In honour of Lady Thatcher I thought it quite fitting to do a blog post to honour her status as a global style icon.
So.....
Here's a look back at Lady Thatcher's fashion signatures c/o Grazia
The Maggie Bag – Handbag As Weapon
Sturdy,
structured and of doubtless quality, Margaret Thatcher was never seen without
her signature handbag. She favoured a black leather Asprey tote, which went for
£25,000 in an auction at Christies in 2011. Her handbag became a symbol of her
authoritative mode of power with civil servants coining the term ‘handbagging’
to refer to a confrontational encounter with Britain’s first female Prime
Minister.
Power Dressing – True Blue Suits
Coming
into power in 1979, Margaret Thatcher’s mode of dress both reflected the new
wave of Power Dressing and influenced the generation of women storming the
world’s boardrooms and parliaments. Ever the true-blue Conservative, Margaret
Thatcher wore her political colours on her shoulder padded sleeve, pictured in
tailoring in every shade from navy to royal blue.
Pussy Bow Collar
The
uptight, formal, but most definitely feminine connotations of the pussybow
shirt became synonymous with MT. In a vast array of colours and prints, Maggie
made the pussybow her own, proving that women could be authoritative while
ladylike in their fashion choices. Designers from Miuccia Prada to Marc Jacobs
have featured the pussybow on their catwalks, making at least an indirect
reference to the Iron Lady’s style signature.
Pearls
Given to
her by her husband Sir Denis on the birth of her twins, Maggie T famously
refused to give up her pearls, even when pressed by her image advisers. She did
however, concede her hat – a symbol of old fashioned style for which she was
lampooned by the press.
Grooming
Margaret
Thatcher’s auburn ‘helmet hair’ was a force of nature, always ‘power set’ to
perfection. Her immaculate grooming added a regal air to her look.
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