Fashion Tips from the Politburo

What to wear when you're climbing the Chinese leadership ladder.

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

 

Leaders' casual wear, too, tends toward the dull: informal occasions call for a short sleeve white dress shirt, usually tucked in. Autumn and spring bring a black, zippered, waist-length jacket in a generic synthetic material. Above, Premier Wen Jiabao rocks the Party look in 2003.

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