--- title: Political Fashion Statements From the 1952 Presidential Campaign description: In 1952, photographer Nina Leen captured models decked out in clothes that offered fashionable support for the GOP's Dwight D. Eisenhower. canonical: https://time.com/3689283/political-fashion-statements-from-the-1952-presidential-campaign/ author: Ben Cosgrove article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-05-06T12:33:52.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:05:57.225Z og:title: Political Fashion Statements From the 1952 Presidential Campaign og:description: In 1952, photographer Nina Leen captured models decked out in clothes that offered fashionable support for the GOP's Dwight D. 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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. by [Ben Cosgrove](https://time.com/author/ben-cosgrove/) ## Ben Cosgrove May 6, 2014 12:33 PM UTC  Political fashion statement, 'Daft About Taft,' 1952. Political fashion statement, 'Daft About Taft,' 1952. Nina Leen—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images by [Ben Cosgrove](https://time.com/author/ben-cosgrove/) ## Ben Cosgrove May 6, 2014 12:33 PM UTC These days, if you want to wear your politics on your sleeve, you don a campaign t-shirt. But in 1952, LIFE photographer Nina Leen captured models who were supporting Republican presidential candidate [Dwight D. Eisenhower](http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/dwightdeisenhower) in much grander fashion. As these photographs attest, wearing pins, gloves, stockings and clothing that declared “I Like Ike” illustrated that political statements can be fashionable, too. Of course, we wouldn’t go so far as to declare that these fashions played a central role in Eisenhower’s landslide victory over Democrat [Adlai Stevenson](http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/565966/Adlai-E-Stevenson) in November of that year. But they probably didn’t hurt. Finally, a note about the fifth slide in this gallery, featuring a woman in a dress emblazoned with the phrase “Daft About Taft” — a reference to Sen. Robert Taft of Ohio, who challenged Eisenhower for the GOP nomination in 1952\. It’s worth remembering that just because a slogan rhymes doesn’t mean that it one should use it — especially if the implication is that the candidate’s supporters might be a little cuckoo. _Liz Ronk, who edited this gallery, is the Photo Editor for LIFE.com. Follow her on Twitter at_ [_@LizabethRonk_](https://twitter.com/LizabethRonk)_._  Political fashion statement, 'I Like Ike,' 1952. Nina Leen—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Political fashion statement, 'I Like Ike,' 1952. Nina Leen—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Political fashion statement, 'I Like Ike,' 1952. Nina Leen—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Political fashion statement, 'I Like Ike,' 1952. Nina Leen—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Political fashion statement, 'Daft About Taft,' 1952. Nina Leen—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Political fashion statement, 'I Like Ike,' 1952. Nina Leen—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Political fashion statement, 'I Like Ike,' 1952. 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