Robin Givhan: Obama's Grandpa Jeans Were A Sad Sack

Washington Post:

Tight jeans are not the point. They are not even on the table. No one wants to see that. But for a president who has prided himself on his forward-looking philosophy, on his embrace of the new, on his youthful vitality and on his ability to project an air of reassuring cool in the face of economic meltdown, those sad-sack, grandpa jeans were off message.

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Comments

[KLordsha]

This is obviously a h!t job... It doesn't matter what he wore..she would have written a negative article.

[dillydawg]

Silly article not worth the click on read.

[buggey]

Fiirst it was moms' jeans, now it's grandpa jeans. Next week they will call them grandma jeans.

[KLordsha]

LOL Then Hammer pants after that.

[barackobama4prez]

Was the author expecting the POTUS and FLOTUS to wear Sean Jean or Fubu, Hillfiger or Baby Phat?

I don't see the big deal. What jeans he wears is the least of my worries if he gets things done.

[GunneraGirl]

Is she serious about this cr@p?

[barackobama4prez]

"Obama's jeans sat relatively high on his waist and so some have referred to them as "mom jeans" because they managed to make the lanky Obama look . . . well, not so lanky."

Are they trying to emasculate the Prez? First the FLOTUS and now this. They are obsessed with what the Obamas wear.

[GunneraGirl]

the guy is a complete hunk no matter what he wears.

[FebM]

Comfort is the only thing that matters here, how can you argue with anyone regarding their comfort in their own pants?

[thepoliticalcat]

Who is this Robin Givhan person and why is she obsessing about this trivia? Good Lord, woman, there's plenty to obsess about! Inhofe, Bernanke, oversight, taxes, pollution, climate change, El Nino, weather patterns, drought, starvation, overproduction of corn and its subsequent introduction into the American food supply in staggering quantities, Nigeria, Afghanistan, fair trade ... but I'm sure you get my drift, even if Givhan doesn't.

[yemaya]

He's a middle aged man for crying out loud! What does he need to wear to appeal to the fashion police? Skinny jeans and a mohawk? Jeeez... He looks great in my opinion and I will judge him by his character and what he can do for the American people and certainly NOT for the brand of jeans he wears, thank you very much.

[EmeraldWorld]

Good lord, how pathetic. Okay: I'm sorry the POTUS does wear skinny jeans like those ridiculous hipsters, really. Now let's move on...

[EmeraldWorld]

does NOT*

[jingles32]

You have got to be kidding me? One article on O's "grandpa" jeans and just a moment ago I found one here on the FLOTUS' "mom" capris! What, not enough "ghetto thug" fashion flair from the first AA president and his wife for you? If "tight" is not the point, then what is? I remember the flack he got over the viral video shot of Sen. O aboard his campaign plane in tighter jeans, the ladies on the plane asking him to "turn around," the camera focusing in on certain areas. I'll leave it at that. This man is damned if he does, if he doesn't. Get back to reporting something newsworthy, you know, those of you in THE MEDIA apparently so sick of hearing from and seeing him.

[carlgt1]

he needs a "Mission Accomplished" clothing moment --- although that was a failure politically, remember how all the Repugs got homo-erotic over Bush's flightsuit!

[saami]

WTF! Given all the really important news can we drop the fashion comments on Barack and Michelle.

[goddess1871]

OK, ENOUGH with the jeans thing, alright? Geeeeezzz!

[Libertynjustice4all]

An entire article on the President's jeans... are you kidding me?

Besides, for the most part, the President looks h0t in everything he wears.

[Terriac]

Who cares?