Short-sleeved shirt combined with jeans – according to the Italian newspaper “La Repubblica”, Olaf Scholz’s look is a fashion misstep.
The Italians are known for their fashion sense. So it’s no wonder that they also scrutinize the outfits of international politicians. Olaf Scholz’s look when he arrived in Kyiv together with French President Emmanuel Macron, Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis was not well received by the Italians.
Germans are said again and again that they don’t really know anything about fashion. In complete contrast to the French and the Italians, who even have their own handcrafted tailoring with Haute Couture and Alta Moda. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz completely played into this prejudice on his train journey from Przemyśl in Poland to Kyiv.
While Macron appears in a classic white shirt and Draghi wears a white shirt with a black sweater over it, the SPD politician is traveling in blue jeans and a short-sleeved shirt tucked in. A fashionable “no-go” according to the Italian media. One of the most well-known Italian daily newspapers, “La Republika”, finds that the 64-year-old’s outfit has “gone out of fashion”. The newspaper “Corriere del Giorno” writes that Olaf Scholz is wearing a “German-style half-sleeved shirt”.
Not only the Italian press finds Chancellor Scholz’s casual outfit questionable. There is also malice for his look on Twitter – especially from Germans. The tucked-in short-sleeved shirt is described as “embarrassing” and “unskillfully underdressed.”
Other users point out that there are much more important things to talk about and discuss on the German Chancellor’s trip to Kyiv than Olaf Scholz’s outfit. The Italian press clearly seems to contradict this: the first impression also seems to be very important to them – and therefore also the clothes that the politicians wear. And according to fashion connoisseur Italy, the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz still has some catching up to do when it comes to fashion.
At a meeting with Selenskyj in Kyiv, Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke out in favor of Ukraine’s EU accession status. During the same visit, Italy’s Prime Minister Draghi calls for a UN mission in the Black Sea.
At a meeting with Selenskyj in Kyiv, Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke out in favor of Ukraine’s EU accession status. During the same visit, Italy’s Prime Minister Draghi calls for a UN mission in the Black Sea.
Olaf Scholz visited Ukraine this Thursday together with French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi. The expectations of the trip were extremely high. In the end, the Chancellor made an important promise, but Ukraine already knows that it will be a long time coming.
The original of this article “Italian press makes fun of Olaf Scholz’s outfit: “Out of fashion”” comes from Bunte.de.
