Do McCain's Ferragamo loafers make him out-of-touch or stylish?
Filed under: Accessories, Style in the News, Shoes, Celebrities with Style
In the cutthroat world of national politics, a candidate's appreciation for designer styles can sometime hurt their image as much as it can help. A year ago, pundits had a field day roasting John Edwards over his $400 haircut. Now, it looks like the elitist shoe is on the other foot -- and the blogosphere is buzzing over a pair of Ferragamo loafers that John McCain has been spotted wearing on the campaign trail.
The loafers in question retail for about $520 at Nieman Marcus -- and really, they're pretty decent-looking. While some are trying to make the point that McCain's out of touch with regular Americans, we doubt anyone's going to penalize him for his attempt at looking fashionable. Come on, when it comes to looks, he's going to need all the help he can get.
We argue that it's not his choice of footwear that makes McCain out of touch with middle-class Americans -- if anything, it's the fact that he's really freakin' old and fabulously wealthy. Duh.
[via Jossip]
Normally politics and fashion don't exactly go hand in hand. As far as I can tell, most candidates try and look as boring as possible -- probably so they seem respectable enough to get elected. That said, this year's Democratic presidential hopefuls are a stylish bunch -- Barack Obama 
I was very much a "dude" growing up, so the thought of spending more than $10 for a haircut seemed ridiculous. What could a salon do that my barber couldn't? By the time I got old enough to realize that I didn't have to get the exact same cut over, and over, and over again, I was too broke to afford a hair salon, so cut it myself.
