{"id":216621,"date":"2026-01-14T16:19:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/erika-kirk-clothing-criticism-glittering-pantsuit-remark-spark-backlash\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T16:19:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:19:40","slug":"erika-kirk-clothing-criticism-glittering-pantsuit-remark-spark-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/erika-kirk-clothing-criticism-glittering-pantsuit-remark-spark-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Erika Kirk Clothing Criticism, &#8216;Glittering Pantsuit&#8217; Remark Spark Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As you\u2019re probably aware, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/erika-kirk-slammed-for-lavish-lifestyle-never-ending-press-tour-4-months-after-husbands-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Erika Kirk has been everywhere<\/a> in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>The widow of slain podcast host Charlie Kirk, Erika has hosted rallies, visited the White House, and granted countless interviews in the months since her husband\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>Her new role as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/erika-kirk-named-ceo-of-charlie-kirks-turning-point-usa-amid-growing-culture-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CEO of Turning Point USA<\/a>, the organization founded by her late husband, has made Erika one of the most visible women in modern media.<\/p>\n<p>And the discourse surrounding her sudden rise to fame has resulted in some heated debates.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251972963-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk, widow of right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, speaks during Turning Point's annual AmericaFest conference in Phoenix, Arizona on December 18, 2025. \" class=\"wp-image-545377 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251972963-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251972963-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251972963-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251972963-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251972963-960x641.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251972963-1080x721.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251972963-1200x801.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2251972963-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk, widow of right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, speaks during Turning Point\u2019s annual AmericaFest conference in Phoenix, Arizona on December 18, 2025. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Olivier Touron \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A recent article from <em>Washington Post<\/em> fashion columnist Ashley Fetters Maloy has sparked backlash due to its focus on Kirk\u2019s wardrobe choices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cErika Kirk is walking a fine line in a glittering pantsuit,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/style\/fashion\/2026\/01\/08\/erika-kirk-fashion-outfit-pantsuit\/?utm_campaign=wp_main&amp;utm_source=bluesky,facebook,threads,twitter&amp;utm_medium=social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maloy wrote<\/a>, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKirk, a mother to two toddlers, continues to take on public-facing leadership duties while promoting traditional ideas about prioritizing marriage and motherhood, and her clothes are attempting to walk the same high wire\u2026 her styling of late suggests that she\u2019s aware that she now needs to be able to blend into mainstream, secular, political contexts well enough to be taken seriously \u2014 but not so well as to be mistaken for a career woman or a feminist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We should reiterate here that this was an article that appeared in the <em>Post<\/em>\u2018s <em>fashion<\/em> section.<\/p>\n<p>On social media, however, many are under \u2014 or are creating \u2014 the impression that the newspaper is attempting to diminish a female political figure by focusing on her clothes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2250859057-729x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Erika Kirk discusses the newly released book &quot;Stop, In The Name of God: Why Honoring The Sabbath Will Transform Your Life&quot; on &quot;Hannity&quot; at Fox News Channel Studios on December 08, 2025 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-545378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2250859057-729x1024.jpg 729w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2250859057-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2250859057-768x1079.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2250859057-1458x2048.jpg 1458w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2250859057-683x960.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2250859057-769x1080.jpg 769w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2250859057-854x1200.jpg 854w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2250859057-scaled.jpg 1822w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2250859057-729x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Erika Kirk discusses the newly released book &quot;Stop, In The Name of God: Why Honoring The Sabbath Will Transform Your Life&quot; on &quot;Hannity&quot; at Fox News Channel Studios on December 08, 2025 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-545378 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2250859057-729x1024.jpg 729w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2250859057-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2250859057-768x1079.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2250859057-1458x2048.jpg 1458w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2250859057-683x960.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2250859057-769x1080.jpg 769w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2250859057-854x1200.jpg 854w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2250859057-scaled.jpg 1822w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2250859057-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Erika Kirk discusses the newly released book \u201cStop, In The Name of God: Why Honoring The Sabbath Will Transform Your Life\u201d on \u201cHannity\u201d at Fox News Channel Studios on December 08, 2025 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFor crying out loud will this s\u2014 never end,\u201d former Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema wrote X (formerly Twitter), according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/washington-post-takes-heat-putting-193054405.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yahoo News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cErika isn\u2019t \u2018prioritizing marriage\u2019 because a radical leftist shot and killed her husband Good Lord. These people will never stop attacking the Kirk family,\u201d conservative pundit Jack Posobiec added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been reporting for a quarter century now, and I still remember at my first daily newspaper job, we had to read a style guide that specifically cautioned reporters to be very careful about describing women\u2019s clothes in depth because it can be viewed as sexist,\u201d Axios reporter Marc Caputo chimed in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow does this get printed?\u201d right-wing commentator Jason Rantz asked.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Erika Kirk interviews surprise guest Nicki Minaj on the final day of Turning Point USA's annual AmericaFest conference at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 21, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. Minaj spoke about her frustrations with California Governor Gavin Newsom, and about why she has embraced the conservative movement. \" class=\"wp-image-545399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Erika Kirk interviews surprise guest Nicki Minaj on the final day of Turning Point USA's annual AmericaFest conference at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 21, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. Minaj spoke about her frustrations with California Governor Gavin Newsom, and about why she has embraced the conservative movement. \" class=\"wp-image-545399 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252438232-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Erika Kirk interviews surprise guest Nicki Minaj on the final day of Turning Point USA\u2019s annual AmericaFest conference at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 21, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. Minaj spoke about her frustrations with California Governor Gavin Newsom, and about why she has embraced the conservative movement. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Caylo Seals\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An op-ed that focuses on the clothing worn by a famous woman does indeed run the risk of coming off as sexist.<\/p>\n<p>After all, we rarely see opinion pieces criticizing the clothing worn by a <em>male<\/em> pundit or politician.<\/p>\n<p>But Maloy is a fashion columnist who was using fashion as a lens through which to explore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/erika-kirk-reps-respond-to-claims-that-shes-lost-custody-of-her-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Erika\u2019s controversial decision to make a public spectacle of her grief<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Even many who otherwise support Erika and her cause say that they wish she would take a more understated approach to honoring her husband\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n<p>And it makes sense that a fashion columnist would focus on the sartorial aspect of Erika\u2019s never-ending press tour.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/erika-kirk-clothing-criticism-glittering-pantsuit-remark-spark-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes As you\u2019re probably aware, Erika Kirk has been everywhere in recent months. The widow of slain podcast host Charlie Kirk, Erika has hosted rallies, visited the White House, and granted countless interviews in the months since her husband\u2019s death. Her new role as CEO of Turning Point USA, the organization founded [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":216622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-216621","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216621\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}