They say you oughta dress for the job you want. In that case, John Fetterman apparently wants to be a high school gym coach. Thing is, Fetterman’s actually a senator from Philadelphia and his slovenly style actually has something to say.
To be clear, I love how John Fetterman dresses. His Carhartt hoodies and HOKA sneakers simply reflect the fact that he’s a man of the people but, political posturing aside, I just like seeing people confident enough to wear stuff that make them comfortable. It’s one thing to have no style, it’s a whole ‘nother thing to intentionally dress down.
The magic of Fetterman’s wardrobe is that it’s bringing more change to the slow-moving American Senate than some senators achieve in their entire tenure.
On September 18, the Senate’s Sergeant-at-Arms, which the AP describes as the chamber’s “official clothes police,” ceased enforcing the informal dress code that’ve long encouraged politicians to suit up.
These kinds of loose restrictions have been in place since the Senate was established centuries ago but all it took was a half-year of Fetterman wearing shorts to the floor to sweep ’em aside. Why can’t any other aspect of American legislature move this quickly?
Naturally, the culture warriors who infest America’s political class were outraged. Shorts?! In the holy realm of politics?! How dare we. Anyways, yes, it’s cool and normal when someone stalls a healthcare bill for 21 hours by reading Green Eggs & Ham.
Who cares what senators wear? If they want to represent the people, really, perhaps they ought to start dressing like them: only 3% of men wear suits to work these days, according to a Gallup poll cited by CNN.
Instead of looking at senators’ outfits, let’s listen to what they say and see what they do, hmm?
On a stylistic level, I care little for high-effort outfits that speak to someone trying really hard. There’s a reason that well-dressed folks are often described as “effortless”: you always look better when you aren’t trying to…
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