Roberto Cavalli shades, a Hermes Birkin bag and Understated Pearls!
But was this what she aimed to do that??
What can be seen as a matter of debate is that her Hermes, Birkins, Roberto Cavallis, LV's and Prada all amount to some serious cash, this in turn can make her look like a paradox considering the country she is representing is still battling grave issues like terror attacks, poverty, backwardness and illiteracy.
Mix all the above with striking good looks, conservatively stylish clothes, impeccable style sense, a pinch of politics and Voila... you have HRK!!
Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan’s youngest and first woman foreign minister, has definitely caught the attention of the young and the old, from the members of the fashion circuit to the members of the parliament, from Twitter to Facebook! The fashion fraternity started contemptuously appreciating her style and admiring her choicest of shoes, handbags, movie star sunglasses etc..etc..
But was this what she aimed to do that??
During her ongoing Delhi visit, it was her dressing and her style sense that captured the Media frenzy in Delhi, in India and definitely all around the world. For the moment, all the attention is about her fashion sense, in fact this made me wonder, what did she actually come to India for? Oh yes, the India-Pakistan dialogue, and the bilateral talks!
It's hilarious how the focus was on everything from her pearls, kurtas, linens, pants, brands and all things very remarkable, but what about her political agenda! Just a doubt, isn't the FOCUS being ripped apart from the Main Cause?? Do we not want to have radical changes or rather at least HOPE for changes to be brought about in terms of our relationship with our neighboring country? Or are we happy and content having ONE more style icon?
Leaders from Pakistan in the past have also been appreciated for their style. Right from Mohammad Ali Jinnah to Benazir Bhutto have all been recognized for their immaculate sense of style and dressing, creating a unique blend of class and fashion but certainly NOT at the cost of overlooking the Job at hand!
I am not raising a an accusation against HRK, for all you know she might actually succeed in bringing out noteworthy and essential transformations on the face of Indo Pak Relations. But My question is had HRK, been the youngest male foreign minister of Pakistan with an impeccable style sense, would WE have actually bothered pulling down or misconstruing him and his political ideologies? Would we have raised a voice against his looks and his style sense?
"From her blue tunic pants ensemble to her Roberto Cavalli shades, everything grabbed Indian eyeballs, with media coverage of her accessories practically overshadowing the India-Pakistan dialogue...," the Journal said.
It's not her ensemble that overshadowed the Dialogue it's the misapprehended *Media Coverage* that failed to highlight the actual dialogue!
Electronic media time and again shows its real face in this sort of vulgar gender approach. They were not able to see or rather do not want to see, HRK, as a leader of new generation of Pakistani, come to represent the view of young generation of Pakistanis.
HRK was perfectly dressed as per the protocol and since when is someone's dressing sense being quoted for under one's ideology, Political forecast and concepts?
I had recently read somewhere that "With the appointment of HRK, Pakistan is on a overdrive to repair its public image in light of recent events". Really, Is that possible? To repair the damage done, by appointing a so called pretty faced style icon?? Can we not grow to accept that there can also be Substance along with Style? Why are we not ready to believe and acknowledge this?
But considering, HRK is from a rich and affluent background, it should be perfectly acceptable, but that is certainly not the case, as we CAN and WILL take her seriously only once her appearance is toned out to a level of simplicity (Read No brands!). All this so that she can be in sync with the state of her country and the matter she wants to address. That is the way WE ARE!
HRK is a powerful woman with an affluent aura and she’s flawless with her wardrobe. She is a graduate from the Unites States and is the youngest politician, a woman politician at that, in a staunchly patriarchal country, Isn't that an achievement itself??
We have come to accept women in politics but to do that she has to have a Story, some drama lurking behind, she has to be a Jayalalitha, Mamata or Mayawati. Politicians are usually not aware about brands, but HRK knows about them and loves accessorizing, but is it fair to penalize her based on this? Hasn't anyone heard of Power Dressing?
I see no reason why she should be apologetic about her style, her persona and her beauty!!
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