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Hillary and the Amazing Technicolor Pantsuit

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Chapman chapter.

Alright let’s be real, Hillary Clinton has #blessed us with her famous Technicolor pantsuit collection and taught us some of the most important life lessons about being a woman in 2015. Why? Because since the beginning of Bill’s time in office, Hillary has been scrutinized for her outfit choices, hairdos, and makeup styles. But being the boss-woman she is, Hillary combated all the jokes with grace and some sass.  

As one of the first female superstars in politics, Hillary has molded the image of how women are perceived in the governmental limelight and has done quite a knockout job. 

First, Hillary made the pantsuit cool and catapulted the power outfit into mainstream social media. This is a huge deal because Hillary took the criticism given to her from talk show hosts, GOP members, and entertainment networks to make her own joke about it, control the puns, and deflate their overused and uncreative punch lines.  

Next, not only did Hillary control the media after they used her outfits as a joke, she showed the entire United States not to mess around with her. The consequences were simple, if you mess with our girl Hillary, you will be put on blast and shutdown real quick. Hillary does not care if you do not like her Blair Waldorf headbands or Madeleine Albright pins, she came to play the game of politics and does not have any time for your nonsense. This is a huge deal for women because it is taking away the thought one has to be pretty and attractive to men. If you can rock a pantsuit and it makes you feel good, girl I support you. 

Lastly, I would like to draw your attention the fact that Hillary put on her website “The Everyday Pantsuit Tee” that you can purchase for $30. This is incredible because not only did Hillary capitalize on this joke, she is making it cool for young women to rock power suits too. Catch me rocking mine all day erryday.