Do you think it's important for the wife of a prominent Government minister or senator to look smart?
Your President Bush was over here this week to meet Mr Gordon Brown, our Prime Minister.
Now, politics per se don't interest me (they do their own thing anyway
) but one thing about this visit had me squirming in my shoes, I was sooo embarrassed.
There was a photograph in one of our national papers showing Mr Brown (who always looks like a sack of potatoes) and his wife. His wife, although apparently a very nice woman, has absolutely no dress sense at all (in fact, most of our female politicians and politicians wives usually dress like bag ladies).
Here's a photo to illustrate what I mean:
Laura Bush looks poised and classy whereas Mrs Brown looks soooo awful!
Do you think it's important that the wives should ensure they look smart and sophisticated - or do you think it probably doesn't matter? I'm really interested in your opinion!