Hair Secrets, Style Blunders And Brogues At Dawn: Inside The Messy World Of Male Politicians

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by Anna Brech |
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This week marks the unhappy pinnacle in a never-ending barrage of sexism towards female politicians.

The Daily Mail has dismissed the furore over its "Legs-it" headline as a bit of light-hearted humour, telling complainers to "get a life".

So, in the name of equality - and a bit of our own light-hearted fun - we've decided to flip the agenda and put male politicians at the centre of some pretty shocking media treatment.

Here's how some real-life headlines and stories would play out if male leaders were reduced to their hair/footwear/apparent catty feuding (delete as appropriate):

Never mind Brexit, who won Legs-it!

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It wasn't quite brogues at dawn, but there was a distinctly frosty atmosphere when Barack Obama met with David Cameron yesterday.

Obama opted for a natty deep blue suit with an eye-catching striped tie. Cameron, for his part, was statesmanlike in a stylish jacket and carefully coiffured locks. Clearly, Obama was hoping to knock those tresses out of place.

While Cameron's fingers, elegant with cleanly-filed cuticles, were relaxed and open, Obama's appeared somewhat tenser, his thumbs crossed in a vice-like grip.

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Remember the first rule of negotation, Donald... try not to reveal too much!

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Trump opted for a daring sock flash during a mid-flight conference call this week.

As his meeting got underway, the billionaire mogul appeared to have a pressing issue to address - how to preserve his modesty.

His green-tipped trotters risked potentially embarrassing problems which needed a negotiation strategy all of their own to prevent. Thanks to his careful positioning, he avoided a fashion faux pas.

Source: Daily Mail

Putin laid bare: what his make-up free face might be telling us

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Putting on a good face is something Putin is used to. Throughout his gruelling tenure as Russian President, every trouser suit, hair cut and slick of lip salve has been a calculated move letting the world know here was a professional man in control. A man in touch with his masculine side; a man who knew what he was doing.

So it was quite a shock to see the one-time tiger wrestler stepping out entirely make-up free recently. At an event in Finland, the former KGB spy looked anything short of power-groomed. His hair was bereft and flat, his eye bags were defiantly on show and his skin a little sallow.

In short, he looked a little more like he felt inside.

Source: The Telegraph

Jeremy is too old to run as Labour leader

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Jeremy Corbyn seems tired. Sixteen-hour days are one thing when you're in your forties and another when you're approaching your 70s. And let's face it, men may hold a gender advantage with the public on some personal attributes but age isn't one of them.

Jeremy will be 68 in May; three years older than when Margeret Thatcher ended her tenure as PM. But age was kinder to Thatcher, as it often is to women. Thatcher managed to convey energy and vigour by riding horseback, chopping firewood and embarking on heated debates.

Jeremy doesn’t seem to have that same gift. Sure, it’s not fair that men are judged more harshly on age — but it probably matters in an election, even if few people are willing to say so.

Source: New York Post

George Osborne's hairstylist reveals secrets behind the politician's ever-changing locks

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The mahogony hue. The exposed forehead. The sharply-framed style.

The public's obsession over George Osborne's hair choices stretches back to his days as chancellor. And now his tresses are back in the spotlight after he debuted a slightly closer cut than usual recently, on a foray to the Houses of Parliament.

Behind many of Osborne's hair ups and downs is one man: a petite French hairstylist named Claude.

The then-backbencher discovered Claude after facing criticism for too many hairstyles and too-expensive cuts, and the young Frenchman soon became his personal stylist.

Through visits to parliament and travels with the one-time chancellor of the exchequer, Claude reigned in the media criticism of Osborne's hairstyles.

Source: US News

'Theresa's totty' make their presence felt as they march into Downing Street following dramatic reshuffle

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Several male MPs were promoted in Theresa May's cabinet reshuffle this week, and arrived at Downing Street showcasing their style credentials.

Leading the pack was Jeremy Hunt who looked chic in a delicate sky-blue tie.

The Conservative MP for South West Surrey, 50, is one of a number of rising stars promoted to cabinet positions in today's reshuffle - and one of the most glamorous.

With his blazer slung casually over his right shoulder, he looked set to give chancellor Philip Hammond, himself a fashion fan, a run for his money in the style stakes.

Hunt is partial to a fabulous pair of shoes; picking a pair of snazzy black lace-ups for his meeting with the prime minister.

Source: Daily Mail

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