PM Modi recieves President Obama at the airport wearing a kurta-pyjama (L) and then changes into a bandhgala suit for the ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
New Delhi:
When President Barack Obama landed in Delhi this morning, he was received by Prime Minster Modi, who broke with protocol to drive to the airport.
The PM was wearing a kurta-pyjama, his trademark Nehru vest, and a bright red stole.
POTUS wore a dark suit. His wife, Michelle, was in a blue and black outfit by Bibhu Mohapatra, an Indian designer who works out of New York. The designer tweeted, "The President and the First Lady arrive in #India. @flotus wearing @bibhumohapatra #spring15 poppy."
When President Obama arrived at Rashtrapati Bhawan for the ceremonial welcome that includes a 21-gun salute, the PM received him wearing a pinstripe 'bandhgala' suit.
When the PM traveled to the US in September, his wardrobe generated attention in the local media. Three major US publications - Time, New York Times and the Washington Post - had commented on his sartorial choices.
The New York Times in an article titled 'A Leader Who Is What He Wears' had said "even by the standards of a world that has seen blogs devoted to Michelle Obama's dress sense, the pre-election makeovers of Francois Hollande and Dilma Rousseff, and the canonisation of Nelson Mandela's shirts, the image-craft of India's new prime minister, Narendra Modi - and its fashion fallout - has been something of a case study."
The PM was wearing a kurta-pyjama, his trademark Nehru vest, and a bright red stole.
POTUS wore a dark suit. His wife, Michelle, was in a blue and black outfit by Bibhu Mohapatra, an Indian designer who works out of New York. The designer tweeted, "The President and the First Lady arrive in #India. @flotus wearing @bibhumohapatra #spring15 poppy."
The President and the First Lady arrive in #india. @flotus wearing @bibhumohapatra #spring15 poppy... http://t.co/axQg0hbv8z
- Bibhu Mohapatra (@BibhuMohapatra) January 25, 2015When President Obama arrived at Rashtrapati Bhawan for the ceremonial welcome that includes a 21-gun salute, the PM received him wearing a pinstripe 'bandhgala' suit.
When the PM traveled to the US in September, his wardrobe generated attention in the local media. Three major US publications - Time, New York Times and the Washington Post - had commented on his sartorial choices.
The New York Times in an article titled 'A Leader Who Is What He Wears' had said "even by the standards of a world that has seen blogs devoted to Michelle Obama's dress sense, the pre-election makeovers of Francois Hollande and Dilma Rousseff, and the canonisation of Nelson Mandela's shirts, the image-craft of India's new prime minister, Narendra Modi - and its fashion fallout - has been something of a case study."
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