Get the latest gossip

Donald Trump’s weird clothes: from shoulder pads to extremely long ties, what do they mean?


His sartorial choices are nothing if not bamboozling – so we went in search of some logic to the strange proportions and shiny fabrics

Menswear expert Derek Guy’s analysis of Trump’s intriguing sartorial choices went viral on X earlier this week, following the former president’s Tuesday interview with billionaire businessman Elon Musk. Photograph: Patrick Semansky/APTrump’s extraordinarily bulky jackets seem to be part of his ongoing quest to mask his shape, but the shoulder pads that he wore when interviewed by Musk are a sartorial paradox that someone ( maybe Ivanka?) Photograph: Vincent Carchietta/USA Today SportsIt’s hard to maintain a photogenic angle when you’re trying to play a game, and Trump famously accused malign agents of maxing his stomach with AI, after one particularly unflattering shot of him, mid-swing.

Get the Android app

Or read this on The Guardian

Read more on:

Photo of Donald Trump

Donald Trump

Related news:

News photo

Donald Trump Demands Taylor Swift Endorsement: I Made You Rich and Famous!

News photo

TMZ TV Hot Takes: Donald Trump's Lisp, Flavor Flav, Michael Hall Jr.

News photo

Jon Stewart Made It Crystal Clear Why Donald Trump Is "Clearly Struggling" With His Campaign