Sarah Palin On SNL: Costume Designer Says She Wanted Nicer Clothes

The "Saturday Night Live" costume designer Wednesday night revealed the struggle he had in dressing Sarah Palin: she wanted to wear nicer clothes than they had picked out for her, reflecting the new image she has carefully constructed on the campaign trail.

While Palin's transformation from hockey mom to fashion plate has raised eyebrows, her "SNL" character, played by Tina Fey, has remained firmly in the red jacket. And according to Women's Wear Daily's Irin Carmon, "SNL" costume designer Tom Broecker said Wednesday night that dressing Palin for last Saturday's cameo required a compromise:

Of Palin, Broecker said, "In speaking with her, I had to get her to understand why she needed to wear the same thing as Tina [Fey]. We had gone off and created it for the first time a month ago, a look we identified as Sarah Palin. She had moved on in her own image of herself. I said, 'I know you've moved on ­ you're wearing tighter clothes, more black ­ but this is the character of Sarah Palin.''

The compromise, he said, was Palin returning in her own clothes the second time she appeared on the show to cheer on Amy Poehler's Palin-themed rap.

Sarah Palin dressed in red for the opening skit (per "SNL" wishes):

Then, later, Sarah Palin dressed in black (the compromise):

Comments

[Tamoomoo]

What I don't get is her oldest daughter dropping out of school just because she's pregnant (and the baby daddy too), and her dragging her youngest daughter around when she should be in school. You know, among other things.

[BeasleysMom]

And don't forget that little baby being dragged around the stage like a sack of potatoes when it was tooher advantage instead of home in bed snoozing.

[NTO08]

Ah, the hypocrisy of the left and their distorted views of women's role...

It's only Ok for them to not stay home with their kids...

[MsLiz]

Sarah will be wearing her footie jammies, sitting at home on the couch a month from now.

[N2theblue]

.............and lots of fleece................with Uggs.

[carriellbee]

:-D

[dhertzfe]

...with a bottle or two of Russian Vodka.

[kewps]

Complete with starved polar bear rug on her floor.

[Amennyc]

she sure knows how to act like a celebrity, elitist, and a new york city girl all at once.

[dogman44]

Until she opens her mouth.

[kewps]

That's New York City gal to her-yup, you betcha!

[tis]

Her voice just drives me nutty.

[kellygrrrl]

couldn't care less what she wants

[NTO08]

And many really don't give a s--t what you think of her...go back to your Obama Kool Aid.

[tbrnotb]

Come join us...have a sip! It gives us a clear view of reality as we watch the neo-con movement go the way of communism and other bad political ideas.

[btanner]

My lipstick brings all the boys to the yard
And they're like
It's better than yours
Dam n right it's better than yours
I can teach you
But I have to charge

- Adapted from Kelis' Milkshake

[thewiseman]

"My neck, my back, my ___________and my cr_________."

--Adopted from Khia.

[Mygirl]

That a good one. I had forgot about that song.

[HBD]

An airhead with no fashion sense suddenly wants to be a fashion plate...but still nothing of substance on the issues!

[kellygrrrl]

actually, she has always fancied herself a fashionplate.

[dogman44]

She lacks the poise and grace. Watch how she walks and carries herself, a lumberjack
in expensive womens clothing.

[salamfall]

Joe the Plumber said on fox news " I once was on welfare, my parents twice!" .
My question to Joe is " Where do you think welfare money comes from?", if taxpayers money helped you climb the social ladder, once you are pretty high up there shouldnt you return the favor, Selfish Joe.

Spread the video around

Here is the video I posted on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnK84mM5N-o

[Teeninchee]

Joe the welfare recipient....WHO KNEW!

[NTO08]

Flagged...old spam.

[gentlernation]

Drink the John McCain koolaid. Go to his party on Nov 4th and watch him give an angry concession speech, then you can drink yourself blind, maybe pop a few pills with Cindy Lou

[jcrush]

So she wanted to name her next kid ..... Zamboni....?

Zamboni.


And all along I thought her 3rd son would be named Hat Trick.

[NYCSocialWork]

Hehehe...good one!

[NTO08]

Do any of you think you are the least bit funny?

[AussieMaid]

I'm laughing

[sylar]

http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhs3BjQVas1KuoVbw0
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1885241

:)

[Roxanna]

Sarah Palin has found her true calling.... she needs to go to Hollywood.

She's a babe who exudes sexuality,which sells, has lots of raw ambition and with speech training can play various parts......That is her calling!

[muypolitico]

I really don't get why some guys find this woman to be the ultimate babe. She is nice looking, but you can find lots of women her age who look as good or better without the need for expensive clothing. And they have brains too!

She obviously tries emit sexuality while invoking god (kind of funny for a Christian), but any guy with half a brain should see through that. Good looks can only go so far. Eventually you will want the woman you are looking to have interesting and intelligent things to say or else you will get bored or go crazy.

[thewiseman]

Men like women who will say or do anything to please.

