“The United States has gone from Manifest Destiny to Manifest Vanity." — Frank Bruni, NY Times, 9/25/25
The fashion of fascism is simple. For all-the-tyrant’s men, it’s red ties or else. Red, red, red — no matter which branch of the federal government, which of Trump’s allies, or which member of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority. The only people not wearing red ties? The oligarchs. Fairly certain this is to make clear who is in charge of the money. Yep, those guys with the blue ties. Bezos, Altman, Gates, Zuckerberg, Buffet, Ballmer, Ellison, Musk, and the like.
Missing from all of the above and in powerful positions in the United States and Nazi Germany? Women. People of color.
The women within Trump’s sphere are expected to play the part of high-class hooker. That involves a fresh pair of Tupperware titties, fuck me stilettos, head zeppelin lip plumper, a chem blond coiffure, body bronzer, form-fitting monochrome clothing with a short hemline, mink lashes, and crosses. Lots and lots of crosses. And of course, there’s the makeup. Thank god for ass-with-pancakes makeup. It looks much better in press photos than a paper bag over the head. The same goes for when these ladies are meeting with one of Trump’s cabinet members in the situation room custodial closet. For more details, contact Corey Lewandowski.
There is one notable outlier among the females in trending fascist fashion, and that would be Melania. Melania is a femdom fascist, who not-so-subtly signals to the world: “I am in charge of the White House, the country, and the MAGA masses.” Who had the idea to put a chimpenführer in the White House for a second term? Yep. It was Melania. It was the perfect way to solve all of her financial problems, write off that designer wardrobe, and keep her husband out of jail, right? If there was one thing she could change and still keep the clothes, it would be the keeping her husband out of jail thing, especially now that Justin Trudeau is single (and two years younger than she is 🔥).
Since the day of Trump’s swearing in for his second term (1/20/25), J.D. Vance — who has also gone by the names James Donald Bowman, James David Bowman, James David Hamel, JD Hamel, and finally JD Vance (2013)— was the presumed heir to the Oval Office. This was before the populace (and perhaps Vance) realized they had all been tricked into voting for a fascist regime, where being vice president means nada. JD imagines he will eventually be president. Ain’t gonna happen, buddy.
FYI, the name “JD Vance” is in honor of his Mamaw, who raised him. JD’s granny was played by Glenn Close in the Hillbilly Elegy, for which she won an Academy Award Nomination.
In a democracy, the vice president would, of course, be next in line should the president meet his demise. But as things now stand (i.e. one branch of government), and with Alito, Thomas, Roberts, Kavanaugh, Coney Barrett and Gorsuch meeting regularly at The Bohemian Grove, to relax in Adirondack chairs and roast marshmallows and Constitutional Amendments over the campfire, things have moved steadily away from the Founding Fathers’ original concept of checks and balances, fair elections, and the like. On the horizon: bad checks and vertigo, no elections whatsoever, and a 25,000 square foot White House ballroom, slated for completion in 2029, just in time for Trump’s third inauguration ball — the one that will be in celebration of his permanent and forever third term as the MAGA führer.
In the Divided States of America, Melania will soon assume the role of leader-in-waiting (aka vice president). A fascist regime with oligarchic elite is best passed on to family, someone whose loyalty can’t be bought, or in the case of Melania has already been bought. Some liken Melania to Eva Peron, the second wife of corrupt Argentinian president Juan Peron — she was also into massively expensive designer togs and became a beloved icon in Argentina simply by pointing her beautifully manicured fingers when something needed doing and by uttering poetic endearments to the masses.
Then there are those riveting fascist rock concerts military parades and rallies, which are now uber popular among the MAGA, just like they were in the gute alte Zeiten of the Nazi regime. Nuremberg was the Nazi Woodstock.
Many of Europe’s top designers had close ties to the Nazi regime, namely Coco Chanel, Cristobal Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, and Hugo Boss. Boss joined the Nazi Party in 1931, Dior dressed the wives and mistresses of high-ranking Nazi officers, and Coco Chanel was a spy for the Third Reich. As one might imagine, Dior and Vuitton are near the top of Melania Trump’s list of favorite designers.
Ralph Waldo Emerson summed it up best: “Vanity costs money, labor, horses, men, women, health and peace, and is still nothing at last.”