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After the conclusion of the second presidential debate held at Washington University in St. Louis on 9 October 2016, multiple fashionistas identified the fuchsia blouse worn by Melania Trump at that event as an $1,100 silk crepe de chine creation by the fashion giant, Gucci — a style of blouse known as a pussy bow (supposedly because the bow at the throat resembles ones commonly tied around cats’ necks). And as Mashable (and others) pointed out, the choice of blouse may have been poorly-timed, given that an audio tape of Donald Trump's talking in lewd terms about women had been leaked just days earlier: An online shopping page shows an identical-looking Gucci blouse selling for $1,100: The pussy-bow blouse is an established style that features a loose tie at the neck of a shirt, usually made of thick material, that allows the wearer to tie it in various ways. It has been in fashion in recent years but has decades of history behind it as an item of women's apparel. The campaign said Ms. Trump's choice of attire was not intentional:
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