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    Melania Trump Wore A $1380 Shirt While Gardening And, Idk, People Seem To Care

    "don't @ me. i am the messenger."

    Greetings. Melania Trump hosted her first event Friday in the White House Kitchen Garden with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.

    Here is Melania Trump's shirt. It (kinda?) needs its own introduction.

    BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA. Oh I said that already? Cool. Cool. Just making sure. Back to Melania Trump's shirt, because that's what y'all clicked on.

    CNN's Kate Bennett broke the news on Twitter, prompting an avalanche of "she's out of touch" vs. "No1Curr" tweets.

    so it appears @FLOTUS wore this $1,380 @Balmain plaid shirt to today's garden event. (don't @ me. i am the messenge… https://t.co/NvLAwUblV5

    More outlets started to cover it, because, the internet.

    @USATODAY I question the morals and wisdom of someone who spends $1K+ on a gardening shirt that looks like somethin… https://t.co/soEJIZ7Ja2

    People got salty.

    @redbookmag and? what is permissible for her to wear? what do you wear, Wal-Mart?

    And then...idk. Michelle Obama was brought into it?

    @KateBennett_DC @FLOTUS @Balmain We're you this outraged when Michelle slopped around in that garden wearing $1150… https://t.co/crjH34eSH3

    Shirt.

    Melania.

    World.

    In conclusion, Boys And Girls Clubs Of America.

    Thank you.