Politics Michelle Obama Recalls Fashion Double Standard at the White House: 'Barack Wore the Same Tuxedo for Eight Years!' Michelle Obama says it's "unfair" that her husband got away with wearing the same tuxedo to all of their state dinners By Tierney McAfee Published on June 6, 2017 05:26 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Pete Marovich/Bloomberg via Getty Before Barack Obama‘s post-presidency leather jacket, there was his tuxedo jacket. And he liked it so much, he wore it all eight years of his presidency. Former First Lady Michelle Obama revealed this tidbit during an appearance at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference on Tuesday, noting that while the dresses and accessories she wore for state dinners were meticulously photographed and scrutinized, her husband got away with wearing the same outfit year in and year out. “This is the unfair thing — you talk about Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers — no matter what we do, he puts on that same tux,” she said. “Now, people take pictures of the shoes I wear, the bracelets, the necklace — they didn’t comment that for eight years he wore the same tux, same shoes.” Mark Wilson/Getty Cheriss May/NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty EPA/Michael Reynolds “And he was proud of it too,” she continued. “He’s like, ‘Mmm, I’m ready. I’m ready in 10 minutes. How long did it take you?’ I’m like, ‘Get out of here.’ ” Pete Marovich/Bloomberg via Getty The former first lady also shared the story behind the photo of her adjusting her husband’s bow tie just before they welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping and wife Peng Liyuan to the White House during a state visit in September 2015. WATCH THIS: People at the White House: The Final Interview with The Obamas While waiting to greet their guests at the North Portico of the White House, the Obamas were photographed by “about 100 press people,” the former first lady recalls. “So we’re standing there waiting for the cars to roll in … and I was bored,” she admits. “So I sort of thought, let me make sure my husband looks good.”