Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was given one of the highest honours in internet menswear fashion on Sunday: a glowing endorsement from the menswear guy on X.
Derek Guy, the editor of fashion magazine Put This On , wrote how “beautiful Western-style tailoring is often worn by men from non-Western countries”. As examples, he presented three men: Emperor Naruhito of Japan, senior Nigerian economist Akinwumi Adesina and Shehbaz, each with his own signature style.
Guy quoted a post from the Government of Pakistan that showed the premier at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum . He stood out in a crowd of blues and blacks in his tailored, double-breasted beige coat with matching trousers. He paired the suit with a light grey shirt and a pair of dark brown oxfords.
We couldn’t exactly agree on what colour his tie was — someone said it was olive green, someone else said it had a tinge of brown to it, there was even a suggestion of it being grey. What we do know is that it looked great in the Mediterranean sun.
His accessories included pins on each lapel, a Pakistani flag on the right and a conference pin on the left.
In the tweet, Guy shared a second picture of Shehbaz to hammer home just how great the PM’s tailor is. The second shot was from the premier’s visit to Ankara last year and shows him wearing a similarly double breasted wool blazer in navy.
A pair of grey trousers created a slight contrast in the suit and white shirt provided the perfect background to a popping emerald-green tie. A pair of spit-shined black loafers completed the outfit and a set of silver buttons and a lapel pin added a welcome touch.
A quick glance at the Government of Pakistan’s X account shows Shehbaz is no stranger to ditching the bland black and blue suits everyone in politics seems to wear like a de facto uniform. After all, who can forget his many, many colourful safari suits and hats?
The two other leaders Guy praised had very different styles, but each was comfortable in his element. Dr Adesina wore a single-breasted pinstripe suit in navy blue with a striped bow tie adding a pop of colour. The Japanese emperor, meanwhile, wore a morning suit, keeping with established traditions of royal attire dating back to the reign of Emperor Meiji in the late-19th and early-20th centuries.
