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Palin's $180,000 Wardrobe 'In Trash Bags' at RNC HQ

Staff, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. January 23, 2009.
Big donors to the RNC are apparently not pleased.

The Average Household Spent $1,760 on Clothes in 2007 -- Here's One Way to Cut Back

Stan Cox, CounterPunch. November 29, 2008.
Christmas after Christmas, polls show that clothing, the most popular present among givers, is ranked as the 'most disappointing gift.'

Did Palin Use GOP Funds to Buy Her Children Underwear?

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. November 10, 2008.
The Palin clothes story just keeps getting weirder.

Palin Spent More on Clothes than Reported, Didn't Talk with McCain Much

Ali Frick, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. November 5, 2008.
Apparently $150,000 was a low estimation.

A Class Analysis of Palin’s Classy New Clothes

Sue Katz, Consenting Adult AlterNet: PEEK. October 27, 2008.
All this criticism is not sliding off Palin’s silk-covered back.

Flashback: McCain Said Campaign Cash for Clothes 'Erodes Public Confidence'

Ryan Powers, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. October 23, 2008.
McCain supported an amendment to restrict use of campaign funds on 'clothing purchases.'

Republicans Disgusted: Palin's $150,000 Shopping Spree

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Election 2008. October 22, 2008.
Consider all the McCain campaign messages this steps on: "elitist," "small-town values," "big spender," "relating to 'real' America," etc.

What Does Sex Have to Do with Marriage or Making Babies?

Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon AlterNet: PEEK. February 25, 2008.
I was bemused, and not a little puzzled, when I read this tsk-tsking article about "sexy" wedding dresses in the NY Times.

Dress for Excess: The Cost of Our Clothing Addiction

Stan Cox, AlterNet. November 30, 2007.
Americans' out-of-control clothing shopping is causing an ecological plague, humanitarian nightmare and the need for some really, really big closets.

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