Trump’s Cheap Jos. A. Bank Suit Is Designed to Fight an Awkward Problem
Win McNamee/Getty Images President Donald Trump may have a particularly embarrassing reason for sporting such a cheap suit.
Menswear writer Derek Guy revealed that the foreign-made Jos.
A.
Bank suit that Trump, 80, was seen wearing at a rally last week belongs to a line “designed to minimize body odor.” “Trump’s suit appears to be part of Jos.
A.
Bank’s Traveler line,” Guy, the editor of menswear blog Put This On, wrote on X.
“The suit is listed as having been made abroad using a wool-polyester-spandex blend.
The company describes it as having the ‘ultimate stretch’ and was designed to minimize body odor.” Guy shared photos showing how Trump’s suit appears identical to a product shot of the manufacturer’s Traveler suit, which features fabric that “helps absorb and trap odor molecules, keeping you fresh and ready for every occasion.” The writer, known online as the “Menswear Guy,” first analyzed the “America First” president’s style choice last week when he questioned Trump’s decision to wear a cheap suit manufactured overseas instead of the brand’s American-made associate label, Joseph Abboud.
“Interesting.
Jos.
A.
Bank suits are all made overseas, typically in countries like China and Bangladesh,” he wrote.
“I wonder why Trump chose the cheap import over the US-made suit.” Conservative lawyer and anti-MAGA activist George Conway chimed in on Guy’s post, joking that it’s “the ‘ultimate stretch’ suit to combat the ultimate stench.” The Daily Beast has reached out to the White House for comment.
Through Tailored Brands, Jos.
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