Sarah Palin shops designer resale in real life -- at "Out of the Closet"! (good story)

[DeepModem Mom]

LAT: Sarah Palin shops resale in real life
Emili Veslind

Sarah Palin's $150,000 campaign wardrobe has been dominating the news the last two days, but off the campaign trail, it seems the folksy politico isn't a Neiman's shopper -- she regularly peruses the racks at designer resale store Out of the Closet in Anchorage (ironic, considering her stance on gay marriage).

Wearing discounted Valentino and Versace still doesn't put Palin in the financial realm of an "everyday American," but it's a step down from the spanking-new designer threads she's been sporting on the trail.

Retailer Christos Garkinos recently hosted the owners of the Alaskan store at Decadestwo, the designer resale store he co-owns with Cameron Silver in Los Angeles. "I was saying that Alaska's been in the news a lot, and they said that Palin shops at their store all the time," he said. The Out of the Closet owners ended up "buying a ton of stuff," but the L.A. retailer -- a staunch Sen. Barack Obama supporter who recently married his longtime partner -- said he was so skeeved out at the thought of Palin wearing clothes bought from his store, HE DONATED 100% OF THE SALES TO THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN.

A salesperson at Out of the Closet in Anchorage (no connection to the charitable thrift store chain of the same name) confirmed that Palin is a regular customer, but declined to discuss her sartorial predilections. I'm guessing skirt suits.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/2008/10/sarah-palin-sho.html

[Oceansaway]

1. Out of the Closet...hehe, SNL will love this...n/t

[crazylikafox]

2. Let me guess... All of those $150,000 designer clothes will end up at "Out of the Closet"

and Sarah will purchase them for $10 each. :rofl:

[ColbertWatcher]

3. I'm surprised they don't have a Salvation Army up there ...

... (considering her stance on gay marriage)

But, then again, she might not get caught dead in a Salvation Army!

[WindRiverMan]

4. Well,having shopped there myself.

I can honestly say, I have NEVER EVER seen the Palin's in there. Never, not once. Not even driving by with a wink and a prom queen wave.