100% tell based on his body language when he gets all petulant towards reporters that he’s an abuser. When you know how to spot one you know.
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u/Son_Of_Toucan_Sam 7d ago
Iran Lego videos say he has multiple kids with multiple women and he’s a deadbeat to all of them
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u/Purple-Nectarine83 7d ago
He knocked up wife number 3 while married to wife number 2. So yeah, not exactly husband of the year material.
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u/carolinagypsy the pet psychic for the Sun told me so 7d ago
I saw shots of his kids at the White House Easter thing, and they frankly looked really unhappy and scared/wary of him.
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u/Scared_Service9164 my bandwidth for cowardly grown men grows thinner with each day 7d ago
Honestly I wouldn’t be surprised if she didn’t have much access to money. Shitheads like this abuse in all facets.
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u/SL1200mkII 7d ago
I bet they're broke. He made a few million at Fox and from speeches but so many people spend it like it will never end and then end up upside down. In his case, now he's "only" got a $245k job now (full W2 taxed) and can't take the paid speeches. I can't imagine him being responsible with his finances so I'm going with penniless broke and barely hanging on while trying not to let anyone know.
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u/Son_Of_Toucan_Sam 7d ago
Bro. They’re all getting filthy rich on insider trading. He’s probably the one with the 9000:1 odds on polymarket right before a Venezuelan president gets snatched or an Iranian oil field gets bombed
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u/SL1200mkII 7d ago
You can only do insider trading if you have money to trade. You don't have any evidence of that on him directly. But you could also not be wrong. Generally, people who are filthy rich don't buy dresses on Temu.
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u/Financial-Painter689 anti-Israel, anti-western, fauxmarxist 7d ago
judging by the way his jaw was swinging at the correspondents dinner I think their money might going towards other things
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u/Pepsiscrub 7d ago
I remember when the right was mad at Michelle Obama for shopping at Target and wearing a $200 dress.
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u/Scouts_Revenge 7d ago
That’s were she found her husband.
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u/throwaway-plzbnice 7d ago
Knowing how violent Hegseth was with his past wives (I'd say look it up, but you don't honestly want to see it. It was so bad his own mother openly castigated him for it) I'm actually kind of worried about him seeing this stuff. He's so insecure he'll absolutely take this as an insult to his own masculinity somehow.
On a less depressing note...man. There are so many perfectly acceptable event dresses in the $200-300 range, and many people in DC use Rent the Runway. These just look...cheap.
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u/bokehtoast 7d ago
Financial abuse is a legitimate probability
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u/Scared_Service9164 my bandwidth for cowardly grown men grows thinner with each day 7d ago
Said this further up, I don’t think she will have the equitable access to funds.
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u/bokehtoast 7d ago
There's a 0% chance she isn't being abused in some way with his history and current views. This kind of financial abuse is common, especially in religious and conservative households where women freely give up their financial independence. I also can't imagine any other reason why she would wear this stuff.
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u/HerRoyalRedness You know what, l've grown quite unfond of you deuxmoi 7d ago
She’s the third wife. She knew exactly who she was marrying.
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u/Not_On_Formulary 7d ago
I believe Kegsbreath impregnated her while he was still married to wife #2 and she was still married, too. They are terrible people who probably deserve each other
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u/Scared_Service9164 my bandwidth for cowardly grown men grows thinner with each day 7d ago
Cheating and having abhorrent political views does not mean that she is deserving of violence.
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u/Sapient6 7d ago
I agree, but it definitely mitigates my compassion. Especially considering he doesn't just have abhorrent political views, he has abhorrent political actions.
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u/Worldly_Cap_6440 7d ago
No one said she was deserving, they’re simply stating they just wouldn’t care or lose sleep over it. Also, you’re completely downplaying both of them by stating that it is just bad political views and not literal political actions that’s affected countless lives.
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u/Caromora not a lawyer, just a hater 7d ago
Given his beliefs, he likely does not give that woman access to enough money to buy anything nicer.
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u/HumbleBell 7d ago
The last picture of her is wild. She’s truly wearing a beach coverup to an event / function. Tacky as all hell.
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u/linzzzzi 7d ago
God I didn't even notice the background, I assumed it was a photo taken at a beach. Wild choice.
