It is 50 days since Theresa May took office as Prime Minister of the UK.
While we recognise there are issues to discuss of far greater importance than her wardrobe, as a fashion website we leave those issues to others.
We are just commenting on Mrs May’s wardrobe; on Mrs May’s first 50 days in fashion. As Annabel Venning wrote in The Daily Telegraph recently: “Much as we may deplore it, fashion matters…”
Yes, fashion definitely matters. It matters because, like it or not, our choice of clothes projects an image of us that creates an impression. And first impressions count; we can never make another first impression. We can try to counter a negative one, or reinforce a positive one, but that visceral first response to us from an individual or from a nation (via TV coverage or a newspaper photo) can never be completely reversed, so, yes, fashion matters; what we wear counts…
As we commented back in July as she became PM, the tall, elegant Mrs May has a strong personal sense of style and has not called on “gurus” or advisers to guide her in her fashion choices:
Early days: we wonder if she was feeling a bit tempted by the politician’s comfort-dressing template of block colour and dark tailoring…?
Power tailoring: the same tailored jacket as above (we think, as it’s the same day), but the clean neckline is much better. Someone (perhaps Mrs May herself or maybe an aide) rearranged the neckline of the red dress (tucking away the little lapels), creating a much cleaner, less cluttered look. This says “I’m in charge” but in charge with style…
This is Mrs May being true to her style and choosing an unstructured coat instead of strict tailoring. She has accessorised perfectly with that chunky link necklace and a bit more make-up than previously – Go, Theresa!
Another unstructured coat, perfectly put together with a navy dress and matching statement necklace.
Mrs May on a walking holiday in Switzerland and abandoning fashion in favour of utility and comfort… except for the fabulous oversize sunnies; you can’t keep a good fashionista down…
That beautiful, unstructured navy coat comes out again while on a post-Brexit tour of eastern Europe… Still looking good, Mrs May.
Block colour again, but she’s off duty here (apparently shopping in Waitrose) so we forgive the rather-too-classic blazer. Perfectly “nice”; just not very “fashion”!
A different navy-blue duster coat – a coat that ticks lots of boxes: “fashion,” elegant, flattering, authoritative. But definitely not dowdy.
Still on her a post-Brexit tour of eastern Europe, she rocked this light blue coat again for her meeting with the Bratislavan leader. And she still looks elegant and authoritative (note that ¾-length sleeve; very on-trend)…
In our view, occupying 10 Downing Street, does not appear to have curbed her enthusiasm for bold fashion choices. Nor, for the most part, has she slipped into the female politicians’ default wardrobe of boxy, primary coloured suits and patent pumps. In her first 50 days, as she discussed Brexit, Borders, Hinkley, Obesity and Austerity, we have seen her in bright and pastel shades, unstructured coats and sharp tailoring. All accessorised with those statement necklaces, of course.
We know she loves fashion because she’s been spotted in the front row at London Fashion Week and because her Desert Island Discs luxury was a subscription to Vogue. Perhaps, now that she has limited time to go shopping, she should be visiting SoSensational regularly so we can help her discover fashion that is beautifully on trend and grown up, so our chic PM can find skirts that won’t finish half-way up her thigh and dresses that won’t reveal side-boob.
What do you think of Theresa May’s first 50 days of Fashion? Let us know below…
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4 Comments
Seriously? All you can think to say about the Prime Minister is commentary on her outfits? Wonder how often David Cameron had his outfits analysed :oP
Hi Nikki We’d be very happy to comment about the PM’s politics if we were a political website! But we’re not. We are a fashion website for women over 50. We now have a Prime Minister in the demographic – who incidentally has made leopard print shoes a fashion trademark – so we do comment. We wouldn’t comment about David Cameron for the same reason, but I have no doubt that sites dealing with fashion for men did comment. Boris Johnson the same! Don’t forget that we said in the blog “While we recognise there are issues to discuss of far greater importance than her wardrobe, as a fashion website we leave those issues to others.
We are just commenting on Mrs May’s wardrobe; on Mrs May’s first 50 days in fashion. As Annabel Venning wrote in The Daily Telegraph recently: “Much as we may deplore it, fashion matters…”
So thank you for commenting Nikki, but we will no doubt continue to watch and comment on Mrs May’s wardrobe, as we do with others in the public eye. All the best Cyndy
I think she’s great – she just wears what she thinks is suitable for the task in hand – I wish I was able to wear lovely gold sandals for waitrose and her walking outfit shows she is a serious his walker not just out for a quick whizz round St moritz shops ! I like her bold simple style which I would think allows meetings with her team and anyone she meets to focus on what is being discussed rather than what she is wearing so please so sensational please keep commenting on her clothing as I as a person of similar age really admire her style
Many thanks for commenting Helen. You can rest assured that we will keep on commenting on Mrs May’s fashion style! I loved her look yesterday at the G20 conference – a really lovely textured jacket with very bold silver necklace and bracelet to match. Whatever else she is concentrating on, she knows that making an impression matters… All the best, Cyndy