Is he crying? Is he growling? Is he sniffling? God only knows… Argentinian President Javier Milei, in the middle of a world tour, stopped off at the Vatican on February 11. He took the opportunity to meet Pope Francis, his compatriot, the same one whom he described a few months ago as an “imbecile”, a “nefarious person” or a “Jesuit who promotes communism”. But, on the occasion of this Roman visit, he especially took part in the canonization of Maria Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, alias “Mama Antula”, an Argentine nun from the 18th century.
To attend this unusual event, Javier Milei had taken out, in addition to this funny face, a discreet black suit, an ordinary sky blue shirt and an innocuous pearl gray tie. An outfit which illustrates the evolution of the dress code in force at the Vatican. Men had to adopt the so-called “white tie” outfit for a long time, namely a tailcoat, evening shirt, white bow tie and various charms, like the man in the background in the photo. But things have eased up. So a sober business outfit, like the one worn by Milei, now does the trick.
If the clothing contrast between the two men is striking, what can we say about the hair contrast? Facing the smooth head of the man in the “white tie”, Javier Milei indeed offers his usual brown mop of hair, as ugly as it is incomprehensible. Why this cut? Why the sideburns? And then are those sideburns, and therefore hair, running down his cheeks, or are they rather sideburns, and therefore hairs? At this point, we are still looking for answers, and waiting for an apology.
Alongside Javier Milei, his sister Karina Elizabeth had chosen a very different hair option, hiding part of her hair behind a black veil, or more precisely behind a mantilla. It must be said that Karina had little choice. Protocol at the Vatican requires all women to cover their heads, white for Catholic sovereigns (currently Mathilde and Paola of Belgium, Letizia and Sophie of Spain, Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, Charlene of Monaco), and black, color piety and humility, for all the others, Karina Elizabeth Milei included…
Finally, as every time a club tie passes into our field of vision, let’s talk about stripes, and more precisely the meaning of the stripes, because this always hides a little piece of information without the slightest importance, but still… Indeed, here , the stripes are ascending, that is to say they go up, from left to right. What does this indicate? Quite simply that this tie is English made or designed. Conversely, a club tie with stripes descending from right to left would have been of American origin.
