When Hillary Clinton won the New York primary in April, she called for 'raising wages and reducing inequality' and building 'ladders of opportunity' while sporting a $12,495 Georgio Armani jacket.

It was just one small part of a major wardrobe overhaul that one fashion expert pegged as a six-figure operation, the New York Post reported.

It wasn't just in New York, where Clinton was photographed recently leaving a Ralph Lauren store on 5th Avenue accompanied by longtime aide Huma Abedin, where Clinton sported fancy fashions.

She also wore a $4,000 white jacket by Susanna Beverly Hills on the campaign trail in rural Iowa.

'She's had to have spent in the six figures on this wardrobe overhaul,' Los Angeles-based image consultant Patsy Cisneros told the paper.

Dressed for success: Clinton wore an Armani jacket the night she won the New York primary

For her campaign kickoff on Roosevelt Island, Clinton wore a custom blue silk Lauren suit that cost upwards of $2,200, according to the paper.

For a New York funder, she opted for a beaded coat by Andrew Gn comparable to a $3,000 selling at Bergdorf Goodman.

Her counterpart, real estate mogul Donald Trump, has been reported to favor Brioni suits that can cost more than $7,000.

Clinton's fashion choices have been getting an upgrade from her 2008 run and her service as secretary of state, when Clinton made jokes about her penchant for pants suits part of her repertoire.

Separating wheat from chaff: Clinton showed off her upgraded wardrobe in Iowa in August in a $4,000 jacket

Her outfits have outclassed her Democratic rivals, but at an upgrade price estimated at up to $200,000. The Armani Collezioni outfit she wore at the Las Vegas debate has been pegged at $1,200

Clinton kicked off her Instagram account with a rack of red, white and blue pantsuits and a joke about 'hard choices'

'She's moved away from those monochromatic pantsuits,' says Washington, DC style blogger Christina Logothetis told the paper. 'And she is just generally looking much more pulled-together . It was a really necessary refresh.'

The elegant below-the-waist jacket Clinton sported for her New York primary speech may have clashed with her rhetoric – although she did call for Americans to be able to move up the ladder of success.

'In this campaign, we are setting bold progressive goals backed up by real plans that will improve lives, creating more good jobs that provide dignity and pride in a middle class life, raising wages and reducing inequality,' Clinton said, and 'making sure all our kids get a good education no matter what zip code they live in.'

She called for 'building ladders of opportunity and empowerment so all of our people can go as far as their hard work and talent will take them. Let's revitalize places that have been left out and left behind, from inner cities to coal country to Indian country.'

There is no doubt that Clinton can afford her wardrobe expenses. She and her husband Bill Clinton have earned more than $230 million since leaving the White House through speaking fees, investments, and other income.

Helping with the image makeover is Kristina Schake, a former aide to first lady Michelle Obama, who has dazzled crowds at state dinners and other events with her designer choices.

Clinton waves to the crowd at the Democratic National Convention in Denver

Fashion assist: Clinton was spotted leaving Ralph Lauren Women's and Home Flagship store in Manhattan last month

Clinton attends the wedding of Andrea Catsimatidis and Christopher Nixon Cox at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral Of The Holy Trinity in 2011

Clinton danced with her husband at the Arkansas inaugural ball in 1993

Clinton, who on Monday became the first woman in U.S. history to get enough delegates to be a party nominee, has criticized the press and public for dwelling on her fashion choices and appearance.

In her book 'Living History,' she wrote about the unwanted attention, and getting offered fashion advice from within her husband's presidential campaign.

'Everything I said or did--and even what I wore--became a hot button for debate. Hair and fashion were my first clues,' she wrote.

'For most of my life I had paid little attention to my clothes. I liked headbands. They were easy, and I couldn't imagine that they suggested anything good, bad or indifferent about me to the American public. But during the campaign, some of my friends began a mission to spruce up my appearance. They brought me racks of clothes to try on, and they told me the headband had to go.'

'What they understood, and I didn't, was that a First Lady's appearance matters,' Clinton continued. 'I was no longer representing only myself. I was asking the American people to let me represent them in a role that has conveyed everything from glamour to other comfort.'