How Elena Zelenskaya differs from its predecessors and what to expect from the new first lady of Ukraine
'30.04.2019'
Source: Gazeta.ru
The Ukrainian Central Election Commission announced the official election results: the new president of the country will be Vladimir Zelensky. Inauguration is planned no later than June 3. Elena Zelenskaya will be the youngest first lady in the history of Ukraine. The manner of dressing only emphasizes the difference between the 41-year-old wife of Vladimir Zelensky and other bright women in Ukrainian politics - for the time being, she does not have folk motives and strict sheath-dresses. But these are not all differences. "BBC"- about the style and plans of the new main wife of Ukraine.
The wife of the elected President of Ukraine, Elena Zelenskaya, is accustomed to thinking that she will have to fulfill the role of the country's first lady: she has already told the Today portal that she hopes to talk with her predecessor Marina Poroshenko. According to Zelenskaya, she would like to learn from the experience of Petro Poroshenko’s spouse and to learn her opinion on the “situation”. Also, the 41-year-old mother of two children said that she was going to adhere to the norms of the protocol, where appropriate, in terms of her appearance, but stressed her reluctance to "copy someone."
Perhaps this means that, as the first lady of Ukraine, Elena Zelenskaya will not follow the example of other bright women of the Ukrainian political arena, who emphasize their love for the country with the help of a costume. Male politicians do the same thing: embroidery in Ukraine over the past five years has become a way to show oneself a patriot.
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Sometimes, however, incidents happen: on the day of the second round of the presidential election, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko urged citizens to come to the polls in an embroidered shirt, explaining that “Ukraine is one with us,” but he ignored his call and appeared before the public in voting day in a business suit.
Maryna Poroshenko came to the polling station in a coat of a classic cut of mustard color, decorated with black ornaments and tassels. Ms. Poroshenko has repeatedly said that she chooses outfits exclusively for Ukrainian designers - probably the main criterion for choosing a costume for her is the presence of a folk pattern.
Elena Zelenskaya came in a white T-shirt and a light mint-colored suit with sneakers - without any reference to the national idea.
During the pre-election race, Elena Zelenskaya did not appear too often in public, and her exits cannot be called loud fashion statements. Unlike Maryna Poroshenko, she did not start wearing embroidered shirts and classic dresses with pumps, and prefers comfortable clothes even at important events.
On the one hand, such a way to dress for a modern woman can not be called a violation of the foundations - in our time, the dress code allows freedom. However, according to political consultants, the youngest first lady in the history of a country can win the attention of a young audience by giving up stiffness and formality.
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In a conversation with the Ukrainian BBC service, the scriptwriter of the entertainment project “Studio 95 Quarter” stressed that “if it is possible,” she would like to stay in her professional field. According to Zelenskaya, for her the role of the first lady seems to be something very difficult, but Elena has not yet had time to “seriously think” about her new duties.
It turned out that in addition to her own image, the new first lady was also engaged in the selection of images for her husband. According to Hello, once Vladimir Zelensky admitted that he did not have enough time to independently monitor the latest trends. The process of buying things for the new head of state is difficult to compare with the procedure for drawing up the wardrobe of other leaders - if most stylists and buyers help the majority not to be distracted by shopping, then Zelensky’s family has a different order.
“Usually she looks after a thing to me, I quickly come to the store, if it fits, I buy. Therefore, as a rule, I don’t even know what brand I wear a jacket or a sweater, ”Vladimir Zelensky explained.
Before the young presidential couple came to the fore, the national media was called Yulia Tymoshenko as the most stylish politician in Ukraine. At the beginning of her career as a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, Tymoshenko became famous primarily as a slant around his head.
In November 2017, political strategist Alexey Sitnikov told 112 Ukraine that the patriotic hairstyle was chosen for Tymoshenko at the end of 90's to show that Yulia was primarily Ukrainian. Sitnikov explained: “It was necessary to put a stamp on the forehead that the woman was Ukrainian, and it was necessary to reduce sexuality,” and the conservative style should emphasize the seriousness of the intentions of the businesswoman to protect the interests of the people.
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Before the deputy listened to the recommendations of the experts, the main part of her wardrobe was trouser and skirt suits, but after the “transformation” Tymoshenko began to wear sheath dresses with long sleeves. For twenty years, her style has changed - only the love of stiletto shoes has remained unchanged. For which she, by the way, was severely criticized during the events on the Maidan, when in February 2014, after being released from prison, the former prime minister appeared on the Independence Square in front of the protesters in a wheelchair - but in shoes with heels.
After the events on Independence, the leader of the Batkivshchyna party abandoned its famous braid in favor of volumetric beams or simple straight laying. In terms of clothing, her focus shifted to more “western” and strict images.
If you rely on the style of Maryna Poroshenko and Yulia Tymoshenko Elena Zelenskaya does not plan, then the users of social networks have already recommended her another role model in the form of Melania Trump. The former model clearly shares her approach to graphic silhouettes and the almost complete abandonment of prints - they brought the US First Lady enough trouble.
However, the wife of the president-elect herself has already stated that she would like to talk not with Melania Trump, but with Michelle Obama - because she is “more human”.
