“Although the world now knows that President-elect Barack Obama will wear a Hart Schaffner Marx single-button, notch-lapel tuxedo for the evening festivities on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, that isn’t stopping others from lining up for the role of the administration’s First Tailor.” -via

WWD Slideshow - 53 Top Designers Sketch Proposals for Obama’s Inauguration-Day Attire (link here).

»This one gets MY vote!!!

“Single button midnight gabardine suit with black silk grosgain lapel, presidential seal cufflinks on a white herringbone spread-collar cotton shirt,…black silk tie with midnight presidential seal, black leather chelsea boots.”

This would have been sickeningly tasteful, modern, and classy. Way to step out and make a bold statement. Too bad he chose to go a “safer” route…but hey, there’s always any of the dozens of the State dinners and formal events held at the White House for him to bust out the midnight garbadine w/ black silk lapel — at least one can only hope.