Women in politics tend to chose neutral attire and avoid too many adornments.
Betty McCollum |
Condoleezza Rica |
Maria Cantwell |
Michele Bachmann |
Stephanie Herseth |
Valerie Jarrett |
Elisabeth Warren |
Jennifer Granholm |
Nikki Haley |
Gabby Giffords |
Hillary Clinton |
Kirsten Gillibrand |
Kay Bailey-Hutchison |
Susan Rice |
A political celebrity who's still considering a presidential run makes very different choices from the women shown above. If she managed to get to the White House, foreign leaders would have to be excused for being unable to pay attention to the actual topics in their discussions with the new leader of the free world...
People dress for the job and women politicians prefer to have a businesslike, unfussy image. Sarah Palin wears layer upon layer of "meaningful" jewellery.
As somebody who has nothing meaningful to say, I suppose she has to let her adornments do the talking...