As someone who doesn’t enjoy shopping but gets a kick out of watching the world strut down the catwalk, I just had to share this “The Daily Show” video. Afterall, it’s fashion!

But like all fashion makeovers we must have the BEFORE:

In the narrow confines of political style, the accepted rule is to dress in a manner that implies empathy for one’s constituency — so don’t wear anything too expensive — but also conveys authority. Palin has embraced the former and utterly ignored the latter. Nothing about her style jibes with the image of power. She does not dress like a boss lady, an Iron Lady or the devil who wore Prada.

Robin Givhan, The Washington Post (September 29, 2008)

Followed by the AFTER: