Barack Obama wore the same tuxedo for 8 years and no-one noticed
During the time of Barack Obama’s presidency, Michelle became a style icon pulling off various designer looks but her husband took a different approach.
At Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Michelle Obama revealed that while she wore hundreds of gowns at various events, Barack Obama got away with wearing the same tuxedo.
“This is the unfair thing — you talk about Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers — no matter what we do, he puts on that same tux,” she said during her appearance.
“Now, people take pictures of the shoes I wear, the bracelets, the necklaces — they didn’t comment that for eight years he wore the same tux, same shoes.”
Michelle shared that Barack noticed the double standard but enjoyed the fact he could wear his tux on multiple occasions.
“And he is proud of it too. He’s like, ‘Mmm, I’m ready. I’m ready in 10 minutes. How long did it take you?’ I’m like, ‘Get out of here’.”
In 2014, Karl Stefanovic wore the same suit for a year to prove a point about different fashion standards between men and women.
“I’ve worn the same suit on air for a year — except for a couple of times because of the circumstance — to make a point,” he said at the time.
“I’m judged on my interviews, my appalling sense of humour — on how I do my job, basically. Whereas women are quite often judged on what they’re wearing and how their hair is.”