Yesterday, Isabel Wilkinson pointed out on The Huffington Post that McCain's shoes are calfskin Ferragamo loafers, which sell for $520.

The post was picked up on CNN, which observed that it doesn't do much for McCain's accusations that Obama (who wears ratty shoes and ten-year-old pants) is an out-of-touch elitist.

Given what a big deal was made of John Edwards's $400 haircut (or Bill Clinton's $200 haircut before that), it's kind of amazing that the pricey loafers aren't getting more play.

We were appalled by the to-do made about Hillary's really perfectly demure blouse. What would the big deal have been if her shirt had been down to her navel? It's not like you can't run a country and be busty.

So demonstrates the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, arguably the most powerful woman in the world and certainly the foxiest member of the G8.

Broadsheet picked up this photo from Der Spiegel of the world leader. At the opera with the king and queen of Norway, Merkel rocked a seriously low-cut gown.