Sarah Palin 'Do Is a Hit With Orthodox Women

Wigs a hot item in Jewish Brooklyn nabe

By Caroline Miller, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 23, 2008 5:30 PM CDT

(Newser) – The Alaska governor's flashy signature 'do is a surprise hit with Orthodox Jewish women in Brooklyn, where the "Sarah Palin Wig" has been selling briskly—at $695 a pop—to women who keep their hair covered for religious reasons. “It's a very classic look, yet fashion forward,” the owner of the shop that carries them tells the Jewish Forward. About 50 Palin wigs, made with real hair, have been sold since John McCain named his VP, the AP reports.

Shlomo Klein, VP of the company that makes them, tells the AP he doesn't think it's odd that Jewish women would model themselves on Palin, a devout Christian. "She's pro-Israel," he notes. The company has also carried Hillary Clinton and Jennifer Aniston wigs in the past and Its catalog currently includes a Posh Spice wig.

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Comedian Sara Benincasa poses for a photograph made up as Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008 at Benincasa's home in New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

Sara Benincasa makes herself up to look like Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin Wednesday Oct. 15, 2008, at Benincasa's home in New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin returns a signed book to a supporter after speaking to a rally in Green, Ohio, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

Comedian Sara Benincasa checks herself in the mirror as she makes herself up to look like Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin Wednesday Oct. 15, 2008 at Benincasa's home in New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

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It's a very conservative yet fashion-forward look. It can be worn down, it can be worn up. There are a lot of styling options. The bun higher, the bun lower. - Georgie Wigs Vice President Shlomo Klein

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Sarah Palin 'Do Is a Hit With Orthodox Women