Wino Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 It has been announced that the 2011 Asian Pacific summit will be in Hawaii. Will we see the leaders dress in a grass hula skirt? SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama invited fellow leaders in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation to a summit in Hawaii in 2011, but may have alarmed them with the dress code. The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, which concluded on Sunday in Singapore, is an annual meeting best known for a tradition whereby presidents and prime ministers don outfits that are typical of the host country. "I look forward to seeing you all decked out in flowered shirts and grass skirts, because today I'm announcing that we are bringing this forum to my home state of Hawaii in 2011," Obama told his assembled counterparts on Sunday. At APEC's first summit, held in Seattle in 1993, heads of state sported leather bomber jackets. Other outfits have included traditional Korean and Vietnamese tops, batik shirts and an Australian outback coat. On Saturday night, Obama and his counterparts were resplendent in blue, green, or cranberry-red linen shirts with Mandarin collars, symbolic of Singapore's early Chinese settlers who assimilated into the local Malay culture. http://news.yahoo.co.../us_apec_outfit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WannaGo Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 I bet the First Lady could rock a grass skirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted November 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Here is Obama and his counterparts in their Singaporean outfits. Don't they look good in their linen shirts with Mandarin collars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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