On a sartorial mission for The Daily Beast, two journalists slightly bitter about their lack of invites to New York Fashion Week shows took a trip to Long Island.
This fall, hot new fashions are walking the runways in New York, London, Milan, Paris—and Ronkonkoma, a small town in central Long Island. There on Tuesday night, The America First Warehouse played host to a first-of-its-kind event—and fever dream—dubbed the America First Patriotic Fashion Showcase, featuringIt was surely the hottest ticket on any conservative fashionista’s calendar.
Roughly 200 Long Islanders gathered in the warehouse space, which also hosts Trump watch parties and events. Among those in attendance, one particularly hot rumor was thatmight make an appearance. Don’t get your hopes up, it was fake news—and perhaps not surprising given the flurry ofAt the vendor tables throughout the warehouse, an array of bedazzled hats, pins and even makeup were on sale.
Floating through the crowd wearing a mermaid-style gown painted with Trump’s face was artist Lena Ruseva, who also goes by “MAGA-Langelo.” Her specialty is putting Trump’s face on different famous characters, like Hercules and the Wizard of Oz; her website sells murals for up to $7,000. Trump owns three of her paintings, Ruseva claimed.
Artist Lena Rusova, who dared to pair her Trump ballgown with a MAGA baseball cap. Throw formal dress codes to the wind!Sat front row—on an assortment of artfully-mismatched chairs and sofas—for the actual fashion show was a lineup of state politicians, Trump organizers and niche celebrities. After a rousing rendition of the national anthem sung by Grammy-winner Daniel Erbe, the show’s emcee, Cindy Grosz, took to the stage.
And it wasn’t just women having all the fun! Male models showed off a variety of looks, from golf-leisure to a hand-painted bomber jacket reimagining Trump as a powerful cyborg. A bare chest under a gaudy, embellished suit jacket also proved to be the hot MAGA menswear trend. Who knew!despite technical difficulties.
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