Posts with tag president

First, we absolutely adore Vogue's prolific editor-at-large, Andre Leon Talley.

If we ever got the chance to meet him in person, we imagine it would involve us losing all of our senses and embarrassing ourselves so much so that the people standing around watching us stumble over our words would begin to feel awkward for us.

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 appeared on the cover of Men's Vogue, and John Edwards is eerily obsessed with his hair.

Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, has stayed away from fashion magazines -- most notably backing out of a photo shoot with Vogue last fall. She was supposed to adorn the cover of the February issue, but opted against it at the last minute because she didn't want to "appear too feminine."

Anna Wintour, the highly-regarded fashion industry hard ass in charge of the magazine, isn't taking the snub lying down. In this month's editor's letter, she writes: "This is America, not Saudi Arabia. It's also 2008: Margaret Thatcher may have looked terrific in a blue power suit, but that was 20 years ago. I do think Americans have moved on from the power suit mentality..."

Maybe. Or maybe Anna is just blowing off steam. Somehow I suspect Mrs. Clinton's political analysts know more about campaign strategy than the editor of a fashion magazine. But what do you think? Would you vote for a woman who appeared on the cover of Vogue?

Seeing as this is a style blog, and public officials aren't exactly known for their fashion flair, there's generally no reason for us to cover politics. However, recently it seems there's been a concerted effort amongst high-profile politicians to look cool, George Bush's recent crocs fiasco and John Edwards' hair combing incident notwithstanding.

Hillary Clinton, for instance, in an attempt to reach out to the young and hip, recently held a contest, asking followers to choose her campaign song. Both the contest itself, and her choice to announce the winner in a Soprano's video spoof, got her a lot of attention from the young and hip.

Now Barack Obama -- Clinton's main competition in the Democratic party -- has had his campaign materials featured on a design blog. NOTCOT, a site normally dedicated to fashion-forward clothing and novel new gadgets, was impressed with the candidate's stylish t-shirts, buttons and stickers -- and for good reason. Normally candidates opt for a simple red, white and blue motif with their cheesy slogan italicized at the bottom -- but it looks like someone in Obama's camp actually put some thought into the visual aesthetic of his campaign.

I'm not saying that he's the best guy for the job necessarily, but with marketing material like this, it's no wonder the ladies love Barack Obama.

Love him or hate him, there's one thing we can all agree on when it comes to President Bush: he is not a fashionable man. So, now that the commander-in-chief has been caught wearing Crocs, can we officially declare these sandals as the ugliest pieces of footwear on the planet?

What's odd, is that it's not like Mr. Bush just ran out of the house without thinking about what he was wearing. The hat, shorts, socks and shirts all match -- perfectly. I think they're even the same shades of gray and black. So why, with all that forethought and preparation, would a person ever choose such hideous shoes?

According to Manolo -- the Internet's foremost shoe blogger -- this is grounds for impeachment. I'm not saying I agree, but -- given this egregious fashion faux pas -- it should certainly be taken under consideration.

Think that's weird? Check out the rest of our posts about Crocs, and how Crocs are taking it to the next level.

Much like the high school reunion at which you feel an insatiable compulsion to size up your former classmates for evidence of weight gain or premature aging, Gerald Ford's funeral has thrown the faces of headlines past back under the light of public scrutiny.

For the most part, I would say that the movers and shakers of yore just seem older (Kissinger, Greenspan, Clinton). The only person who doesn't look older is former presidential candidate Bob Dole. In fact, he's actually started to look suspiciously like Kirk Douglas.

I don't know about you, but when someone starts looking like Kirk Douglas, I can only assume one thing: brother has had some work. Don't believe me? Well, I've collected some photo evidence that might just change your mind.

Exhibit A: Video still of Bob Dole being award the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996.
(note the jowls, crows feet, and deep frown lines)

Exhibit B: A video still of Bob Dole discussing the life of Gerald Ford on the Fox Network last week.

(note disappearance of jowls and crows feet alongside the bizarrely taut skin)

Call me crazy, but I believe that man has had a face lift.