Sanders' "controversial" Burton coat was a Christmas gift from his son, after a limited edition version that had Sanders' image printed on the back sold out (his "controversial" coat doesn't feature the image, in case anyone was wondering).
It also wasn't the first time a Sanders coat had caused a "controversy". This is from 2018. The twist is that the earlier version was deemed too "elitist" at the time (and to this observer looks scruffier than the one he wore to Biden's inauguration, but what do I know about fashion?):
What The Bernie Sanders Winter Coat Controversy Gets Wrong About Socialism
It’s been 2018 for less than a week, but that’s apparently long enough to gin up a faux scandal about Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ allegedly lavish spending habits.
This time Sanders is in trouble for sporting a winter coat at New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s swearing-in ceremony on New Year’s Day that a gumshoe reporter at the conservative Daily Wire discovered retails for $690.
Mainstream news outlets were quick to jump on the item with their own well-perfected sanctimonious outrage.
“Socialist Bernie Sanders wears a $700 jacket while complaining about rich people,” a Newsweek headline blared.
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/bernie-sanders-coat-controversy-gets-wrong-about-socialism
For all you fashion hounds out there, the "elitist" coat can be seen at this link:
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/2/bernie-sanders-stylish-socialist-700-burton-jacket/
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