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Indonesia, 1994 -

In Boger, Indonesia, President Bill Clinton joined other world leaders in matching batik shirts.

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Philippines, 1996 -

At the APEC summit in Subic Bay, Philippines, world leaders wore traditional white shirts called barong tagalog. You can spot Bill Clinton laughing on the far right as they seem to be failing at a synchronized wave.

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Philippines, 1996 -

Australian prime minister, John Howard admiring his barong tagalog with the Philippine president Fidel V Ramos.

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Canada, 1997 -

At the APEC summit in Vancouver, Canada, global leaders sported matching brown jackets and linked arms for the photos. 

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Canada, 1997 -

Here's a close-up of then-Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Bill Clinton wearing their leather bomber jackets.

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Malaysia, 1998 -

Vice President Al Gore posed with other world leaders, wearing batik shirts, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 

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New Zealand, 1999 -

At the APEC summit in Auckland, New Zealand, global leaders wore matching black yachting jackets, once again linking arms.

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Brunei, 2000 -

This year's APEC summit was at a polo club in Bandar Seri Begawan, but unfortunately, the leaders didn't wear polo shirts. 

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China, 2001 -

At the Shanghai APEC in 2001, world leaders including George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin wore traditional Chinese jackets. 

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China, 2001 -

President George W. Bush and Jiang Zemin greeted each other in their matching jackets. Bush's seems to be a little big...

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Thailand, 2003 -

The matching silk jackets were on point at the APEC summit in Bangkok, Thailand, although Putin didn't look too pleased!

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Chile, 2004 -

At the APEC summit in Santiago, Chile, world leaders are seen wearing the traditional chamanto.

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Chile, 2004 -

The detailed chamanto comes in different colors and patterns, as seen here on former Chilean president Ricardo Lagos, George W. Bush, and Vladimir Putin. 

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South Korea, 2005 -

World leaders wore traditional Korean overcoats, called durumagi, at the APEC summit in Busan, South Korea. 

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South Korea, 2005 -

George W. Bush is spotted wearing a blue durumagi for the photoshoot. 

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Vietnam, 2006 -

Former Chinese president Hu Jintao, Vladimir Putin, and Geroge W. Bush are all smiles while wearing traditional Vietnamese ao dai clothes.

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Vietnam, 2006 -

The flowing garments included a variation of bright colors, and hats for the female world leaders.

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Australia, 2007 -

The world leaders met the following year at the APEC summit in Sydney, Australia. This time they wore Driza-Bone jackets.

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Peru, 2008 -

Russia's former president, Dmitry Medvedev, is seen giving the thumbs up while wearing a traditional Peruvian poncho.

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Peru, 2008 -

George W. Bush was also seen wearing a poncho at the 2008 APEC summit in Peru. 

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Singapore, 2009 -

World leaders posed for a group photo after their dinner at the APEC summit in Singapore. 

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Indonesia, 2013 -

Another APEC summit in Indonesia, the matching shirts didn't disappoint this time either. 

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Indonesia, 2013 -

As the summit was hosted in Bali, world leaders wore traditional Balinese shirts known as endek. 

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China, 2014 -

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Peru, 2016 -

World leaders matched in brown shawls made from vicuña wool at the 2016 APEC in Lima, Peru. 

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Peru, 2016 -

Here's a close-up of Barack Obama next to Vietnam's former president Trai Dai Quang. 

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Vietnam, 2017 -

Donald Trump at his first APEC alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin, both dressed in traditional Vietnamese blue silk shirts.

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Papua New Guinea, 2018 -

World leaders match in yellow and red at the 2018 APEC summit in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Pictured are former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, Mike Pence, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, and Justin Trudeau. 

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Indonesia, 2022 -

The G20 summit of 2022 was held in Bali, where we got to see world leaders wearing traditional endek shirts once again. The UK's Rishi Sunak is photographed regaling Justin Trudeau and other world leaders with a joke. 

Sources: (The Guardian) (ABC News) (USA Today) 

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