President Obama will have a say on shirts for APEC meeting

[HopeOverFear]

Honolulu Advertiser:

He couldn't bring home the Olympics, but he's nailed the funny shirt photo.

That's one way to view President Barack Obama's announcement that the United States will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Honolulu in 2011.

"I look forward to seeing you all decked out in flowered shirts and grass skirts," he told the other leaders yesterday.

Since the 21-nation APEC meetings became summits under President Bill Clinton, they've followed a tradition of letting the host dictate what guests wear for the official picture.

For the first summit, at Blake Island, Wash., in 1993, Clinton passed out bomber jackets. But over the years, things have gotten more interesting — and lots more colorful. The garb has ranged from Javan batik shirts (Bogor, Indonesia, 1994) to flowing ponchos (Lima, Peru, last year).

[rvablue]

1. Cute! n/t

[Cha]

2. This will really be nice for the Hawaiians, too..

give them a chance to welcome their PresidentB-)

"Meantime, after Hawai'i and its floral shirts, APEC is almost certain to move in the opposite direction, sartorially speaking. Russia's hosting the summit in 2012 in the eastern city of Vladivostok, where the average November high is just 37 degrees Fahrenheit."

I'm going to be on Kaua'i then ..I'd love to go over to Oahu & catch a glimpse of him too.