Traditional costumes of APEC hosts over years

From the left: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mahammad, US President Bill Clinton,
Indonesian President Suharto wore Batik material shirts at APEC 1994, Indonesia. (Photo: Reuters)

Leaders attending APEC 1997 in Canada wore classic-style felt jackets dating from
the 1980s in the North American country (Photo: CNN)

Leaders of APEC economies wore Batik shirts in APEC 1998 in Malaysia (Photo: Reuters)

Leaders of APEC economies wearing black long jackets took photograph
at Maori meeting house  in New Zealand in 1999 (Photo: Phil Walter)

US President George W. Bush and Chinese President Jiang Zemin in
Chinese traditional costumes at APEC 2001 (Photo: Reuters)

Australian Prime Minister John Howard (left); Sultan Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah (back),
Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien (central) wore shirts at APEC 2002, Mexico. (Photo: TSMH)

US President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin wore Chamanto
jackets in APEC 2004 in Chile. (Photo: CNN)

Leaders of economies wore Vietnamese traditional costume Ao dai at the APEC 2006 in Vietnam (Photo: CNN)

Delegates attended APEC 2014 in China. (Photo: RT)

Not all leaders felt comfortable with Korean hanbok traditional costume at APEC 2015. (Photo: CNN)

Funny moment of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (central), APEC 2016
was organized in Peru, leaders of APEC economies wore Poncho overcoats in Peru. (Photo: AP)