Part of our ongoing commitment to broaden our appeal, a big tent so to speak.
From the New York Times, October 17:
Viktor Anisimov, one of Ukraine’s top fashion designers, first met Volodymyr Zelensky about 20 years ago, when the future president was a comedian. He didn’t want to wear a suit then either.
Viktor Anisimov, one of Ukraine’s top fashion designers, first worked with the future president of Ukraine about 20 years ago. That was when Volodymyr Zelensky was part of a comedy troupe whose members all dressed in T-shirts and leather pants. Mr. Anisimov coaxed them into trying classic suits.
So in January, when Mr. Zelensky’s wife wanted a new look for her husband, and her office reached out to Mr. Anisimov, he had a familiar thought. Suits.
It didn’t matter to him that Mr. Zelensky had repeatedly said he would not wear a suit until the war with Russia was over, and that he had worn only military garb in solidarity with his troops. Nor did it matter that the designer knew Mr. Zelensky did not care about clothing.“He dressed for comfort,” Mr. Anisimov said in an interview in his workshop, surrounded by clothing racks. But, he added, “they thought he might listen to me.”
Mr. Anisimov, 61, never expected to end up in the fashion world. He had planned to be a military man for the Soviet Union.
But these days, he not only has his own successful design business, he is also the fashion consultant for Mr. Zelensky, fielding questions about what Ukraine’s leader planned to wear for his next meeting with President Trump, set for Friday.
His answer: He just designs the clothes. As to whether Mr. Zelensky might wear a new suit, Mr. Anisimov did not know. The president picks what he wants to wear....
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Some time ago (Sept. 23, 2017, 5:01 PM PDT) I mentioned that because of threatened budget cuts we would have to either combine our politics, sports, national security and fashion coverage or forsake them entirely. This led to some choices that may have puzzled long suffering readers (see below) and led to results that were not entirely satisfactory for anyone.
Well today, for said long-suffering readers I am skipping a meeting in an attempt to bypass the censors and reverting to straight fashion, to bring this to your attention:
.@Pharrell covers GQ’s New Masculinity issue, an exploration of identity, culture, and style in 2019: https://t.co/4W0UkG3ndE pic.twitter.com/tRwzm5F1PR
— GQ Magazine (@GQMagazine) October 14, 2019
However, the Presidente-for-life and/or until the war is over would be well-advised to steer clear of another of our experiments:
Climate Change: "President Biden, appoint a fashion czar!"
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Be the most stylish person on the Investment Policy Committee.
The grand entrance was not well received, not at all.
Not even the pinstripes.
