Melania Trump wore a Gucci “pussy-bow” blouse to Sunday’s presidential debate and Internet sleuths are dying to know if she was trolling her husband’s critics, outraged most recently by an audio leak of the GOP candidate bragging about grabbing women “by the p—y.”
Conservative website Breitbart called it “amazing trolling,” while another Twitter user asked, “Who let Melania Trump wear a pussy bow tonight?”
The “pussy bow” retails on Net-A-Porter for $1,100 and is described as a “chic way to elevate office or weekend looks.”
In a conversation released Friday by The Washington Post, Trump boasted about groping women while speaking to then-“Access Hollywood” host Billy Bush on a bus before filming a soap opera gig. “I’m automatically attracted to beautiful women — I just start kissing them, it’s like a magnet,” Trump said.
“I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything,” he said. “Grab ’em by the p–y.”
Trump’s wife issued the following statement on Saturday: “The words my husband used are unacceptable and offensive to me. This does not represent the man that I know. He has the heart and mind of a leader. I hope people will accept his apology, as I have, and focus on the important issues facing our nation and the world.”
Check out some of the reaction to Melania’s outfit:
Amazing trolling. https://t.co/957cAqHb84
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) October 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/bethshak/status/785452888705335296
Melania Trump raises eyebrows by wearing a "pussy bow" blouse to Sunday's debate https://t.co/Wgwnjag9PL pic.twitter.com/iyJvzWJbaM
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) October 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/CassandraRules/status/785343153758990336
Melania wore a "Pussy-Bow" blouse tonight. The ultimate troll. #Debate https://t.co/MMS0nArWsx
— DEPLORABLE DANI (@NimbleNavgater) October 10, 2016
According to Jezebel, Melania's $1100 Gucci blouse tonight is known as the "pussy bow." You can't make this stuff up. pic.twitter.com/8rl6rhkgqW
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) October 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/JimMcCarthy528/status/785308931304333313
https://twitter.com/NickFrankowski/status/785307513537327104
https://twitter.com/MicahJesse/status/785308117559115776
Just occurred to me… the neckline on Melania Trump’s beautiful outfit – I believe – is called a “pussy bow.” Interesting sartorial choice.
— MollyJoRosen (@MollyJoRosen) October 10, 2016
Interesting choice of hot-pink, PUSSY-bow blouse for the #debate Melania! pic.twitter.com/YRdXHrQ6xZ
— Amy Croffey (@AmyCroffey) October 10, 2016
Dare I ask: Is Melanie wearing a pussy-bow blouse? #debates
— Derek Blasberg (@DerekBlasberg) October 10, 2016
I kid you not, @m_rhodan tells me the style of Melania Trump's top is actually called a pussy bow.
— Tessa Berenson Rogers (@tcberenson) October 10, 2016