Of the parade of looks and brands at the inauguration day of the 46th president of the United States Joe Biden, we have practically told you everything that can be told. Almost. While the keen eyes of fashionistas admired the outfits of Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Amanda Gorman, Kamala Harris and Michelle Obama, the photographers’ lens immortalized a detail only apparently of secondary importance, or Bernie Sanders gloves. Particularly striking is a photo that portrays the senator from Vermont sitting with his legs and arms crossed, undoubtedly cold, in his normcore look consisting of eyeglasses, simple surgical mask, forest-colored windbreaker, classic black trousers and brown ankle boots.
A look that has made many wrinkle the noses, e primarily that of the fashion director of New York Times Vanessa Friedman, because it is too informal and not suited to the solemnity of the situation. But perfectly Sanders-style. If not for an unexpected detail, that is the mittens, with a slightly harrypottian allure: the wool gloves with Greek and white and brown rhombuses literally (and unexpectedly, let’s face it) set the web on fire.
In no time at all, Sanders, always in the same position, has become the protagonist of hilarious photomontages and memes on social networks, which immortalize him sitting on the throne of Game of Thrones, close to the girls of Sex and the City, in front of Marina Abramović, also shared by celebrities, from Sarah Jessica Parker a Ian McKellen.
They are all visible by typing the hashtag #BernieSanders or #BerniesMittens. But fans of Sanders – and his now iconic mittens – didn’t stop there. A sort of treasure hunt has started on the web to understand where the senator had bought those gloves. The answer came a few hours later.
The mittens are handmade – even with zero impact, because they are made of wool and recycled plastic – by Jen Ellis, a teacher from Vermont who makes them to order and who gave them to Sanders two years ago. What better occasion than the icy Inauguration day to exhibit them? Sanders himself has stressed over and over on his social profiles. “In Vermont, we know something about the cold. And we don’t care much about fashion ».
Ellis’s passion for making warm gloves, which suddenly became an invitation to a new job. His mittens, in fact, sold out. “Thanks for your interest in Bernie’s mittens. I’m really glad she wore them on inauguration day. Unfortunately, I don’t have any more to sell “, Ellis tweeted.
For those who want this accessory, until yesterday considered rather anti-fashion, but certainly very hot, we come to the aid, with 10 shopping ideas, in the gallery. After all, the beauty of trends is that they arise when you least expect it, right Mr. Sanders?
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