Former President Barack Obama was never meant to become a style icon. In fact, in Michelle Obama's book Becoming, she often laments her husband's complete and utter misunderstanding of fashion. (Of course, she does it lovingly.) But the funny thing about fame is that everything you do becomes important—maybe especially what you wear.
Obama figured out how his suit should fit and his ties should match early on, so his professional appearance was always consistent. But when it comes to off-duty Barry? There's no telling what he'll do. Polos tucked into khakis? Ray-Bans with a suit? Every kind of button-front under the sun? Even stuff that might call into question your sense of style just works on Obama. It's like the ultimate dad style, but with a crucial dose of presidential edge. Here's a look back through at how Obama and his wardrobe have evolved through the years.
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Barack Obama, after he was elected to be president of the Harvard Law Review, in 1990.
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Obama at Harvard Law in 1990.
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Obama poses in the Harvard Law Review offices on February 5, 1990.
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Obama as a Harvard student in the '90s.
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Obama as the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in July 2004 in Chicago.
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Barack Obama as the Illinois Senator and U.S. Democratic presidential candidate with his wife, Michelle, at Bicentennial Park in Miami, October 21, 2008.
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President Barack Obama reads Where the Wild Thing Are to young children at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on April 13, 2009.
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President Barack Obama walks the first family's dog, Bo, on the South Lawn of the White House on June 8, 2010.
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Obama in Kailua, Hawaii, December 27, 2010.
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President Barack Obama on the South Lawn of the White House on July 8, 2012.
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Obama arrives at at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska, on August 13, 2012.
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President Barack Obama eats a french fry on September 20, 2012, in Miami, Florida.
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Obama on November 5, 2012, in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Barack and Michelle Obama on March 28, 2016, in Washington, D.C.
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Obama on September 19, 2013, in Washington, D.C.
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President Obama at the White House (in that suit) on August 28, 2014.
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Obama on July 5, 2016, in Washington, D.C.
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Obama on July 10, 2016, in Madrid, Spain.
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First Lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama exit Marine One in July, 2016.
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President Barack Obama at the White House on August 26, 2016.
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President Barack Obama at a Halloween event at the White House October 31, 2016 in Washington, D.C.
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President Barack Obama at a ceremony for the 2016 Kennedy Center honorees on December 4, 2016.
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Now-former President Barack Obama in 2017 in the British Virgin Islands.
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Former President Barack Obama plays golf at the Old Course on May 26, 2017, in St. Andrews, Scotland.
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Barack Obama on June 28, 2017, in Magelang, Indonesia.
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Barack Obama speaks at Lincoln Center in New York City on September 20, 2017.
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Barack Obama and Prince Harry at the Invictus Games Toronto 2017 on September 29, 2017, in Toronto, Canada.
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Obama speaks at University of Illinois on September 7, 2018, in Urbana, Illinois.
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Barack Obama in Miami, Florida, on November 2, 2018.
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Former President Barack Obama at the game between the North Carolina Tar Heels and Duke Blue Devils on February 20, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina. More on his jacket here and shoes here.
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