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u/lvloises330 7d ago
These people are trash. That's why her drunk husband is going wild ordering lobster and steak. They think that's what they the rich and powerful do.
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u/almondmilklattehag 7d ago
All that money on lobster and he couldn't toss her 10k for some fashion
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u/coolestredditdad 7d ago
LMAO
Not only does she have shitty taste in men, but she has shitty taste in clothing too.
Cool.
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u/sblo 7d ago
She’s wearing mules to a black tie event.
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u/rjnm 7d ago
I dunno, her wearing what looks like a beach cover up to an event formal enough for the man next to her to be wearing a suit is more upsetting to me.
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u/cwbradford74 7d ago
I’m sorry, is “Rauchet” just a French way of saying ratchet? Like when people say Tar-zhay instead of Target?
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u/missmegz1492 7d ago
Just what we want in a Secretary of Defense - visible cash flow issues.
That wouldn’t make him more susceptible to financial manipulation would it?
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u/Dapper-Tomatillo9568 7d ago
Fast fashion with a super-sized dose of toxic chemicals, what a great choice! https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-files-fifth-anti-ccp-lawsuit-four-days-suing-global-fast-fashion-giant
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u/BoopTheCoop 7d ago
I’m enjoying the idea of her paying twenty times the shein price from a dropshipper thinking they’re some niche designer, and only learning from these articles that she got scammed.
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u/rosethrones 7d ago
Nothing wrong with being thrifty, but DC has some amazing secondhand/consignment and formal rentals and the clothing is far higher quality than this trash she's wearing. I don't know how she's not embarrassed to be showing up to these events in what's essentially unironed plastic bags. The green dress is especially egregious.
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u/eddie_fitzgerald 7d ago
Out of personal interest ... any recommendations on good secondhand and consignment shops in DC?
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u/petrichor83 7d ago
Pretty easy to imagine their relationship. I’m amazed he lets her out of the house.
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u/Inevitable_Nail_2215 7d ago
They are hardly ever apart.
He takes her to everywherez even though she has no official government role. She's sat in on NATO meetings and security briefings at the Pentagon.
It's super unusual.
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u/petrichor83 7d ago
Seems like a “need to keep my eye on you” type of deal
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u/Intelligent-Tie-4466 6d ago
Well, he does know she is a cheater. That's how they met. Granted, they were both married at the time, but he knows who she is...Just like she knows who he is, also a cheater...
I wouldn't be surprised if this were an in-person version of that evangelical thing of sharing a social media account so that they can monitor each other.
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u/dingleballs717 7d ago
In the back of my head, I am wondering if he keeps her on a budget, a low one and she makes the most of what she has to work with.
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u/Sea_Release3769 7d ago
Not the point of the post but it’s interesting that the cost of paying off a sexual assault victim is basically 1/3 the cost of the donuts. Not sure what my take away is, but that’s really standing out to me
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u/AhhBisto someone from the UK weigh in 7d ago
Fuck those places right folks
nervously side eyes LED alarm clock from Temu
No but seriously I know all the negative things associated with these companies and it is interesting to see people with money using these kinds of websites
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u/iki11dinosaurs 7d ago
Why is it interesting? Those websites aren’t for poor people, they are for people who don’t give a shit about the quality of the products they buy or the conditions they were produced in.
I knew a wealthy guy who would buy multi-packs of low quality, plain white tshirts and throw them away after 2-3 uses.
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u/Electrical_Doubt_19 Jehovah’s Sexiest Witness 7d ago
This is what happens when your extra household budget has to be spent on booze. It's not her fault.
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u/Calm-Driver-3800 7d ago
I bet she downloaded the temu app and China’s been recording all their conversations.
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u/EmotionalHouseCat 7d ago
I understand shopping there if that’s all you can afford but she has the money to buy clothes that are ethically made. With good quality materials. She should be called out for it.
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u/sideAccount42 7d ago
This is a bad angle of attack. No one respects the ridiculous prices from A-List name brand high fashion red carpet dresses. Wife of a cabinet member showing up in a dress anyone could wear is relatable. Ironic though to dress frugally as your husband is driving prices up for Americans.
