Habit does not make the president

In the second year of his presidency Javier Milei reinforced the fashion conundrum that has characterized him since he took office. The leather jacket remains a landmark in his wardrobe: short, black and with a zipper at the front. And although it is not the typical biker jacket that immortalizes itself Marlon Brando In The wild one and then they adopted that Sex pistols And The Ramonescertainly has rock reminiscences, a theme that was confirmed again in the last election campaign.

What also became clear and even interpreted, particularly in the recent general elections, was the increasing use of overlapping garments. The three tops – sometimes even four – for example a T-shirt or sweatshirt usually worn by the CEO, made of different synthetic materials, They caused ridicule on social networks.

And although the… Place layers of fabric on top of each other as if it were an onion This is to be expected in cold areas, but is generally expected for technical items outdoorswhich allow the user to condition the outfit from the outside to the inside and vice versa, in this case at temperatures above 30 degrees, this method of use cannot be explained by the climate, quite the opposite.

Furthermore, one could even say that the presidential version of the overlay is limited, if less glamorous, in the sense of trend fashion booming in recent seasons, called Layering (layers).

Another constant was the use of overall Spanishized as Mono. He said this in an interview with him Alejandro Fantino in April in Neura, and he confirmed it in June on the same streaming signal when he appeared in a “onesie” accompanied by his dog and sister. The whole thing in gray, blue and light blue is the same as what the workers there wear state oil company YPF. In fact, the logo is printed on the front and Milei explained that it was a gift from Horacio Marín, the company’s president.

This garment creates a first shift. And in addition, that he has also previously dressed it in Loma Campana, the main location of Dead cowgives new meaning to clothing previously worn by the working class as “work” or workwear, making it a fetish for their everyday outfits.

However, it must be clarified, and here lies the second mistake, that he does not use it at his agreed workplace, the office Pink housebut he prefers to stay at home, in the Olivos villa, and transforms it into something like the garb of telework.

This choice is in turn linked to another recurring feature: the use of uniforms that correspond more to the characterization of the roles than to the function they provide. This happened back in 2024 in connection with the floods in Bahía Blanca, when he was seen in combat clothing, assisted by Luis Petri, Minister of Defenseunder the same conditions.

This fashion gesture could be interpreted as empathy, a desire to put oneself in the other’s shoes through clothing, in the midst of the crisis that the local population was going through, or simply in line with a cosplayer attitude, as if they were interpreting fictional characters. It should be recalled that the deputy Lilia Lemoine, who was a regular at this practice before her seat, also appeared in the bunker in a romper Advances in freedom on Sunday, October 27th. “We’re promoting them, which is great,” he said.

But there is something else. These uses, those of the leather jacket and overalls, differ significantly from the usual suit (three-piece) worn by politicians from traditional parties well into this millennium.

In doing so, the president affirms his outsider origins, but insists on his admiration for them Carlos Saul MenemIt goes without saying that he is moving away from his clothing beliefs. It is known that Menem had a clothing cult that even defined the aesthetics of an era with laminated outfits and shirts in pastel colors.

Milei, on the other hand, sporadically wears both a jacket and pants, tailored from Italian fabrics by the company’s local branch. Rochas. If you choose the midnight blue color, the shirt will be white and light blue for the gray. The tie, in turn, is mostly bluish, almost paradoxical considering that the tone is very similar to that worn by the supporters of the Democratic Party in the United States in their antipodes, in contrast to the red worn by the Republicans.

A paradigmatic event occurred at the presentation of his latest book, at the concert in Movistar Arena. While in the first part of the show he was shown belting out a rock repertoire in his usual leather and cargo pants, he returned in his usual Ambo attire in the second part. “I’m going to take a bath and dress like a president,” Milei explained, and then I’ll come back the same way, albeit with a different habit.