Obama is on the cover of DNR this week.....for those of you not in the retail industry, DNR is a weekly menswear trade publication that talks about fashion, retail corporations, celebrities, etc. The article declares that Obama will win the election because of his overwhelming style points. Apparently, designers like Marc Jacobs and Rag & Bone have been designing clothes for Obama's campaign and because of this, he's the better candidate. Now, we all know that I'm incredibly liberal and I love me some Obama (and some Marc Jacobs)...in fact I mailed in my absentee ballot this morning....but I have never considered Obama necessarily stylish nor do I think his fashion sense will influence his candidacy.
Throughout the debates, I thought how boring Obama's wardrobe was. My designer, next door neighbor and crazy friend Moona says that he dressed boring because his name and skin color are already a little too out there for mainstream America and I disagreed with this and thought that he could at least step out with some interesting ties or pocket squares. Instead, he stayed consistently average...because honestly, who cares if the president is stylish? I just think it's strange for a trade publication to announce that a candidate will win an election because he's a label whore. I'm sure his overwhelmingly superior education has something to do with it...but are we really that shallow? I have absolute faith in America that we care about issues and not appearance. Not just fashion sense, but skin color, name, everything.
My point...which I feel I always have to explain....is that this election is far too important for those who focus on shallow aspects of either candidate. Also...my love of this turbulent and shallow industry is fading at this moment in time. Save me Marc Jacobs!
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