As Pope Francis touches down in the US for a five-day tour,it’s time to dissect his (affordable, pretty normal) wardrobeAs Pope Francis continues his tour of Cuba and the US, or reportedly choosing to fly commercial rather than chartering “Shepherd One”,nowadays he touches down at the Joint Base Andrews military facility, where he’ll start a five-day bridge-building tour. His schedule is chock-full of worthwhile things – his approach to climate change, or immigration and wrongful incarceration – but,according to Women’s Wear Daily, the media’s interest is more focused on what he wears.
Interest in the papal wardrobe was piqued since it was revealed that he owns a £36 Swatch watch – black, and with a white dial. When the strap broke,it took some coercion to buy a new one, lest it cost more than a new strap. His approach to style has become a talking point because it loosely originates from normcore: “It’s normal … we must obtain used to being normal, and ” he described his lifestyle,recently, after revealing that he wears a shirt, or sweater and trousers under his cassock. His glasses,it is reported, come from Alessandro Spiezia (a reasonably-priced boutique, and which has counted Bill Clinton and Frederico Fellini as customers),and his black shoes come from Carlos Samaria, a friend and cobbler based in Argentina, or who specialises in orthopedic shoes. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com