VICE News Meets Justin Trudeau

Back in March 2015, Justin Trudeau met up with VICE News to discuss his campaign, and other important topics relevant to Canadian news. This was one of the few times I've seen Trudeau in so much plaid so this ultimately caught my eye. 

Image: YouTube.com

Highlights: That lovely steel blue matching that sports jacket. Paired perfectly with slim grey trouser which matches Vice's Shane Smith's pair coincidently. Clean white dress shirt, and slim tie.
Appealing to: GQ enthusiasts.
Significance: VICE media is catered to younger generations who prefer alternative medium to get their news. It is though Trudeau's team wanted to have him in anything but a "stuffy" suit, way more relaxed, but still very well put together. The business casual look lightens up his image, making him more relatable for the youth vote. For them seeing a PM candidate in something like a blazer is less serious and boring (then perhaps signifying less dry as a personality).

Closing thoughts: I wish he didn't wear the tie to make the interview more casual (thus, giving more of a candid vibe), but I have to give him a break because this appears to be filmed at his work.

Ottawa Citizen Touches on Fashion and Politics

This morning my good friend Andrew sent me this short piece published by the Ottawa Citizen by William Watson. The columnist is a McGill University economics professor who studied the image behind the Liberal team's riding photos.

All of the candidates wear some black shirt or blouse to match the red and black background. It's also important to note what Watson who stated the photos were most likely Photoshopped onto the candidates. If you go on their Liberal website they are wearing completely different clothing.

From my perspective, it seems as though the Liberals want to create a universal image so it appears they are more of a team, rather than individual candidates.

Black is professional, formal, and you look more at the face than the item of clothing they are wearing. They are wearing the clothes, the clothes aren't wearing them. To me, it seems they would rather make their personality shine and give emotions through these photos which focus on the face, rather than their entire ensemble.