Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to be featured in US Vogue

11 December 2017

By Fashion Quarterly

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is set to be featured in the March issue of US Vogue magazine.

This marks the first time a New Zealand leader has been featured in Vogue.

Ardern, whose spokesperson has confirmed the photo shoot took place this weekend, will not be featured on the front cover.

Vogue, which is widely described as “the fashion bible”, has never had a female politician on their cover, however, there has been exception for politicians’ wives. Michelle Obama, Melania Trump and Hilary Clinton have all featured on the front cover previously.

According to NZ Herald, Ardern’s advisors confirmed that Ardern’s wardrobe for the photo shoot would be all New Zealand designers.

Ardern is commonly seen wearing high end New Zealand brands at events; however she was spotted wearing a jacket from Save Mart at the VNZMAs, over a new season Juliette Hogan dress.

Earlier last month, Ardern was deemed 13th most powerful female political leader by Forbes magazine.