{"id":14895,"date":"2025-03-23T15:09:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T15:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/former-san-francisco-mayor-willie-brown-opens-his-closet-for-charity\/"},"modified":"2025-03-23T15:09:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T15:09:27","slug":"former-san-francisco-mayor-willie-brown-opens-his-closet-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/former-san-francisco-mayor-willie-brown-opens-his-closet-for-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown Opens His Closet for Charity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In January 1996, the newly sworn-in mayor of San Francisco noticed something wrong at City Hall. One of his aides was wearing a linen suit in the winter. The mayor, shocked, sent him home to change immediately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The moral of the story: Abide by the fashion calendar. And style matters a great deal to Willie Brown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Brown, who served as mayor of San Francisco from 1996 to 2004, is one of the sharpest dressed political figures in California.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The handkerchief peeks out of his Baldini suit pocket at just the right angle, and is just the right color. And he once raced a Municipal Railway streetcar on Market Street to disprove an article that said pedestrians were faster than the train service \u2014 all while wearing a suit, wingtips and a wide-brimmed Panama hat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">At the age of 91, Mr. Brown has opened his closet. His green Gucci high-top sneakers? Yours for $105.50. His ivory Kiton cashmere crew-neck sweater? $36. About 50 items Mr. Brown used to wear \u2014 shoes, track suits, T-shirts, sweaters, jackets \u2014 are being sold at an online auction sponsored by Goodwill, the nonprofit retailer. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Once a year, Mr. Brown would get rid of a few old items in his closet and donate them anonymously to Goodwill thrift stores. Goodwill San Francisco Bay decided to create the Willie Brown Collection on eBay and auction his clothes and shoes to the highest bidders. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIf I don\u2019t wear it for a year, it automatically goes to Goodwill,\u201d Mr. Brown said in an interview.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Brown is one of the few politicians, retired or otherwise, whose closet would be considered stylish enough to raid. He has stood out in the world of politics, where rolled sleeves, open collars, khakis and blue blazers are the height of men\u2019s fashion. He viewed stylistic gusto and politics as going hand-in-hand to inspire public confidence. And he hated casual Fridays at City Hall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cMost of us took it as a point of pride that this is how you prepare yourself for work,\u201d said P.J. Johnston, Mr. Brown\u2019s former press secretary. \u201cYou look the part. You need to instill a sense of confidence and propriety in the public that you serve, and part of that is being dressed appropriately.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Johnston appears to have learned a lot from his former boss, fashion-wise. He\u2019s the aide who was sent home for the linen-in-winter mishap in 1996.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Brown, who has put some of his clothes up for auction in years past, said good fashion comes down to two things: the fabric and the fit. He was 17 when his mother sent him from his hometown of Mineola, Texas, to live with an uncle in San Francisco, who dressed, he recalled, like \u201cpeople from Harlem in movies.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Brown added: \u201cAnd he took me down on the first or second day, and I got my first blue serge suit with a white shirt and a yellow tie. And believe me, I went to church that next Sunday, and everybody wanted to know where that came from.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Brown is an outspoken Democrat. Last year, he threatened to sue Donald J. Trump for slander and defamation, after Mr. Trump falsely claimed that he had once <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/08\/us\/politics\/trump-helicopter-willie-brown.html?smid=url-share\" title=\"\">nearly died in a helicopter ride with Mr. Brown<\/a> and that Mr. Brown had said disparaging things on that ride about Kamala Harris, whom Mr. Brown had once dated. Both claims were false, Mr. Brown said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Only a few items up for grabs in this year\u2019s auction veer anywhere close to politics. One of those is a navy blue T-shirt for $14.99, with a logo that reads, \u201cWillie Brown for President 2024.\u201d It had zero bids as of Sunday morning. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Other clothes Mr. Brown used to wear seemed to attract more interest. On Sunday, the green Gucci high-tops had 12 bids. The Kiton crew-neck sweater had 10 bids. The most expensive item, a brown Burberry reversible jacket, at $167.50, had 18 bids.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The items in the online auction were freshly plucked from Mr. Brown\u2019s closet. Missing from the collection are many of Mr. Brown\u2019s more expensive and extravagant suits and apparel. There are none of his trademark fedoras up for grabs, for example. The former mayor seems to have strictly curated what qualified as a giveaway and what qualified as a don\u2019t-giveaway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He had already donated a black striped suit for the auction when he turned on the television and saw the Rev. Al Sharpton looking sharp wearing a similar one. \u201cLike he had already bought my suit at Goodwill,\u201d Mr. Brown said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He realized he wanted his suit back \u2014 and asked Goodwill to return it, after telling the retailer it wasn\u2019t his.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The suit\u2019s now back in his closet.<span class=\"css-8l6xbc evw5hdy0\">   <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/23\/us\/willie-brown-clothes-auction.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In January 1996, the newly sworn-in mayor of San Francisco noticed something wrong at City Hall. 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