This Bernie Sanders-Inspired Halloween Costume Is Turning Heads

Dolls Kill's take on the Bernie Sanders meme, titled the "Once Again Asking Costume Set," comes with a polyester grey coat, a simple surgical mask, and mittens. The original pair of mittens were made by a schoolteacher, via People, but these included with the costume closely resemble the ones worn by Sanders during that fateful day. A notable difference, however, between this costume and the original Sanders outfit is that the Dolls Kill version doesn't include pants.

Needless to say, the internet had strong reactions to the online retailer's creation. "Why did they make Bernie as a hot got e-girl costume I'm wheezing," someone Tweeted.

Although Sanders himself has yet to comment on the costume, one of his spokespeople, Mika Casa, had very strong words to say. "If fans of Sen. Sanders' mittens are looking for a real scare this Halloween, they should see how hard the wealthy and world's biggest corporations are fighting to stop Congress from finally addressing the long-neglected needs of the working class," Casa told Vice. Since the "Once Again Asking Costume Set" comes in at $85 from a fast fashion retailer, according to Teen Vogue, it's somewhat ironic given Sanders' stances on minimum wage that you might need to save up money to resemble the 80-year-old Democrat.