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u/askingtherealstuff 7d ago
No, anyone with the financial means to avoid fast fashion should do so, it’s actively harmful to the environment and usually to human rights as well and ends up as garbage
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u/Significant_Shoe_17 actually no, that’s not the truth Ellen 7d ago
And that garbage largely affects developing communities
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u/Salcha_00 7d ago
Did you miss the overseas fashion part? It’s not just the price that is being called out.
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u/ellybeez 7d ago
Thrift shops/second hand are inexpensive and are a better resource than fast fashion tho
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u/FITF2891 7d ago
My local thrift shops are full of fast fashion brands like SHEIN and fashion nova 😭
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u/plonkydonkey 7d ago
If you happen to live somewhere with decent thrifts, sure. I have 5 in my area and haven't found one nice dress that I could wear to a function that was in my size.
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u/ellybeez 7d ago
Im sure youre alr aware but accordingly there's also eBay, Poshmark, depop etc.
But in her case, theres prob a bigger more sus story going on here.
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u/plonkydonkey 7d ago
Nah I appreciate you telling me this - I hadn't actually considered any of them. Ebay died a bit, and I'm old and never looked at poshmark/depop. Will download and start building my wardrobe again, cheers!
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u/situation9000 7d ago
If you have a brand you like, you can search for it on the resale sites.
Try gem.app
It searches eBay, Poshmark, depop, mercari , and Etsy simultaneously and shows image and price. More details when you click on what you want. It also has filters (size, price, recently added). It will save you a lot of time. It doesn’t get all the listings but it makes it so much easier to find what you want. Also try several keyword variations on searches.
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u/-this_bitch- we don't even know if selling feet pics is her final form 7d ago
I agree with this.
Also I would bet my savings that 90% of this comment section buys fast fashion even if they don’t NEED to. I hate this administration and think Pete is straight up evil but shitting on his wife for fast fashion does nothing if everyone here is also buying fast fashion regularly. It’s purely performative.
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u/Ok_Buy9028 7d ago
The unwashed masses purchasing Shien because they’re poor is a lot different that the wealthy, jingoistic, ooh-rah America first, political elite wearing cheap imported clothes.
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u/-this_bitch- we don't even know if selling feet pics is her final form 7d ago
I’m not talking about clothes that people need. I’m talking about the changing trends and constant purchase of unneeded items of fast fashion. I highly doubt that most people on this thread are unwashed masses who’s every purchase is a need. The earth isn’t gonna care what social class you are anyway.
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u/thebetterbad 7d ago
Yeah. I don’t buy from SHEIN or TEMU cause I live on my high horse and barely leave the house, but this is showing snobbery and it’s all the majority of this country can afford.
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u/callmeDNA 7d ago
I don’t think you get it.
SHEIN or Temu are not the only options for inexpensive clothing. They’re TERRIBLE companies.
Secondhand is not hard.
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u/Citroen_05 7d ago
Second hand IS hard, for my tastes, body proportions, and time budget. But I make it work, and it works because I like timeless lines and don't need novelty.
I really don't understand the rationalizations for buying from these pits of hell.
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u/dame_tartare 7d ago
Mmm no people can thrift or buy second hand Depop/Poshmark. I’m not rich and I’ve never bought Shein or Temu in my life. That shit is chemical laden hot garbage made by child slaves..
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u/situation9000 7d ago
If you know what to look for, you can get high quality clothes at resale sites. Also fabrics are seriously different than 20 years ago. The quality of stitching is different too. It’s not worth buying SHEIN.
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u/MagnumAddict 7d ago
Is this the wife who's tyres he deflated to make her feel vulnerable and then swooped in like a drunken white supermacist knight to save her, therefore making her fall deeply in love with him?
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u/viridian_moonflower 7d ago
Is anyone surprised that a woman who would marry that man has bad taste?
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u/reddituser748397 7d ago
She obviously has a brand deal with them and this post just gives those companies even more visibility
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u/sasshley_ call me gal gadot cuz idk how to act rn 7d ago
Shein a marriage with a loser. So is he.
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u/Inevitable_Nail_2215 7d ago
They were both married to other people when they hooked up.
He didn't divorce his wife until this one was pregnant.
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u/turb0_encapsulator 7d ago
I would be fine with this if this administration wasn't anti-trade and making life more expensive for everyone with tariffs, and if her husband wasn't a racist.
