A fashion critic slammed Vice President Dick Cheney for “dressing down” at an Auschwitz ceremony. At the death camp on Jan. 27 to mark the 60th anniversary of its liberation, Cheney stood out among black-coated world leaders in his green parka emblazoned with his name, a wool hat and hiking boots, which Washington Post fashion critic Robin Givhan said was more appropriate for operating a snow blower than attending a somber memorial ceremony with world leaders.
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