The politics of clothes in the House of Commons

4 Sep 2024

Formal dress codes in Parliament were originally used to signify membership of the elite. Today, even as sartorial standards in the House of Commons have followed societal trends, commentary about how MPs dress continues to underline their class membership, as well as reveal darker undertones of sexism towards female MPs, writes Philip Berry. The … Continued
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Alexis Papazoglou

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