Michelle Obama Reveals 'Secret' No One Noticed About Her Husband in 8 Years of Presidency
At an appearance at Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference, Michelle Obama talked about her life after the White House. She also made an unusual revelation about former President Barack Obama.
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She notes that while her careful clothing choice at official events drew attention and press, the president took a different style path.
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During his eight years in the White House, she said, Barack Obama wore the same black tux and shoes to every state dinner and event.
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"That's the unfair thing," she said. "No matter what we do, he puts on that same tux."
"People take pictures of the shoes I wear, the bracelets, the necklace," she said. "They didn't comment that for eight years, he wore that same tux, same shoes."
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They both noticed the double standard, but he found it fun and teased her about it.
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Michelle Obama said he even joked with her, telling her it took him only 10 minutes to get ready.
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Here the former president is seen in his multi-purpose suit, along with Michelle Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Trudeau's wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau.
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And Australian TV anchor Karl Stefanovic wore the same suit on-air for a year to show how men and women are judged differently based on how they dress.
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As for the former president, Michelle Obama noted it was pretty incredible that no one noticed.
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Especially when being covered by numerous national and international reporters and photographers, many of whom provided daily White House coverage
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In this image, you can see Obama wearing the tux alongside Felipe Calderon and Margarita Zavala in 2010.
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It's not clear how many times Obama has worn the tux since his presidency ended.
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