Biden inauguration – Bernie Sanders’ mittens and laid-back ‘grandpa’ style spawns wave of memes and even a VOGUE feature
BERNIE Sanders' mittens and laid-back "grandpa" style has spawned a wave of memes and even a Vogue feature story.
The 79-year-old Vermont senator donned a warm, light-brown jacket and oversized mittens as he sat through Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony on Wednesday.
The politician later commented about his mittens to CBS' Gayle King.
He the news host: "In Vermont, we know something about the cold. And we’re not so concerned about good fashion. We want to keep warm."
Another user - who shared a photo of Sanders sitting on a folding chair with his legs and arms crossed - : "This could’ve been an email."
Sanders appeared to look cold and unamused as he sat outside in a folding chair.
Another Twitter user of Sanders, with the memorable photo of him sitting, photoshopped into iconic moments in time.
The same Twitter user shared another meme, instead with Sanders sitting next to Forest Gump on a bench.
"Mama said they was magic mittens," the tweet read - referring to a famous line in the movie when Gump said: "My mama says they were magic shoes. They could take me anywhere."
"They are made from repurposed wool sweaters and lined with fleece (made from recycled plastic bottles). #BerniesMittens"
In a followup tweet, Ellis thanked social media users for their interest in Bernie's mittens.
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She said: "It truly has been an amazing and historic day! I'm so flattered that Bernie wore them to the inauguration.
"Sadly, I have no more mittens for sale. There are a lot of great crafters on ETSY who make them."