Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed a crowd in a $14,000 designer jacket during a rally in Moscow, despite his country facing unprecedented sanctions imposed by western countries. The Russian President’s extravagant gesture did not go over well with netizens, who chastised him for it.
Some social media users stated that the dark-blue designer jacket worn by Putin while addressing the crowd was really from Loro Piana, an Italian luxury brand. In Russian rubles, the jacket costs 1.5 million dollars, but in USD, it costs roughly $13,953.
According to The Telegraph, the designer jacket is made of “quilted cashmere, with white goose down feathers for padding, goat leather trimmings, and 100 percent virgin wool,” and the white colour sweater Putin wore inside costs roughly $4,217.92 (3,200 pounds).
The Loro Piana puffy designer jacket, according to Yana Morozova, a Ukrainian translator, costs roughly 1.5 million rubles. “While Russians battle for food in supermarkets, Putin addressed 90000 Russians while wearing a 1.5 million ruble Loro Piana puffy jacket,” she claimed.
“Putin claimed that everyone who likes anything Western is a national traitor, then two days later appeared at a rally in Moscow wearing a $10K Loro Piana coat to promote the conflict in Ukraine. Putin has long been a supporter of the brand; now is the moment to put a stop to it. Please sign the petition “Journalist Karine Orlova expressed her opinion.
“While Russians battle over goods in stores, Putin stood in front of the Luzhniki audience in a Loro Piana jacket worth over 1.5 million rubles,” Anonymous Operations tweeted.
“While Putin is committing genocide in Ukraine, he LIES about putting an end to genocide.” “While wearing an Italian Loro Piana coat that costs more than most Russians’ annual wage,” claimed Olga Lautman, a Kremlin expert and researcher.
“UPDATE: According to @MoscowTimes, while wearing a $14,000 Loro Piana down jacket, Putin whipped the audience into a frenzy in favour of war crimes and advised Russians to burrow down against the West’s “economic war.” A genuine people’s dictator. “#Ukraine,” former police officer Tim McMillan said.
“While Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is known for his khaki green T-shirt, Russian President Vladimir Putin wore a £10,000 Loro Piana jacket to a stadium rally last week,” stated Ericssen, Elections Research Analyst, Meta.
