Comments on GoodAirs: More than a bad translation of "Buenos Aires": Foreign (Fashion) Policy

Indeed, I agree that female politicians tend to ge...

2008-04-10T10:13:00.000-03:00

Indeed, I agree that female politicians tend to get more fashion coverage (and, yes, sometimes unfairly). That's probably because male formal dress is typically, as you note, all the same, while women have more ways of being stylish and formal. I suspect, however, that no one would pay attention to how Merkel and Bachelet dress if it weren't in contrast to Cristina. And, if George W. Bush started dressing in all white, a la Alan Faena (or Fainá, tee hee), that might make the papers. Hmmm, maybe he should do that. It certainly would distract from the current problems...

Clarin noted that she met with Naomi Campbell in P...

2008-04-09T13:34:00.000-03:00

Clarin noted that she met with Naomi Campbell in Paris this week. Strange political move, don't you think, especially after Campbell's tantrum in London?

nice post - I immediately sent it to my fashionist...

2008-04-09T13:05:00.000-03:00

nice post - I immediately sent it to my fashionista mom and sister back home. I caught the Monocle piece a while back, too.

while watching her speech in plaza de mayo (on tv) i couldn't help noticing how stylish she appeared...while making a "for the people" type of speech.

this is all a little unfair, though, isn't it? we rarely critique male heads of state in this regard - except for stupid things like Kim Jong-Il's crazy sunglasses and when Obama didn't want to wear the flag pin.

Guys get away with always wearing the same suits. And this never really "says" anything.