Never knowingly underdressed: Leo tours the Peace Grove in a syoot
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June 23, 2013 at 10:37pm
The prime minister wears an open-neck shirt to address the nation on the occasion of his 100th day in office.
Meanwhile, the Environment Minister tours the Peace Grove at Ghajn Tuffieha in a (badly fitting) suit, at something like 40C in the sun.
And doesn’t he look ridiculous.
The last politician I remember wearing a suit and tie to tramp through fields was Alfred Sant, when he came round our way during the EU referendum campaign, and found the only Labour-voting farmer in Bidnija to take him round his fields and tell him what a disaster EU membership would be for Maltese farmers.
That went well, didn’t it.
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get a life daphne…..
[Daphne – I have one. But does Leo? Had he built a life, he wouldn’t have been gagging to become a cabinet minister when he’s pushing 70. That’s kind of…sad and desperate.]
If I may offer a spot of sartorial advice, here is how a gentleman should dress in this infernal heat:
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That, by the way, is David Niven in Malta, serving with the Highland Light Infantry. If tramping around fields, one should add a pith helmet.
Those are some shorts.
Laqwa il-brown shoes.
You know – Issa Leo lahhaq ministru allura bis-syoot kullimkien.
Ridiculous is putting it mildly.
Ludicrous is more like it
The G8 leaders were in open shirts at Loch Erne in a temperature of 15C this week.
This pathetic midget thinks that wearing a jacket will solve his image problem.
Why doesn’t anybody tell him he looks like an achondroplastic dwarf and an ill-fitting jacket makes him look even funnier ?
The little twerp even dresses up to ‘power walk’ along the Sliema front.
Do you still rehydrate at our old place after your power walks? That fruity Hungarian waitress must be pining away for you.
As many of us are noticing, Labour ministers and PS’s look like primary school children on their first school outing when they visit some EU funded project.
These “hela ta’ flus” projects were started and planned by the nasty Nationalists with a lot of help from the much despised EU.
[Daphne – Yes, that’s precisely why they look like reluctant children on a school outing. They’re bored and they can’t very well be enthusiastic about something to which they had objected so vociferously.]
You would think that being so friendly with the Borg family, tal-Bortex, they would have some decent fitting suits at a reasonable price.
This guy has lost weight and rapidly I would say.
Interesting point you’ve made. I’ve got tickets for the Joseph Calleja concert which has been advertised as a Gala night and am absolutely clueless as to what a man should wear for such an occasion bearing in mind on 1st August there’s likely to be a heat wave.
[Daphne – Strictly speaking, that means black tie, but don’t count on it because you never know nowadays. You’ll probably turn up and find people in chinos. I can’t see why it should be gala anyway. A concert? In August? Even at the smartest theatres in Europe and North America the dress code is now whatever you’ve been wearing the rest of the day.]
I have long hair and have never done an updo in my entire life but the thought of a mane of hair hanging on my back and shoulders in a heat wave is quite unpleasant. Just wondering what hairstyles are appropriate for women. Don’t trust salons as they go overboard with updos, hence why so many women look awful at Maltese weddings.
[Daphne – Just book an appointment at a salon where the clientele are not members of The High Society or similar (so no vulgar hair creations stiff with curls, loops and spray) and ask for a sleek, plain bun or French pleat. Couldn’t be simpler. You have to be young for this, otherwise you’ll end up looking older – but if you have long hair you probably are.]
Any self-respecting gentleman would never submit to the Maltese baseness of a Gala concert in August. In the normal Europe (i.e. everywhere else), the classical concert season ends in June at the latest. But we have to go one concert too far to attract “it-turiiiizmu”.
But if your beau insists on accompanying you, then black tie really is the only way about it. Otherwise he’d just look like an office worker and that must be avoided at all costs.
The secret’s in the fabric of the suit. A blend of wool and silk works best. Over a cotton shirt. Silk if he’s a bit of a dandy. An undergarment with attached cooling system, similar to the one worn by astronauts, is recommended.
A wiser choice is to pass the tickets on to some rich great-aunt who’s on the verge of popping her clogs. You’ll become her instant favourite for sending her off to see the masculine and sexy (that’s what all old maids think) Joseph Calleja, and she’ll change her will accordingly. Her heart will beat like a teenage girl who’s been invited to Justin Bieber’s dressing-room. The August heat should finish her off.
Then you can start living in style.
@Baxxter: Unfortunately my only spinster aunt who incidentally fancies herself as quite a singer, will probably die penniless, having spent her money on travels to the far-flung corners of the world.
Joseph Calleja comes across as well-spoken and charming. However, I just don’t get his sex appeal. I suppose in the world of classical music it’s acceptable to be of big stature (thinking Pavarotti here) but in real life it’s better methinks to be average and blend in.
Still, please do tell more about your insight into old maids’ quirks as it’s absolutely hilarious to imagine an old maid swooning in this day and age.
If your, er, spinster aunt is in need of, shall we say, a full-blooded male companion to, ahem, go out with a bang, then look no further.
I promise I won’t divide the estate.
Thanks for the advice. Just what I thought. I used to go to the theatre in London, straight from the office in my work wear. It just doesn’t make sense for the event to have a black tie dress code especially bearing in mind the free standing area and the August heat.
As to long hair, it’s softly layered and average length really but I know what you mean as I would go for short hair if I had a pronounced bone structure instead of a rounded face. Tempted to chop it off to something more age-appropriate.
The only reason to consider pulling up the hair is that perspiration, heat and humidity can make wavy hair go awol. Drawback is, stylists always argue that you can’t have an updo done unless you use spray and I’ve always refused the stuff.
He looks more like an old Nazi.
He needs a top hat to be properly attired in the 19th century.