So when is a fashion faux pas not a faux pas? When your personal style reveals something about you that’s genuine. Romney, meanwhile, caused one more headache for a campaign that’s desperate to downplay her husband’s money. In an image-obsessed political culture, the lesson is that smart voters can spot authenticity in their leaders and will reward it - Clinton’s stock has never been higher. Unlike Clinton’s faux pas, which seemed to endear her to millions of women as a fellow hard-working professional, Romney’s mistake served to alienate her from average women - at least those who don’t have $990 to spend on a t-shirt. Instead of illuminating how much fun the Romneys are, it draw unwanted attention to their wealth - a campaign sticking point that’s already big and getting bigger. Within hours, the shirt became the story. With that, Romney’s image management backfired.
The outré shirt drew so much attention that reporters immediately singled out the designer and the astronomical price tag. Instead, it served as an illustration of the perils of over-managing an image. Ann Romney’s outfit was intended to highlight how spontaneous and unstuffy she is. The biggest fashion mistake women make is to wear the wrong size, either squeezing into something too small, or hiding under something baggy. The top was worn for an interview designed to highlight the relaxed, fun side of Romney’s husband, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Step 1: Wear the right size Make sure whatever you wear fits. Unlike Clinton’s genuine, personal decision to forgo foundation in the roasting hot Bangladeshi climate, Romney’s look was carefully scripted, as evidenced by her flawless hair and makeup. While the over-the-top shirt was a very odd fashion choice at any price, the $990 price tag made it seem all the more ridiculous. In what is now widely referred to as the bird shirt incident, Romney appeared on CBS wearing a Reed Krakoff silk T-shirt with a large bird print. The same, however, cannot be said for Ann Romney’s viral fashion faux pas only a week before Clinton’s. With that, Clinton transformed a critique into an asset. When asked about the “au naturel” appearance during a later interview with CNN, Clinton herself said, “You know, at some point, just not something that deserves a lot of time and attention.” In that unscripted moment, Clinton had conveyed that she had much more important things on her mind than eye liner. Women spoke out to defend Clinton and other female political figures, who are expected to labor at demanding jobs and still look great in a 24-hour news cycle. As the so-called faux pas went viral, all sorts of people lined up in support of the incredibly hard-working secretary of state’s right not to look 100 percent made up all the time.
WASHINGTON - When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton showed up in Bangladesh last week sans makeup or a freshly blown-out ‘do, the predictable backlash from snarky news outlets said she looked “tired and withdrawn,” to quote Fox News.īut, then, the story turned. Fashion Whip is a political style column in the Huffington Post by fashion stylist Lauren Rothman and HuffPost reporter Christina Wilkie inspired by Lauren’s experience at Styleauteur, the firm she founded.
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