From Cleopatra to Clinton, Politics Is Never Out of Style
Fashion Is a Powerful Tool of Communication—And One Ripe for Leverage
Back in 2008, Michelle Obama was scheduled to be a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno right after campaign finance reports revealed that Sarah Palin’s new wardrobe, priced at $150,000, had been paid for by the Republican National Committee.
Obama had planned to wear a designer outfit that night, but her team advised her to wear J. Crew instead, because Leno was certain to ask what she was wearing. Obama took the suggestion, and sure enough, when Leno greeted her, he looked at her outfit and said, “I’m guessing …
