President Trump joins the tradition of wearing matching shirts at APEC summit

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President Trump poses with Vietnam'ss President Tran Dai Quang as his wife Nguyễn Thị Hiền upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit leaders gala dinner in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on Nov. 10, 2017.

Another day, another Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting, another matching shirt.

President Trump on Friday participated the tradition of wearing matching tops for the "family photo" at APEC. He and other world leaders in attendance sported blue silk shirts, selected by their Vietnamese hosts this year.

The tradition dates back to 1993, when then-President Clinton played host to the meeting in Seattle and gifted world leaders with bomber jackets, ABC News reported.

The next year, Indonesia followed suit, and the practice has stuck ever since.

APEC leaders wave during a photo session prior to their meeting Tuesday, November 15, 1994 in Bogor, Indonesia. From left, President Clinton, Indonesian President Suharto and Japanese Prime Minister Murayama.

That means moments like then-President Bush donning a traditional Peruvian poncho in 2008:

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Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, President George W. Bush, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet pose for the family photo during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima on Nov. 23, 2008.

And then-President Obama wearing a barong tagalog, traditional formal attire in the Philippines, back in 2015:

President Obama looks over at host Philippine President Benigno Aquino and China's President Xi Jinping as they are joined by leaders and their spouses for a leaders' "family photo" at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit welcome dinner in Manila on Nov. 18, 2015.

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