• The Fashion Whip: America’s Love Affair with Leading Couples

    The Fashion Whip: America’s Love Affair with Leading Couples
    Fashion Whip is a political style column in the Huffington Post by Lauren A. Rothman, inspired by Lauren’s experience as the founder of  Styleauteur, a style and fashion consulting firm.
    WASHINGTON – The GOP 2012 campaign is off and running with the Republican ticket almost officially complete, and Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney’s […]

  • The Fashion Whip: Ann Romney and Michelle Obama Set For 2012 Style Showdown

    Fashion Whip is a political style column in the Huffington Post by fashion stylist Lauren Rothman and HuffPost reporter Christina Wilkie inspired by Lauren’s experience at Styleauteur, the firm she founded.

    WASHINGTON — As Mitt Romney moves into full-scale general election mode this week, his wife faces more than the challenge of boosting her husband’s […]

  • The Fashion Whip: Who Waves The Flag For American Fashion?

    Fashion Whip is a political style column in the Huffington Post by fashion stylist Lauren Rothman and HuffPost reporter Christina Wilkie inspired by Lauren’s experience at Styleauteur, the firm she founded.

    WASHINGTON — It’s that wonderful, Americana-soaked month between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July, the perfect time for a Fashion Whip tribute to […]

  • The Fashion Whip: Why Hillary Clinton’s Faux Pas Is Awesome

    Fashion Whip is a political style column in the Huffington Post by fashion stylist Lauren Rothman and HuffPost reporter Christina Wilkie inspired by Lauren’s experience at Styleauteur, the firm she founded.

    WASHINGTON — When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton showed up in Bangladesh last week sans makeup or a freshly blown-out ‘do, the predictable backlash […]

  • The Fashion Whip: Politics & Pantyhose

    Fashion Whip is a political style column by fashion stylist Lauren Rothman and HuffPost reporter Christina Wilkie inspired by Lauren’s experience at Styleauteur, the firm she founded.

    WASHINGTON — When Michelle Obama stepped onto the national stage in the summer of 2008, she did so in bare legs — a bold new look on the political […]

  • The Fashion Whip: Does Mitt Romney Dress Too ‘Rich’?

    Fashion Whip is a political style column in the Huffington Post by fashion stylist Lauren Rothman and HuffPost reporter Christina Wilkie inspired by Lauren’s experience at Styleauteur, the firm she founded.

    WASHINGTON — I recently met with a wealthy government contractor in Washington who owns a half-dozen designer watches. “What’s the deal with watches?” he […]

  • The Fashion Whip: 2011 Best Dressed Politicians (It’s Not Who You Think!)

    Fashion Whip is a political style column in the Huffington Post by fashion stylist Lauren Rothman and HuffPost reporter Christina Wilkie inspired by Lauren’s experience at Styleauteur, the firm she founded.

    WASHINGTON — What does it take to land on The Fashion Whip’s list of the best dressed people in American politics?

    Simply put, it’s power […]

  • The Fashion Whip: Michele Bachmann’s Evolution From Minnesota Mom To Beltway Barbie

    Rep. Michele Bachmann, the raven-haired Barbie of the political Right, ushered in this year wearing lots of yellow, with luminous waves and a smile that called to mind her political fairy godmother, Sarah Palin.

    But as the months passed, a Beltway product gradually replaced the authentic Bachmann. This woman ordered photographers not to shoot her wearing causal […]

  • The Fashion Whip: Does Rick Perry Wear Too Much Jewelry?

    Fashion Whip is a political style column in the Huffington Post by fashion stylist Lauren Rothman and HuffPost reporter Christina Wilkie inspired by Lauren’s experience at Styleauteur, the firm she founded.

    WASHINGTON — Among modern presidential candidates, Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s jewelry is in a class by itself.

    As he maneuvers through roiling Republican primary waters, […]