--- description: Critics slammed Obama when he wore the summer suit last August. title: White House Teases Twitter With Obama's Tan Suit image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [fashion](/tag/fashion/) ## fashion Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # White House Teases Twitter With Obama's Tan Suit  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 21, 2015 2:24 AM CUT  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 21, 2015 2:24 AM CUT The White House decided to have a little fun ahead of Tuesday night’s State of the Union speech. An hour before President Barack Obama began his annual address on major topics like energy, the economy and foreign policy, the official account [indicated](https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/557702053930479617 "undefined") the President would wear the tan suit that ignited a bit of controversy in August. Some [loved](http://time.com/3222216/obama-tan-suit-style-substance/ "undefined") it then, but others seemed to [hate](http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/08/28/that-time-obama-wore-a-tan-suit-and-twitter-freaked-out/ "undefined") it. > [](https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/557702053930479617) Turns out, it was a fake-out, as Obama was spotted leaving the White House for the Capitol in a trademark blue suit. > [](https://twitter.com/HuffingtonPost/status/557714902442606593) When the tan suit made an appearance last year, [social media users](http://abcnews.go.com/US/social-media-explodes-president-obamas-tan-suit/story?id=25166551 "undefined") and [politicians](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/president-obama-peter-king-tan-suit-rant "undefined") slammed the President’s color choice for its discord with the seriousness of his press briefing’s topic: the threat of the militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria. Many also [rushed to his defense,](http://time.com/3214633/barack-obama-tan-suit/ "undefined") saying Obama has been particularly prone to [sartorial bullying](http://time.com/3222216/obama-tan-suit-style-substance/ "undefined"), shaming critics for paying more attention to his style than substance. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3675693/obama-tan-suit-state-of-the-union/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3675693/obama-tan-suit-state-of-the-union/"},"headline":"White House Teases Twitter With Obama's Tan Suit","datePublished":"2015-01-21T02:24:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:43:58.595Z","description":"Critics slammed Obama when he wore the summer suit last August","url":"https://time.com/3675693/obama-tan-suit-state-of-the-union/","keywords":["fashion"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jack Linshi","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/fashion/","name":"fashion"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3675693/obama-tan-suit-state-of-the-union/","name":"White House Teases Twitter With Obama's Tan Suit"}}]}] ```