Men value visual appeal more than anything else.

Men like women who are not as smart as they are.

Men like women who don't challenge the status quo.



So, if men go for Sarah, all of the above is true. If not, then the stupid stereotypes are out of date.

[peskime]

Is the Babe comment in reference to the lipstick on a pig comment?
My husband who is French does not get SP's supposed appeal, then again his first lady is
Carla Bruni. No comparison

[bamxander]

Carla Bruni is tres Hot!

[marasgram18]

she has terrible legs and is not attractive

[Pennsieve]

Most importantly, she has the GIGANTIC EGO she needs for Hollywood.

[zanbama]

I have this gut feeling Palin will be an actress. She would be good for the LIFETIME movies.

[KayCo]

She wouldn't last in Hollywood....to many un-American liberals.

Nah, she'll just be the latest talking head bimbo in Faux News. She may however be their only brunette!

[GtSmartUSA]

It is no one else's business what the RNC pays for Sarah's clothing. Obama has blown millions!!!
Here’s the lists of NObama’s expenses, and I would like to see details from foreign contributors!

Sector Description Total Expenditures
Administrative Salaries & Benefits $44,169,124
Travel $39,345,592
Postage/Shipping $13,074,950
Miscellaneous Administrative $12,803,723
Rent/Utilities $10,372,162
Supplies, Equipment & Furniture $4,481,310
Administrative Consultants $676,161
Food/Meetings $437,144
Campaign Expenses Polling/Surveys/Research $21,500,862
Campaign Events $16,447,949
Materials $5,372,483
Political Consultants $1,745,777
Miscellaneous Campaign $371,620
Campaign Direct Mail $110,000
GOTV $65,760
Contributions Parties (Fed & Non-federal) $3,775,359
Contrib Refunds $1,963,090
Candidates (Fed & Non-federal) $3,985
Committees (Fed & Non-Federal) $2,615
Fundraising Fundr Direct Mail/Telemarketing $23,527,966
Miscellaneous Fundraising $1,483,939
Fundraising Consultants $983,447
Fundraising Events $162,930
Media Broadcast Media $160,446,232 ????

Print Media $13,123,021

Internet Media $10,310,400 Yes... 10 MILLION PLUS????

Miscellaneous Media $3,775,760 - I call this BRIBERY

Media Consultants $194,001

Other Charitable Donations $26,455

Transfers Federal Transfer $7,002

Unknown Insufficient Info $550,232

How does OpenSecrets.org classify campaign expenditures?

NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2008 election cycle
and based on Federal Election Commission data released electronically
on Friday, October 17, 2008.

[Bocado]

Well then, they better stop talking about "Joe the (plant) plumber".
She also better stop raving how she's "one of you (us)".

Republicans were ALL OVER Edwards and his haircut (which btw he ended up paying out of his own pocket).

[NYCSocialWork]

Congrats! That post just made me give $20 more to Obama! (not kidding....)

[marilyn-in-korea]

So? McSAME would have spent more if enough people were willing to donate their hard-earned money to his campaign.

[bamaberry]

Blown? IT IS A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN! you tr0ll. The GOP has "created" this Sarah Palin character. Not only is she not fit to be VP, let alone POTUS, she wasn't even fit and presentable enough for public viewing. And a voice coach as a legitimate campaign expense? WTF?! They really need to get their money back on that one.

[Norak]

Well, you have to admit he didn't blow $150k on clothes. In fact, I don't see any clothes expenditures. Oh, that' s right, that's because he wears his own suits.

[jaslyn]

you nailed that one!! Her voice makes me want to slit my wrists.

[wltdnfaded]

OMG, just...I dunno just shut up.

[JHancock]

The Renuticans are desperate. They are attacking with rocks at this point as they have nothing left. No one cares. They should just go back into the caves they crawled out of.

[smags72]

Do you see any clothing or makeup expenses on there?? NO! These are all legitimate campaign expenses, and your comment on his internet media spending shows that you are as clueless as McCain on how effective it can be, and has been, in his campaign.

I want all of the people who voted for Bush in 2000 and 2004 who actually are insane enough to vote for McCain to feel the despair that I felt when Bush was elected - welcome to our world for the past 8 years! Now WE will have the power and after we clean up the Bush Admin's messes, we'll do a helluva lot more good for this country than they ever did. Pillaging Pirates they are!

OBAMA 08!

[longislandlol]

When the republican socialites of new york city held receptions for her-that must have been arond the time the Valentino jacket was worn to the moneyed repub women crowd

[longislandlol]

New York socialitelook---

[mamala4]

And then they have the nerve to criticize Obama for visiting his Grandmother in the Obama campaign plane....these are sick people, without family values....they should be embarrassed but they are too arrogant to think they might ever do anything wrong...

[collprof]

Completely defeats the Joe the Plumber take on the campaign..Louis Vuitton bag for a kid? Hardball..the cost of the clothes exceeded the cost of Joe's house by $25,000.