Hillary Clinton's Accessories Spark International Debate

Former First Lady turned US Senator Hillary Clinton is no stranger to public scrutiny.  Lately opponents of her political agenda have taken a back seat to relentless fashion diplomats who just can't quite seem to leave this high acheiver's choice in accesories alone alone.

This morning a the New Zealand Herald reported that Hillary, who is in the country on business, was seen boarding a plane departing from Chistchurch to Melbourne wearing a "bulky" headband.  Fashion savvy onlookers were reportedly dissapointed in Ms. Clinton's headwear.  The headband appeared to be light gray in color and done up with mesh in a Grecian banded style.  A young milliner in Parnell, Auckland reportedly stated that the headband was "too thick" and "a little dated."  Along with the headband, Hillary wore a pair of plastic brown sunglasses, a black trench, and what appeared to be either pearl or diamond stud earrings - yes, quite the haphazard combination.

Back in September, blogger Wendy Brandes reported that Hillary called attention to another hair accessory sin committed by the Secretary of State.  According to Wendy, Hillary "sashayed over the United Nations...wearing a cheap-ass-looking hair clip."  Indeed these were strong words for such a weak plastic hair clip....and well, they may have been warranted.  Let's face it, faux tortise wide barettes by Goodies aren't too hard to come by at a local CVS and would have likely offered safer solution.  In an earlier interview with the Washington Post, Ms. Brandes gave us some insight into just how women leaders like Hillary Clinton are tormented by fashion.

While I feel that Hillary Clinton (or her stylist) could make slightly safer accessories choices even if only by stopping into a local drugstore, I do feel the 63 year old obvious workaholic deserves a bit of an accessories pardon.  Perhaps, we'll see if we can highlight some of the better accessories choices made by the stateswoman here someday.  They have to be out there.