On Tuesday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (opens in new tab) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer visited the White House to discuss the border wall issue with President Donald Trump. The televised conversation quickly became heated, the discussion ended without a compromise, and the president threatened to shut down the government if his long-proposed demands for a wall (opens in new tab) aren't met.
While the debate had people fired up on Twitter (opens in new tab), that wasn't the only thing that caught people's attention. As Pelosi left the White House, Twitter users immediately zoomed in on the sight of her red coat and became obsessed with the outerwear.
The coat went viral, spawning memes and drawings (opens in new tab) and a Twitter account called "Nancy Pelosi's Red Coat (opens in new tab)" while The Boston Globe (opens in new tab) effectively named it Big Coat Energy (a play on BDE (opens in new tab) from earlier this year).
Pelosi's daughter, Christine Pelosi, even picked up on the momentum of the situation and gave a recount of when (opens in new tab) her mom purchased the coat (opens in new tab), writing, "This makes me smile: I remember shopping with Nancy Pelosi aka Mom for this coat at Christmastime 2012 for President Obama’s second inaugural. (The reports say it’s red but expect a dark orange.)"
Btw, I loved Nancy Pelosi's red coat. Those high buttons across the neck are boss. Iconic imagery, yesterday. pic.twitter.com/hHSAPnQi3YDecember 12, 2018
When politics & fashion intersect (my favorite subject): @maxmara announces they’ll re-release @NancyPelosi’s coat in multiple colors next year following its social media success https://t.co/fwNWbjRrAvDecember 13, 2018
The Max Mara design is from the label's fall/winter 2012 collection and though it's sold out, thanks to the fervor the outerwear caused, the brand told Glamour (opens in new tab) that they're bringing it back next year. Whether you decide to get Pelosi's dark orange/red version or purchase the outerwear in a completely different color way in 2019, just know this: It's a total power woman coat.
In the meantime, console yourself and shop these similar red outerwear selections.
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