How Did Sarah Palin Spend $150,000?

Vanity Fair:

Sarah Palin's stylists sure had to work hard to drop $150,000 on dressing the former Republican V.P. candidate. Vanity Fair's fashion department took Sarah's budget and came up with a dream wardrobe that would fit the bill. (They threw in her husband Todd's $40,000 budget, too, just for good measure.) Even if Sarah was outfitted with a Valentino dress, an ostrich weekend bag and a croc handbag, a Patek Philippe watch, and an Hermès silk scarf, there would still be about $100,000 left over. And what about Todd's spending spree? That's equivalent to nearly six Ralph Lauren Purple Label suits. See, no matter how you slice it, it's not all that easy to spend that kind of cash!

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Comments

[EndangeredJackalope]

Louis Vuitton Alzer 80 suitcase $6,550
Valextra croc handbag $20,000

There's no reasoning or excuse for that. Those things aren't photographed.. She just wanted it.

[UrbanRube]

That's exactly right. No RNC staffer bought her those.

[suhud]

My father used to have a saying that I never quite understood: "You can dress her up, but you can't take her out." Thanks to Shrilla from Wasilla, now I get it. But don't tell me she was slow, in coping on to tthe price, as I was to Dad's wit. If Hockey Mom shops at that consignment store like she says--that was profiled on HP--she's familiar with designer labels, and not dumb as a puck, like she claimed. For that lie alone, I'd like to know where those clothes are today. Under Piper's bed?

[abbeyroad]

a $600 bra ???

that doesn't sound very conservative to me .......

[GerryS]

GD.amn,

I was really looking forward to a bible OINK free day---------

[BlueAsh]

As for Cindy McCain--most of her expenses were on jewlery.

If she can afford it herself, I see nothing wrong with it. It's not like the silk briefs for Todd Palin paid by the RNC.

[GoogleMaster]

She could have gotten that crocodile wallet for $1850 if she'd simply shopped around. I'm appalled.

[Wiserone]

AND, WHAT really TICKS ME OFF is that America is going through one of the worst FINANCIAL CRISIS ' and Palin and her staff went out and spent DONOR's money in this way.

[quindy]

Lord showed her an open door and she plowed right through it.

[BlueAsh]

I clicked on the "Keep on reading" link and saw the list for Todd Palin--another $40,000 which includes expenses on silk briefs!

How do they plan on justifying that?

And the list doesn't include the Gucci bag Piper carried around?

[Beninn]

A Louis Vuitton handbag, not Gucci. $895.

[Wiserone]

And, yeah, right, she returned the $275 drawers? Give me a friggin break!! I'll put it to this way, there is NO WAY in hell that her assistance or Nicole Wallace would have gone out and bought these VERY expensive dud's and Sarah the Shopper would have NOT been informed of their cost, all considering. Contrary to her Wal-Mart/Consignment Shop personna, I guess we can safely say those clothes never made it back to ANY stores. So, much for those FISCALLY CONSERVATIVES!!!!!!!!!!!

[carlene101]

Isn't her 15 minutes of fame over yet?!?

[Fitzamatic]

Oh! how disappointing -- this list is a fictional estimate created by Vanity Fair!!

I'd love to see the real list

[nonamesleft]

You will, eventually the RNC will figure out what the hell happened. Some of the reciepts are being held by aides who spent money with their own cards so it is unclear if they will release that info.

[liberalsrheros]

And they wouldn't pony up a few hundred dollars for Rosetta Stone the English version.

[GerryS]

now that was funny-------

[gayinmt]

Seriously one of the funniest responses out of the thousands I've read in the last six months.

[MomfromTexas]

$580 for a bra? LOL! I'm going to have to look at that bra the next time I'm at Neiman's. $2000 for a croc wallet? And this was important because? Who was going to see it? $20,000 for a handbag!!! I want to run for VP, gosh darn it.

[Ozohead]

I can almost understand the need for the suits. But underwear? Louis Vuitton luggage? Wallets? AND the Patek watch? I don't see how those things are necessary to the campaign.

[ARowebie]

"Pig, meet Chanel lipstick."

"FINALLY nice to meet you Chanel" (as she tosses Walgreens lipstick in garbage).