Madonna Tours Impoverished Malawi School In $2800 Chanel Sweatsuit (PHOTOS)

Madonna arrived in Malawi Sunday morning on her Gulfstream V in her bid to adopt a toddler girl named Mercy.

After arriving she toured an impoverished school but refused to talk to reporters. She was, in the words of the AP, "dressed casually" in a black velour tracksuit and white fedora. But that casual look costs about $2,800.

A look at the photos shows her dressed-down attire is a Chanel tracksuit, tone-on-tone labels blazing from her shoulder and the stripes down her leg. Huffington Post placed a call to the 57th Street store in New York Monday with a casual inquiry, and a helpful saleswoman priced a similar ensemble at $2,800.

A zip front jacket is $1,600 and the pants about $1,200. A cheaper alternative to the one Madonna wore in Malawi is the $1,200 pullover jacket. Currently the store is stocking the velour in gray. They also have the tracksuit in cashmere for several hundred dollars more. Chanel clothing is not available online.

Madonna appears to have recycled the white fedora from 2006.

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Madonna as she toured the school:

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Madonna's plane lands in Malawi Sunday morning:

Comments

[save1nj]

1) more web-hating.
2) modonna should be able to wear whatever she wants while doing something noble.
3) thank god it was modonna instead of britney spears; otherwise the hating would have been tripled.

hey folks, unless these celebs are stealing your retirement fund like the A-holes at merryll lynch or BofA, why are you upset?

[emily00011]

lol, web-hating, whatever. She's too old to adopt children - no matter if she wears wal-mart pants.

[ywcachieve]

WalMart is not the only store that sells clothes.

[cyguy]

Too old? LOL. You do realize the life expectancy is going up dramatically with each passing decade. Her generation is likely to live well into their 90's or early 100's if not longer.

[the964kid]

At least she's trying to bring attention to this poor nation.

[nowalnuts]

Who can say if it actually cost her anything? Madonna get tons of free clothes. It's not like designers don't fall over each other trying to get people like her to wear their stuff. She seems like a good mother. What more do people want?

[jackson1015]

Stay classy, Madonna.

[bluehand]

HuffPo,
Why are you talking about her track suit? Your story should be about the details of the first, and 2nd adoption she's doing from Malawe.

[BrenDavis]

This "populist rage" bullshit doesn't need more invented stories fanning its flames, guys. Journalists are supposed to REPORT the news, not MAKE it.

[lovsn12b]

I wish Madonna would go away - I am sick of her and her search for eternal youth and "look at me" causes

[wawa76]

if you do the math, her shirt cost her $28. that is if you consider all the money she has.
I cannot believe this is being reported.

[millfarm]

Sounds like Cindy McCain appearing at her charity in Africa in her new Chanel shoes . . . vulgar, my dear, plain vulgar. Those girls just do not get it, huh? Then they climb on their little planes, outfitted with safe drinking water and safe food, and fly on off. Makes one wonder.

[ywcachieve]

People wear what they own. What do you expect?

[Blayne]

The link to the flight plan doesn't work. The correct tail # should be N516QS.

[NoToGOP08]

She didn't get a bailout...­so why is it anyone's business what her clothes cost?

[muddwolf]

The author of this story has wasted internet ether. Who cares what she wears. She's talented and successful and should be able to wear what she wants when she wants.

[stefiz]

i am glad most of the post on this page are favorable to Madonna... if she wants to wear a 2800$ sweatsuit anywhere its her freaking prerogative!!

[Mattie]

so what, she's rich and has nice clothes. People would say how phony she was, if she went and bought an outfit at K-mart to wear. Do you really believe the children in the orphanage knew how much the outfit cost. I wouldn't know, I would assume it was expensive, she' s rich!

[JustLucky]

This is ridiculous - not a news story. She just wore what she had - she didn't think "Well, let's see - I guess I'll wear my $2,800 outfit to show off."