Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with U.S. President Donald Trump within the Oval Workplace on the White Home on August 18, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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A query hung over this week’s assembly between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. What would President Zelenskyy put on to the Oval Workplace?
Final February, Ukraine’s president wore a black Henley shirt to the White Home, no jacket, holding the bunker-chic look he is maintained for the reason that 2022 Russian invasion. However the assembly bought combative.
President Trump chastised President Zelenskyy as ungrateful for U.S. assist. A reporter for a right-wing cable channel referred to as out, “Why do not you put on a go well with? You are on the highest degree on this nation’s workplace, and also you refused to put on a go well with… do you personal a go well with?”
President Trump ended the assembly and stated of the Ukrainian president on social media, “He disrespected america of America in its cherished Oval Workplace.”
This week, President Zelenskyy modified his look. He wore a black canvas blazer over a black collared shirt, buttoned on the prime. Nonetheless no tie — however his solemn clothes appeared to proclaim: let’s have a severe dialog.
Even the reporter who panned his February wardrobe advised Zelenskyy he regarded “fabulous.” President Trump added, “I stated the identical factor.” President Zelenskyy advised the reporter, “And also you’re in the identical go well with. You see, I modified, you haven’t.”
Sure, males can get weary of being judged by the minimize of their garments, not the minimize of their jibs.
Sam Schube, who lined the style facet of the Oval Workplace assembly for The Wall Road Journal advised us, “I am undecided there’s such a factor as a non-political outfit — every part politicians put on, irrespective of how bland, sends a message.”
Winston Churchill famously wore an air-raid go well with when he visited the White Home in December, 1941, simply after america had been attacked at Pearl Harbor. It reminded People that Britons had been being bombed of their houses, and Europe confronted a life-or-death disaster.
Sam Schube says President Zelenskyy has been working with a Ukrainian designer in order that his clothes in public appearances, “blends his wartime fashion with one thing a bit extra formal. He appears like he is dressing not only for battle, however high-stakes endgame diplomacy.”
Zelenskyy referred to as this week’s White Home go to “the perfect one” but. The garments could not make the person — however they may assist make for a greater assembly.
