The verdict is in on Paul Manafort’s fashion choices. The internet has devoured his $15,000 ostrich leather jacket, a $9,500 ostrich vest and an $18,500 python skin coat. In fact, the lawyer and former campaign chairman for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has an entire wardrobe of luxury clothing.
As Judge T.S. Ellis said last week, “The government is not going to prosecute people for wearing nice clothes,” but that hasn’t stopped fashion critics and legal experts from sharing their own testimony in the court of public opinion. (Manafort is on trial for money laundering, tax evasion and conspiracy to obstruct justice. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.)
The way the 1% shop and even store their money has long fascinated the rest of the nation. The shopping habits of the world’s superrich has most recently been documented in “Generation Wealth,” a 2018 documentary by Lauren Greenfield about materialism and celebrity culture, and “Crazy Rich Asians,” a movie released this week based on the novel by Kevin Kwan.
LOL at Paul Manafort’s $18,500 python jacket pic.twitter.com/x8Fl34FYkR
— bryanboy (@bryanboy) August 2, 2018
