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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Imogen Fox

The best of Apec chic

Apec fashion: Apec fashion: Philippines 1996
Bill Clinton attempts mid-90s minimalism in a formal Philippine barong costume, 1996. Photograph: Gary Hershorn/Reuters
Apec fashion: Apec fashion: Malaysia, 1998
Is this the finale at a Versace catwalk show? Nope, it’s the deliciously printed Malay shirts that defined Apec chic in Cyberjaya, 1998. Photograph: EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP
Apec fashion: Apec fashion: Chile, 2004
Poncho chic. Bush, Putin and the like were ahead of the curve on this one in Chile, 2004. Photograph: ITSUO INOUYE/AP
Apec fashion: Apec fashion: Vietnam 2006
A little snug, but the discreet side-splits on this ao dai were a bonus for world leaders in Hanoi, 2006. Photograph: JIM WATSON/AFP
Apec fashion: Apec fashion: Peru 2008
A pop of colour offsets the pristine white in Peru, 2008 Photograph: ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP
Apec fashion: Apec fashion: Singapore, 2009
Obama in the clean lines of a Singaporean shirt in 2009, before he lost his fashion nerve. Photograph: Sipa Press/Rex Features
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