Stylist M. Metlovaitė, who created the image of the President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielis Landsbergiis, says that the first experience of working with the most important persons of the state deterred her desire to work with politicians for a while. According to the stylist, when working with politicians, the freedom to create an authentic image is severely limited by the rules.
“I admit I wanted to dress them up because of their name – thanks, I’ve had enough of these people, I’m not working with them anymore. Not because there is anything wrong, but creativity is not to be found here. It’s interesting to try to work with such people, but the most important thing for me is creativity and the opportunity to realize myself, and that’s not the case in politics”, – in the “Kamantinėjimi. About the creators and characters”, stylist M. Metlovaitė pondered while talking to the director, head of event services group “ReKūrai” A. Kamantauskas.
Listen to the whole show, in which stylist M. Metlovaitė not only talks about the style of politicians, but also shares tips on how to create an image for “plus size” women and withstand working with young Lithuanian performers, seeing their tears and hearing slamming doors.
The style icon in politics is the president’s wife
Speaking on the latest “Kamantinėjės” show, the stylist admits that it is possible to play around all the rules, if the politicians themselves would express their desire and give permission to reveal their authentic personality through style details. According to M. Metlovaitė, the wife of former Lithuanian president Valdas Adamkaus always maintained an aesthetic sense of style in political life.
“Forever, Alma Adamkienė was a woman from whom we should all take an example – me, and you, and everyone else who is looking for an aesthetic vision, that wonderful self-presentation and self-empathy,” says M. Metlovaitė to the host of the show, A. Kamantauskas.
Although the image of the president’s wife is also limited by rules, according to M. Metlovaitė, women really leave more room for creative solutions than men. It is for this reason that only working with first ladies could tempt the stylist to return to the political arena.
“It is very important that the first lady feels like herself, because she represents both her country and her family. Of course, we would like her to be among the most stylish women in Europe at the same time”, smiles M. Metlovaitė.
The most striking detail of style lies in personality
Stylists who create an image for politicians is an unexploited, but with a lot of potential, field of work in Lithuania. In M. Metlovaitė’s opinion, the young creators of the country, who are determined to juggle creativity and the abundance of rules, could reveal their talent here.
“Each stylist has his own directions in which he feels best and dives best. My waters are probably television, theater, cinema and fashion magazines. It’s more interesting for me to create a character than to go and help organize the closet and, to be honest, I don’t want to burden people with psychological problems like that,” M. Metlovaitė says in the show.
However, the stylist is convinced that a person is most decorated with charisma – it is the most important detail of the image, which creates the impression of an exceptionally stylish image for even the most banal combinations of clothes. “A man can sit in black jeans and a black golf shirt, and you just can’t take your eyes off him and say: wow, how stylish he is,” stylist M. Metlovaitė tells about the importance of charisma in the “Kamantinėmai” podcast.
