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Chancellor -- And Sexy?
Europe's press is having a field day with German chancellor Angela Merkel's attire at the opening of the Oslo opera in Norway last Saturday.
The big question is: can you be chancellor of Europe's most powerful country and at the same time, show some cleavage?
Of course, Angie is not know for her glamourous sense of style. Dark pantsuits are more her trademark (although her hairdo has improved dramatically since her early days in politics) -- although she has gotten compliments from fashion icons.
Gwen Stefani said last year that pantsuits suited the chancellor well and that she made the best of herself. And Paris Hilton told the German edition of Vanity Fair when she was in Berlin in December: "I find that Angela Merkel is an especially attractive woman. But in my opinion her hair could use a few blond highlights."
Even German designer Wolfgang Joop designed a collection inspired by Merkel. He calls her style "strong and fearless."
On Saturday evening in Oslo, the 53-year-old chose a black evening gown with a plunging neckline complemented by a deep blue stole and string of pearls. Papers from all over Europe reported on her attire.
The chancellor herself is taking the shocked reactions in stride. Her spokesman told the press on Monday that Merkel will continue to choose her own attire freely.
The big question is: can you be chancellor of Europe's most powerful country and at the same time, show some cleavage?Of course, Angie is not know for her glamourous sense of style. Dark pantsuits are more her trademark (although her hairdo has improved dramatically since her early days in politics) -- although she has gotten compliments from fashion icons.
Gwen Stefani said last year that pantsuits suited the chancellor well and that she made the best of herself. And Paris Hilton told the German edition of Vanity Fair when she was in Berlin in December: "I find that Angela Merkel is an especially attractive woman. But in my opinion her hair could use a few blond highlights."
Even German designer Wolfgang Joop designed a collection inspired by Merkel. He calls her style "strong and fearless."On Saturday evening in Oslo, the 53-year-old chose a black evening gown with a plunging neckline complemented by a deep blue stole and string of pearls. Papers from all over Europe reported on her attire.
The chancellor herself is taking the shocked reactions in stride. Her spokesman told the press on Monday that Merkel will continue to choose her own attire freely.
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Thats great that she looks sexy. ITs the appropriate time and place to be dressed up. the press had a field day with clinton in running shorts too. sex sells newspapers and the news.