Italian luxury goods manufacturer VBH boasted yesterday that First Lady Michelle Obama had toted their $5,950 alligator manila clutch earlier this week while on a trip to Russia.Bag manufacturer backs off original claim...
No way, said the White House, which countered that the First Lady was carrying an $875 VBH patent leather clutch.
After sticking to their initial claim, the high-end leather manufacturer is now backing off. "If that's what the White House is saying...
$875.00! As a friend of mine said today: "Isn't that a mortgage payment for most people about to go in to foreclosure?"
UPDATE: Here is the full Letter to the Editor just provided by the author:
Editor:
- Did I miss a meeting?
- In the midst of the Great Recession the White House is defending Michelle Obama by saying her purse only cost $875?
- In most of America, $875 is the amount of a mortgage payment on a soon to be foreclosed home.
Bobbi Leigh Zito
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