You might not know his name, but if you’ve scrolled through social media at all, you’ve probably seen Derek Guy’s scathing takes on menswear and fashion. Guy, who goes by the handle , regularly takes to X, formerly Twitter, with sprawling threads full of critiques of menswear, often taking aim at politicians and public figures. “Sometimes people ask me, do I think clothes make a difference in politics? I don’t think anyone should be judged on clothes in terms of their inner character,” Guy, a U.
S.-based fashion blogger, told the Star. “I don’t think you should ever think that someone is stupid or immoral or lazy or something based on their clothes.
” But for politicians, clothes can end up distracting from what they are trying to say, or when they want to lay low, draw more attention to them, Guy said. Here are five male Canadian politicians, ranked by Guy on their fashion sense: You can get away with the unconventional socks “when you’re super, super old,” Derek Guy said — but, for Justin Trudeau, “There’s still life in this dude.” Even though the prime minister tops out Guy’s list for best dressed, part of Trudeau’s wardrobe draws Guy’s ire.
It’s the socks. He, throughout various points in talking to the Star, called them: “kitschy,” “ugly,” and “ridiculous-looking.” It wasn’t that long ago that Trudeau was knighted and named in .
But, as in his polling numbers, Trudeau has fallen from grace. The socks started off as a pl.
