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Barack Obama’s Power Suit

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

 


 

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Move over, Michelle. Another Obama is becoming a style-setter.Barack Obama will wear a custom-made Hart Schaffner Marx suit (left) when he accepts the Democratic nomination in Denver on Thursday night.

The two-button suit is made of solid navy and worsted wool, with pleated pants that have an inch and a quarter cuffs.

“It’s a flattering fit and has a soft drape, and the material has a nice feel against the skin,” says Lisa Wells, director of public relations for Hickey Freeman, a subsidiary of Hartmarx (nyse: HMXnews - people )–formerly Hart, Schaffner & Marx. “The silhouette is a classic fit; he’s a 40 long with a 33-inch waist.”

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