Vogue offers peek into Trudeaus’ lives
On the glossy pages usually reserved for movie stars and fashion models, a Canadian politician is making his mark on the U.S. media scene.
Fashion magazine Vogue is featuring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau in a profile and photo spread in its January issue.
An online version of the piece posted Wednesday was the mostshared story on the magazine’s website.
With peppered references to the Kennedys and the British royal family, the piece opens on the fan frenzy that greeted Trudeau on the day of his swearing-in ceremony.
Introducing him as the “new young face of Canadian politics,” John Powers’ profile traces Trudeau’s roots as the son of “the most glamorous PM their country has known” and “a leader known equally for brains and sex appeal,” up to meeting Grégoire Trudeau, and eventually carving his own path on Canada’s political scene.
Online reaction to the story and the photos was mixed, with some praising the PM for elevating Canada’s exposure on the world stage and showing some personality, particularly in the gripping portrait of husband and wife embracing.
Others took issue with the choice of a non-Canadian designer for Grégoire Trudeau’s dress and questioned whether a sit-down with an American fashion magazine was the best way for a prime minister to spend his first days in office.
It’s not the first time Trudeau received a nod from the magazine. He was dubbed a “Canadian politician-dreamboat” in an online list of 10 unconventional alternatives to the sexiest man alive.