It's Not Only About the Hat: World Politicians in Style

The world of big politics prescribes a strict dress code – suits, neckties and no headdresses. However, sometimes rules can be broken. Sputnik presents a photo gallery of world leaders’ unusual looks.

 

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© REUTERS / KCNA

On June 1, International Day for Protection of Children, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un visited an orphanage in Pyongyang. Celebrating the occasion, the leader changed from a field jacket to a lightweight t-shirt. He also put on a light hat to protect his head from sun.

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© AP Photo / Christopher Furlong

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is famed for a whole number of various hats she wore throughout her 60 years on the throne. The Queen is a natural fashion icon with her elegant hats always matching her dress.

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© Sputnik / Michael Klimentyev

On December 10, 2008, then-president of Russia Dmitry Medvedev presented to Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner a Russian silver fox hat. Too bad the climate in Argentina is not suitable for fur hats.

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© Sputnik / Aleksey Nikolskyi

Russian President Vladimir Putin allows himself to wear a hat only while on vacation.

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© AP Photo / Fernando Llano

For meetings and other public events, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife prefer a simple style – a tracksuit and a baseball cap.

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© AFP 2023 / Saul Loeb

A baseball cap helps US President Barack Obama be folksy.

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© AFP 2023 / Adalberto Roque

When Fidel Castro was ruling Cuba he preferred a military style outfit.

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© Sputnik / Saiid Tsarnayev

Leader of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov wears a tubeteika, a traditional men’s skull cap. It has great importance in Islam.

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© Sputnik / Aleksei Filippov

A cap was the trademark of former Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov.

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© AFP 2023 / Leo Ramirez

Former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who once served as a paratrooper, made the red beret a necessary part of his look. However, he could sometimes be seen wearing a sombrero.

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© AFP 2023 / Joseph Eid

Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who was captured and killed by militants, always highlighted his tribal Bedouin origin, particularly by his traditional dress.