Sizing Up Power: Oval Office footwear steals the spotlight
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Photos of Marco Rubio and JD Vance wearing ill-fitting mid-priced Florsheim oxfords in the Oval Office highlight quirks of men’s shoe sizing and its symbolic role in politics. The piece notes Trump has been giving officials new shoes, that sizing varies across brands and styles, and that dress shoes often loosen with wear. Footwear experts emphasize that size isn’t a reliable measure of masculinity and that the broader discussion centers on fashion, vanity, and fit in political life.
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