Dressing the Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher's wardrobe was every bit as savvily contrived as that famous voice [women handbags]
'I may be persuaded to surrender the hat,' says Meryl Streep in the trailer of her soon-to-be-blockbuster, The Iron Lady. 'The pearls, however, are absolutely non-negotiable.'
It is a telling insight into the attention to detail Margaret Thatcher put into a wardrobe that gave the impression of being irrelevant - just like her softening accent.
The Prime Minister put a lot of thought into those royal-blue power suits - as did her advisers - and their choices are making an unlikely comeback on the high streets and on the catwalks.
The daughter of a dressmaker, Lady Thatcher and her sister, Muriel, grew up wearing home made clothes.
It was not until Thatcher met her wealthy future husband, Denis, that she could afford to spend a lot of money on outfits. She soon forged her trademark style of colourful suits, hats, handbags and - of course - those pearls.
Image advisers helped her to develop her style - Gordon Reece famously persuaded her to ditch those easily-to-mock hats while he was working on making her accent more appealing to the masses.
However Thatcher was not going to budge over that pearl necklace, which Denis had given her when her twins were born in 1953.
'The star-makers may have told her what to wear,' Abi Morgan, The Iron Lady's scriptwriter, told The Telegraph, 'but she already knew how to dress - she was of that generation of women trained to appear in a certain way, hair set, with a proper hat, gloves, bag and shoes.
'The grooming was very regal, and her uniform had a regality about it. And don't forget, she'd grown up at the front of the shop, dressed for work, never in anything less formal than a twinset - and certainly never in trousers.'
As an MP in opposition, Thatcher was smart and a little bit modern - she dared to bare her arms - and the suits were blue not black.
When Thatcher first came into power, she seemed keep to emphasise her status as the first woman Prime Minister, sometimes resorting to unflattering, frumpy frocks.
But after winning her second term, the suits became bolder, brighter and more structured.
Like her pearls, pussybows were an adornment Thatcher has often returned to - even though they often left her open to ridicule.
They were an affirmation of her femininity. The suits may have meant business, but the bows showed her softer size.
It is a telling insight into the attention to detail Margaret Thatcher put into a wardrobe that gave the impression of being irrelevant - just like her softening accent.
The Prime Minister put a lot of thought into those royal-blue power suits - as did her advisers - and their choices are making an unlikely comeback on the high streets and on the catwalks.
The daughter of a dressmaker, Lady Thatcher and her sister, Muriel, grew up wearing home made clothes.
It was not until Thatcher met her wealthy future husband, Denis, that she could afford to spend a lot of money on outfits. She soon forged her trademark style of colourful suits, hats, handbags and - of course - those pearls.
Image advisers helped her to develop her style - Gordon Reece famously persuaded her to ditch those easily-to-mock hats while he was working on making her accent more appealing to the masses.
However Thatcher was not going to budge over that pearl necklace, which Denis had given her when her twins were born in 1953.
'The star-makers may have told her what to wear,' Abi Morgan, The Iron Lady's scriptwriter, told The Telegraph, 'but she already knew how to dress - she was of that generation of women trained to appear in a certain way, hair set, with a proper hat, gloves, bag and shoes.
'The grooming was very regal, and her uniform had a regality about it. And don't forget, she'd grown up at the front of the shop, dressed for work, never in anything less formal than a twinset - and certainly never in trousers.'
As an MP in opposition, Thatcher was smart and a little bit modern - she dared to bare her arms - and the suits were blue not black.
When Thatcher first came into power, she seemed keep to emphasise her status as the first woman Prime Minister, sometimes resorting to unflattering, frumpy frocks.
But after winning her second term, the suits became bolder, brighter and more structured.
Like her pearls, pussybows were an adornment Thatcher has often returned to - even though they often left her open to ridicule.
They were an affirmation of her femininity. The suits may have meant business, but the bows showed her softer size.
2011-12-13 12:39
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