Why the furore over this dress worn to the White House correspondents’ dinner?

Although far less important than the political violence at the White House correspondent’s dinner in Washington over the weekend, the sartorial choices of the Maga administration are now getting airtime – and one dress is causing a particular furore. It is being reported that Jennifer Rauchet, wife of the US secretary of defence, Pete Hegseth, wore what appeared to resemble a gown listed on Shein for $42 (and similar to another on Temu for half the price). Naturally, some backlash has been inevitable. Shein is a gargantuan Chinese fast-fashion marketplace, and Temu is the country’s answer to Amazon – while…