Bernie Sanders’ outfit at the inauguration captures the love of networks

Bernie Sanders (New York, 1941) is a regular protagonist of social networks. This Wednesday, the senator from Vermont won the admiration of thousands of users on social media for the clothes he used at Joe Biden’s opening ceremony. Unlike long coats And relationships with other Democratic politicians invited to the President’s inauguration, Sanders wore a casual gray jacket and oversized knitted gloves.

A photographer’s photograph of the Senator, almost clustered on a chair in the middle of the terraces of Capitol Hill, was taken Brendan Smyalovsky For the agency Getty Images It was taken up quickly by internet users. There were some phrases that accompanied the picture: “I wait here in the cold for Atoli to be served.” Others trimmed Sanders’ silhouette and put it into a plethora of settings: IMSS waiting room, dessert booth, subway ride or meeting with The Avengers.

Senator Jane O’Meara Sanders’ wife shared the story of that jacket. It’s a bodysuit made by Vermont-based sportswear brand Burton Snowboards. “Our son Dave worked with Burton Snowboard founder Jake Burton on a limited-edition jacket with Bernie Sanders face on the back,” he says. “Bernie really liked it, so Dave bought him one, without his picture, for Christmas,” says O’Meara. The company revealed the model Sanders uses, at $ 132 (about 2,600 MXN), which It is currently sold out.

Sanders usually has their own style when it comes to winter wear. The senator wore a similar dress that was used in another meme, but as of December 2019. On his social networks, the senator is then the nominee for the presidency of the Democratic Party. Fundraising video released. “I ask again for your financial support” (again, I ask for your financial support). Sanders’ photo is captured in various end-of-year memes, such as when money is demanded after everything is wasted on Christmas.

They say the best things in life are priceless, like Sanders’ big gloves. According to journalist Robbie Kramer, it was a gift from Jane Ellis, a teacher at Essex Junction in Vermont. “I gave it to him more than two years ago and was surprised when I started using it in the campaign,” He said on Twitter. It’s made from reused wool jackets and lined with a material made from recycled plastic bottles.

The politician enjoyed the phenomenon of his photo on social media. In an interview with CBS, Sanders took her in with humor. “In Vermont, we know something about the cold,” he told reporter Gale King. “We are not interested in fashion, we just want warmth. This is what I did today.” On his Instagram account, Sanders has restarted this interview to promote an initiative to provide $ 2,000 in support for Americans unemployed due to the pandemic. “Fashion? Let’s get to work,” he said.

Away from politics and Sanders’ agenda, social media made the senator laugh. Social media accounts for organizations like Phillips Museum Or characters like an actress Zoe Saldana They are just a sample of the significance of Sanders’ image. Whether you wait patiently for the galleries to open, make it a show how to wear the mask, or as part of epic and artistic scenes. Bernie Sanders has gained the love and interest of social media.

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