Elections

Melania's blouse prompts questions about meaning

Melania Trump's shirt is the star of the debate
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Melania Trump's shirt is the star of the debate

You can't make this up. Amid the controversy surrounding comments made by Donald Trump in 2005, Melania Trump walks into the second presidential debate wearing a "pussy bow" blouse.

Melania Trump, a former model, appeared to be wearing a fuscia-pink Gucci blouse on Sunday night, Cosmopolitan tweeted.

@Cosmopolitan: Melania Trump is Wearing an $1,100 Pussy-Bow Blouse Right Now

Just half an hour after the debate, one size of the shirt was sold out. Other sizes were low in stock soon after.

Search traffic for the term "pussy bow" spiked on Google after the debate.

Aside from the irony surrounding the name of the neckline, that style of blouse has other layers of meaning. It rose to popularity at a time when many women were entering the work force and were looking to find a style of dress that conveyed the seriousness of a suit with a nod to femininity.

Donald Trump has come under fire for suggesting that his fame allows him to "do anything" to women.

The wife of the Republican nominee said her husband's words "unacceptable and offensive" to her.

"This does not represent the man that I know. He has the heart and mind of a leader. I hope people will accept his apology, as I have, and focus on the important issues facing our nation and the world," she said in a statement on Saturday.