There are many lessons to learn from the utter calamity of the general election, but here is just one: be cautious of any politician who asks you to judge their ideas via their clothes. Theresa May did – and it should have been a warning sign.
As she discussed ‘boy jobs and girl jobs’ on The One Show, she wore pearls and a tweed jacket, to keep the Daily Mail happy. The election was announced, business-like, in a blue-and-white pinstriped power suit. She appeared in Vogue – her favourite magazine – wearing expensive leather trousers, then spent the following weeks having to defend the decision. The chainmail necklace became her talisman throughout the campaign.
Then there were the shoes. So many shoes. Kitten-heeled. Metal-toed. Leopard-skinned. Tartan. Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world. Did our Prime Minister sincerely believe that tripe?
She wore red while holding Donald Trump’s hand, and then brought out the same outfit the day after the election. The
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