Mrs. Thatcher

Eighty-two may be a bit old for a first-time vogue model, but Mrs. Thatcher's appearance in the magazine did not evoke any discomfort. vogue praised her style, and her shiny, hard-shell bag... The accompanying caption celebrates her immortality: "True style requires confidence, and few women can carry it through their daily lives like she does, which is how this image makes us feel."

It was the fourth time Thatcher had posed for a fashion magazine, with photographer Mario Testino. It wasn't easy to imagine the situation. Testino, a tall man with brown skin, big teeth, and big eyes, likes to do comic comedy with his camera, and when confronted with young women, he would say, "Oh, that's so charming!" "Just do it! Just do it!" Testino, who is Latino, could not contain his passion when photographing Mrs. Thatcher. He would still say, "Yes, baby! Yes, my dear..." While others were amused, Thatcher looked embarrassed as if she hadn't laughed in a hundred years.

Take a look at the final image: Thatcher stands in front of a pink mattress, hands folded in front of her in a defensive pose, staring firmly into the camera. The signature turquoise coat, anti-fashion brooch, pearl necklace, and helmet hairstyle, inflated into a giant sphere, each hair combed to fit. Like the Queen, Thatcher's perfect appearance always sent a message of invulnerability, longevity, and eternal dominance.

Iron Lady vs fashion

Iron Lady vs fashion: The two words have been put together as the 82-year-old former prime minister posed for British Vogue.

With her shaggy hairdo, big collar, and padded shoulder blazer, this is the hard "Iron Lady" image brought by Margaret Thatcher. The importance of the "Thatcher style" is that, rather than becoming a look desired by men or endorsed by the tabloids, it constructs a symbol of female power that, like a man's suit, blurs the master's identity and makes it seem invulnerable. Mrs. Thatcher, more than any of her predecessors, gave women absolute liberation in a fashion that they no longer had to be sexy and young for a lifetime of work.

The academic term for "Thatcher style" is "power dressing," which is a type of professional dressing. It's a psychological implication. john Molloy, credited as America's first wardrobe engineer, says in 'Dress for Success' that dressing to project authority and professionalism is essential to a successful career. He found that the more women dressed like men in the workplace, the more likely they were to get promoted.

Pearls were an essential accessory in Mrs. Thatcher's wardrobe. In her eyes, pearls were essential to the beauty of womanhood. "I often wear pearls, even if they are artificially cultivated, which I do not care about. They add beauty to the skin," Thatcher said. "If you look closely at women who are neat and beautiful, you will see the importance of wearing jewelry... When you put on a plain dress or coat, if you can wear these pearls, it will look extraordinary." Mrs. Thatcher was very particular about pearl jewelry. Sometimes she wore one string of pearls for foreign guests in the morning, two strings of pearls for distinguished guests in the afternoon, and three strings of pearls for distinguished guests in the evening.

Never buy a casual style of clothing

When Thatcher handed over the REINS of power in 1990, she was reluctant to leave Downing Street but retained her style. The daughter was sorting out her mother's closet when she found a pile of dusty, unironed formal suits. "Where are your usual clothes, mother?"

"That's what I wear. I would never buy anything casual." She was old and thin, but she answered with conviction.

In 2004, marc jacobs, the American designer, declared that "this season is all about finding Thatcher sexy". It takes us back more than 20 years to the moment when Crawford told Thatcher's husband Denis at the 1987 Marching Standard salute: "The prime Minister looks so incredible today." Sir Denis replied: "Crawford, she's been incredible for 35 years."