The Politics Of Style
You can add Donatella Versace to the list of Obama's swooning fans; the bronzed designer dedicated her Spring-Summer menswear collection to the presumptive nominee, 'a relaxed man who doesn't need to flex muscles to show he has power.' That said, she was not without pointers for the junior senator: "I would get rid of the tie and jazz up the shirt," she said - words Obama should heed if eager to reel in the crucial wealthy Italian designer demographic! Obviously, Versace's embrace of the Candidate for Change was not enough to alter her aesthetic: of the approximately 13 male models who walked Versace's show, only two were black. Maybe someone needs to pick up the latest Vogue! [Yahoo News, Huffington Post, Style.com]