Why did Alckmin’s polka dot socks attract so much attention?

Why did Alckmin’s polka dot socks attract so much attention?

Amid the political turmoil that the country is experiencing and during a speech by the elected president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, with the presentation of new names for the transitional cabinet, this Thursday (10), in Brasilia, because a detail in the vice president elected, Geraldo Alckmin, has attracted so much attention from Internet users? Simply because the call “Xuxu icicles” revived her austere and elegant look, with a dark suit, a white shirt and a traditional blue print, with a black sock with white polka dots.




Why did Alckmin’s polka dot socks attract so much attention?

What has surprised many people is a trend that has been around for a long time in men’s fashion, with different colorful, print and fun options for men’s socks. Of course, the use of a piece like this in a politician is in exchange for nothing. There is a message to be conveyed, something like: we are thinking about the future, without the rigidities and outdated ideas of the government that we are about. The slogan of the event showed it: “Brazil of the future”.



Lula and Alckmin at the meeting in Brasilia

This idea is also shared by the journalist André do Val, a specialist in men’s fashion. he told al “Them on the red carpet”, that what has generated some astonishment is because it was always very traditional in dressing. “Too many evens, many grimaces. And the sock signals that this political moment has moved closer to a more progressive movement,” she said.



The vice president elected socks

“It seems super modern for him to do it, but it’s not really that much … it’s been a while since men have used cheerful colors and prints instead of the usual neutrals. In men’s fashion, trends take a long time to catch on and they it takes a long time to come out. The style looks good from time to time in this segment, which tends to be such a traditional grimace. Remember the Mickey Mouse ties in the 90s commercials? The good thing about colorful socks is that appear only when you’re seated and hardly interfere with the ensemble. match with anything. You can use it without fear: “tá using it!” (at least, the elected vice president …) “, wrote the journalist on his social networks network sharing Alckmin’s photo.

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Andrea reminded al “Them on the red carpet” that these fun socks were born in streetwear. “It comes from the skate people, who wear naked socks. Gradually, it moved into the casual male wardrobe, wearing nerdy guys, like “The Big Bang Theory” (TV series). It’s been a while since they appeared on the wearer of a suit, always with this intention of making a joke, attracting attention or provoking a comment, “he explained. If that was the intention of the elected vice president , he succeeded. And then, would you use?

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Source: Terra

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