Julie Bishop's final fashion power move
After last week’s Liberal leadership spill which saw Malcolm Turnbull deposed as PM and Scott Morrison instated, former Deputy of the Liberal Party Julie Bishop officially resigned from the frontbench yesterday with a classy exit speech to media.
The former foreign minister deployed her usual calm and collected demeanour as she answered a barrage of question during her press conference in Canberra.
As Bishop was praised for her classy exit speech where she refrained from sniping on her Liberal colleagues, eagle-eyed fans were quick to notice her killer red heels. Women took to social media to applaud her style choice as a bold power move in her final press conference before she moves to the backbench to represent her Western Australian seat of Curtin.
Teamed with a conservative navy dress and coat, Bishop’s red satin block pumps matched with a red manicure certainly stood out in the sea of darkly-clothed politicians and journalists in Canberra.
While some media commentators have questioned Bishop’s fashion choice, many women on social media celebrated her choice to bring style and grace in to a “week of madness” in Australian politics.
At her press conference, the 62-year-old thanked her colleagues and said she was still considering what her future holds.
“I want to say to my Liberal colleagues — thank you for supporting me as the deputy of the party for the past 11 years,” she said.
“It’s far too early to even contemplate what I might do but I will have plenty of time to reflect on my options and reflect on what has been an extraordinary time.”