SUITS ME: Tony Abbott went for the white shirt, blue tie look on five straight days last week. Source: The Courier-Mail
HE'S not quite in Paul Keating's Zegna suit league but Opposition leader Tony Abbott's threads are starting to make fashion waves.
For five straight days last week the Opposition leader opted for what is now recognised as his signature outfit - white shirt and blue tie.
The look has been noted by several commentators who have been mostly positive.
And, according to a spokesman from Mr Abbott's Canberra office, we should get used to it.
The spokesman said the simple explanation for the outfit was that Mr Abbott's favourite colour just happens to be a nice Liberal Party shade of blue, as opposed to the Commo crimson of some on the opposing side.
Tony Abbott in Canberra on Monday, March 4.
He's checked out the style of UK Prime Minister David Cameron and American president Barack Obama, both of whom have a strong bias towards the blue tie/white shirt combo.
Both those men also know the value of an informal image and can jettison the tie at the right moment - a trait the Opposition leader has developed too, for example when he ventures north of the Tropic of Capricorn he can often be seen sporting an open-neck shirt and a casual pair of chinos.
"And they have both been pretty successful in politics," the spokesman said. "So he thought if it's good enough for them, it was probably good enough for him."
Tony Abbott visits Beaconsfield on Tuesday, March 5.
David Cameron was second on GQ magazine's list of the world's best-dressed men in 2007.
The same magazine has described Barack Obama as "our best dressed president since JFK".
Mr Abbott has not yet hit the GQ radar and doesn't appear to have ambition in that area.
Staff have said in the past that he does not have a personal stylist, nor has he dyed his hair or had cosmetic dental work.
Tony Abbott at a community meeting at Clovelly Park on Wednesday, March 6.
And he has told journalists he's not a botox type of guy, preferring vigorous early morning exercise to maintain his healthy glow.
The only concessions to vanity in this election year have been hair gel and facial moisturiser - all designed to increase his appeal to women voters.
While the former PM Paul Keating was particular about his dress sense, often donning a Zegna suit, Mr Abbott does not appear to be destined to become a clothes horse.
Last week he insisted his look was designed more to blend in rather than stand out.
Opposition leader Tony Abbott visits a preschool on Thursday, March 7.
"If you've got more or less the same uniform on every day, people just take it for granted and your appearance doesn't become something that people talk about," he said.
The Coalition is being flooded with job applications from potential political advisers - including from staff who worked for the Howard Government before 2007.
But Mr Abbott says he does not wish to "jinx himself by getting too cocky too soon".
"This is the supreme challenge of my life," he told the Nine Network's 60 Minutes last night, as he attempted to play down speculation he was destined for the Lodge.
Tony Abbott speaks to the media on Friday, March 8.
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