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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs Ann Romney Sending Secret Messages With Her Clothing?
First Lady Michelle Obama has been hailed as a woman of the people because she frequently pairs designer outfits with items from stores found in the average suburban mall. Now Ann Romney is taking Obama's everywoman approach a step futher by sporting ensembles that, to put it delicately, clearly weren't devised by a fashion stylist.
Today the New York Times attempts to get to the bottom of Ann Romney's confoundingly inconsistent campaign style (cataloged here by The Cut). Though her husband's conservative fashion choices sometimes make it seem like he's auditioning for a movie about a guy running for president, so far she's eschewed the brightly-colored dress suits and boring cardigans favored by many politicians' wives. Instead, Romney has been spotted "Wearing breezy wrap dresses, form-fitting sheaths or mismatched prints that cautiously flirt with runway trends." And let's not forget her defining fashion moment thus far: The $990 Reed Krakoff blouse emblazoned with a giant seagull soaring into her armpit.
Experts are divided on what message Romney is trying to send to the American public with her fashion choices. Image consultant Sandy Dumont tells the Times that this may be a "deliberate" effort to counter her husband "because hes such a stiff thing." (Though Esquire notes that the candidate let loose recently by only rolling his sleeves to mid-forearm.) Another theory is that she's purposely wearing less sophisticated outfits to show that just because someone own horses and enjoys dressage (whatever the hell that is), doesn't mean they aren't relatable. In fact, one of her wrap dresses is so generic that it might have come from Target! (Though fashion sleuths say it totally didn't.)
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http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/06/ann-romneys-secret-clothing-agenda.html
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Is Ann Romney Sending Secret Messages With Her Clothing? (Original Post)
cali
Jun 2012
OP
In other words, a pathetically ham-handed attempt to look like a "woman of the people".
bullwinkle428
Jun 2012
#1
You gotta look at this slide show just to note who shows up for Romney appearances.
rgbecker
Jun 2012
#4
bullwinkle428
(20,631 posts)1. In other words, a pathetically ham-handed attempt to look like a "woman of the people".
BlueToTheBone
(3,747 posts)3. Because we ALL wear $1000 tee shirts. n/t
randome
(34,845 posts)2. Who gives a crap?
What I want to know is this: does the 'magic underwear' principle apply to "wife-ly" clothing as well? Why don't reporters ask the hard questions?
rgbecker
(4,834 posts)4. You gotta look at this slide show just to note who shows up for Romney appearances.
They must pay overweight guys to sit in the front row ( Oh wait a minute, that's Cristie!) and apparently the only black guys allowed in are members of the secret service.
http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2012/05/ann-romney-campaign-style-dressing-to-stump.html#
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)5. If she wears a giant Queen of Diamonds, we're all in trouble...
"Raymond Shaw is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life."
Sid
elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)7. Yay! Good one.
Javaman
(62,534 posts)6. the "hip" stepford wife. nt