With all respect to all our brave women working in politics: you certainly have power, but not style!
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From right: Dr. Masoma Al-Mubarak, First female minister in the history of Kuwait. Latifa Al Ga'ood, first female MP in the Bahraini Parliament, , Nouriya Al-Sabih, Kuwaiti minister of education.
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What about Queen Rania of Jordan?
she is so elegant mashalla, but she is a royal, not a politician!
i wonder if men would take them seriously if they did start looking stylish. Hillary clinton refused to go on the cover of vogue, fearing she would appear too feminine (!!!!). off course im with ann wintour, who stated frankly "The notion that a contemporary woman must look mannish in order to be taken seriously as a seeker of power is frankly dismaying", would you take a woman less seriously?
Yeah most politicians (whether they were men or women, Kuwaitis, or none Kuwaitis) lack the style that represents their character. However, if I had to pick one politician, I'd choose Nicolas Sarkozy (The President of France). He was named the 68th best dressed person by the Vanity Fair magazine. And his wife alone is just a knock-out.
French politicians want couture fashion By Susan Bell in Paris
16/02/2008
The couture houses of Paris have grown accustomed to requests from film stars to borrow their latest designer dresses, but now they are being inundated with requests from a new quarter - France's female politicians.
Mr Sarkozy and Carla Bruni go smart/casual in Egypt Eager to look their best in the court of Nicholas Sarkozy, where appearance is often as important as performance, French ministers are beating a path to the doors of Dior, Chanel and Yves Saint-Laurent.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/16/wparis116.xml
Women in power represent an interesting and forward-going legacy. I champion women holding important positions in a given state, provided credentials are there (on equal measures to their male counterparts).
There was a controversy recently in France concerning the Moroccan-origin Rachida Dati who holds the position of Minister of Justice under France's Sarkozy.
She came under fire for appearing in a an editorial decked in full Dior Couture. The argument warmed up to the approach that a Minister of Justice should be serious at all times to command respect; respect as in being taken seriously in relation to the post. And for Rachida to be seen wearing, flamboyantly expensive and luxurious couture was incomprehensible; projecting herself as an object of desire was immoral while there were many poor French people living in poverty.
In the early 90s Donna Karan launched a very successful, worldwide advertising campaign of a 'female USA president', in a "power-suit", very much like Chanel's suit of the 80s minus the "rosy" details. The campaign proved very effective, Donna Karan had a big smile all the way to the bank. Women then saw themselves in those pictorials, hard-working corporate employees who enjoyed the idea of having a meeting in the boardroom with the big CEOs of corporate America, and in full luxury yet not under the threat of being ridiculed for wearing expensive, upscale and sophisticated clothes.
There is a strong division between the private and public lives. Women do have the right to wear couture (as obviously they do) in the private sphere, but when it comes to public life it is quite a different thing altogether. Public, governmental positions demand responsibilities, practicality and tough decision-making.
There should be a strong distinction between the type of post a woman holds, and thus dresses up accordingly on the work-field. Off-working hours she can also wear whatever tickles her fancy, from Dior to Cavalli.
Sheikha Amthal Al Sabah and Sheikha Moza Al Masnad of Qatar are perfect examples of how women in power in our region should be dressed. In my opinion, they represent modern elegance and sophistication that both fit our conservative society and fascinate the rest of the world.
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