Never mind Brexit, who won Legs-it!
SARAH VINE’S light-hearted verdict on the big showdown
IF you find it embarrassing turning up at a party in the same frock as another guest, spare a thought for Theresa May and Nicola Sturgeon.
As if their Brexit meeting wasn’t awkward enough, the most powerful women in British politics were wearing remarkably similar outfits.
Both were in boxy navy blazers, skirts that stopped just above the knee, shiny nude tights and pointy shoes – a look replicated by career women of a certain age worldwide.
And the resemblance didn’t stop with their wardrobes. The cropped hair, red lips and grimaces just added to the mirror image.
But as similar as the outfits looked, they were staggeringly different in cost. Mrs May was head-to-toe in luxury labels: a £595 navy jacket and a marbled jersey dress, around £495, from her favourite brand, Amanda Wakeley, and trademark leopard print kitten heels, £215, by Russell & Bromley – a total cost of £1,305.
Her printed dress meant she just had the edge over rival Nicola in the style stakes, as its clashing print adds interest to the look. It’s almost exactly the same outfit we saw for her meeting with the Israeli prime minister in February, suggesting that like many career women she has prestyled looks she simply throws on.
Miss Sturgeon, on the other hand, had been to High Street favourite Hobbs to snap up her navy jacket with white contrast trim, £169, and matching skirt, £89. Her silver court shoes are £185 from LK Bennett. Unfortunately, the two-piece style she picked, totalling £443, is dated and the tweed swamps her frame.
So, is this proof the fashion world fails to cater for career women and there really are so few options for a high-powered female that everyone ends up dressing the same? Perhaps.
Or maybe these two have more in common than we thought after all...