Aira Samulin does not understand the style of women politicians

Aira Samulin, 95, has a long career in fashion. She has also been awarded for her life’s work in the fashion industry.

– Life and dress are enduring sports, Aira underlines.

Aira, who has just turned 95, is an example in herself: she is wearing the red knit from the Italian luxury fashion house Roberto Cavall, which she acquired 25 years ago.

– Disposable clothing is becoming the most expensive of all, he says.

Aira still has clothes she bought in the 1960s. The designs of old clothes have been changed and repaired over the years if they have become so.

Although Aira is an open-minded dresser, one trend she has shunned and the reason for that has its roots far away.

– In times of scarcity, two or three garments were made into one garment. Afterwards, it has become a fashion phenomenon to put flowers, squares and stripes together. I haven’t been able to put them on because wartime has really come to mind, Aira says.

Although Aira hasn’t warmed up to the trend before, she now sees it as a good idea.

– If a garment is small or worn, it can be combined and save wonderful materials, Aira says.

While Aira encourages everyone to dress in their own style, there is an exception that confirms the rule for her.

– In Parliament, women should have some kind of dress code. Why is it necessary to attract attention from the gray and black crowd of men with their dress? It’s not equality, Aira says.

– You can wear a jacket like a man. Colors and patterns give visibility to a woman who would not otherwise gain visibility. Even in the ministry, the colors are screaming.

Aira notes that abroad, women politicians dress differently.

– Yes, I dare say that.

– The parliament called for a dress code, how correct and stylish our parliament was. But, in other sessions, women dress so eye-catchingly that they are sure to be seen, Aira emphasizes.