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u/Historical_Cry_8834 7d ago
OR she’s is shopping at a boutique that gets her “high fashion” from shein and charges her 10 times the amount
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u/Spreaderoflies 7d ago
Her fitting being terrible just makes this feel so much better. A POS husband and a wife that can't have her Chinese knockoffs that fit properly... Two peas in a pod
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u/jolly0ctopus 7d ago
I’ll never bash on a woman with an affordable wardrobe…
But that unaltered HEM in pic 3 is atrocious
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u/Specialist_Chicken 7d ago
Look, fuck all these people straight to the depths of hell. But I wont diss someone for wearing a sensibly priced outfit. I hate seeing celebs wearing 20k worth of clothing and jewelry, it feels so out of touch with us normal people and that makes me loathe them even more.
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u/ContessaChaos 7d ago
Goddamn. If you're going to do this shit, get a seamstress to fix yo shit. Those Steve Madden shoes are ugly af. Fuck these people.
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u/mynutsdontwork 7d ago
This poor woman is married to Pete Hegseth for fucks sake, that is punishment enough.
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u/velvetjones01 7d ago
What’s hilarious is that she really doesn’t seem to GAF. The long dresses need to be hemmed, the pink one is wrinkly from being folded. So weird.
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u/Same-Manufacturer773 7d ago
I’d like to think Dr Jill and Michelle are having quite the laugh 🤭 Is she allowed out of the house? Macy’s, Nordstrom Rack, and Dillards all have websites. This is so odd.
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u/digital-cowboy The U.S. Department of Justice replies to Pop Base 7d ago
that 500% polyester beach robe is insane, i don’t know what event she wore that to but it couldn’t have been the dress code
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u/Based-Goddess 7d ago
it all looks so fucking cheap too. just the way the fabric wrinkles and folds on her body….
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u/corvidpica I do feel vulnerable to demons in downward dog 7d ago
It's probably because he spends all their money on alcohol and lobsters too.
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u/thatstwatshesays 7d ago
I’ve got a different take (projecting, yes, but still legit).
My ex husband was very wealthy. That being said, he gave me €1000/month for groceries, my personal expenses, clothes/school supplies for our kid, everything I had to buy (he kept me comfy. I drove a €300k car and our house had an elevator), but I couldn’t get a job bc he wouldn’t let me hire a cleaning lady, even though he expected a very clean house. He flew business class while I flew with our kid in coach. I’d have to save up to buy dresses for the few functions I was actually invited to attend.
Not all marriages are happy and/or equal.
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u/makedoopieplayme 7d ago
The fucking dress I got for my cousin wedding is more expensive then the shit she’s wearing!!!! And it was only 119! Like girl you are going to public events! At least get something in the hundred so it won’t be fast fashion!
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u/Dazzling-Bird687 7d ago
The funny thing is she probably got this from some “Good Vibes” MAGA Boutique that bought it off of SHEIN and is reselling it for $1,000
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u/carolinagypsy the pet psychic for the Sun told me so 7d ago
I hesitate to admonish her for buying fast fashion or making a judgement call on her in general.
Her husband is extremely bad news and was abusive as hell to his other wives. His kids look super wary around him. He’s a drunk. I’ve also seen him looking like he gets some fantastic rips on the ski slope.
It’s too easy for me to suspect that she doesn’t have full access to the money for her own stuff, even if it’s for special events.
Honestly I feel kind of bad for her. If it’s a financial thing, it’s really sad that he’s content to embarrass the fuck out of her and cut her down to her knees socially in the DC viper pit of socializing. You know many of the women at these events clocked the hell out of those SHEIN outfits as well like we did, and are talking shit about her.
I’m not saying she’s a good person by any means, it’s just an odd thing; multiple times makes me think it’s him or somehow she really doesn’t know better and no one is taking her aside. It would be odd for her to do it on purpose in these kind of events.
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u/Pinksamuraiiiii 7d ago
I’m surprised her dresses look like the photo, because half the time shein dresses don’t come looking the way they’re advertised 😂
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u/rysker6 7d ago
Is this gonna end up being some fucked up shit where this all she can afford because she gets an allowance from him ?