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NYT Names Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum to 2025 ‘Most Elegant’ List

The selection cites her use of embroidered garments to spotlight indigenous fashion.

Overview

  • Sheinbaum appears on The New York Times list of 67 most elegant people of 2025, a roster largely dominated by entertainment figures.
  • The Times notes she draws attention to indigenous fashion by wearing embroidered clothing and by taking energetic measures against big brands that imitate local artisans.
  • Coverage links the citation to the AdidasOaxaca Slip-On” controversy, which Mexican authorities criticized as cultural appropriation of Zapotec designs.
  • Reports highlight emblematic outfits such as her inauguration dress embroidered by Oaxaca artisan Claudia Vásquez Aquino.
  • Few political figures made the list, which also includes Melania Trump, Pope Leo XIV, Bad Bunny, Rosalía and Timothée Chalamet.