The true price of Zelensky’s Oval Office outfit revealed

The suit that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wore to his second meeting with US President Donald Trump, following the controversy in the Oval Office in February of this year, was made of Japanese fabrics. The suit costs approximately $500-$600.

President's designer Viktor Anisimov told this to the Novyny.LIVE's editor-in-chief Olena Khalik on the sidelines of the Ukrainian Fashion Week on September 5.

What are the president's suits made of, and how much do they cost?

"You can't imagine how unexpected it was. It blew everyone away. It must have happened on August 18, after he arrived at the White House, in the Oval Office, when Trump said he liked it (Zelensky's suit — Ed.)," the designer says.

Anisimov said that all three of Zelensky's suits are made of Japanese fabrics, including cotton, nettle, and linen.

When asked about the cost of the president's suit, he replied that high-quality fabric is expensive.

"For the president, we charge almost the cost price. The cost price is around $400-$500," Anisimov said.

The price includes pants and a blazer. It all depends on the number of pockets and other nuances.

Zelensky's Independence Day suit

The designer said that his team had originally planned to design a blue outfit for the president on Independence Day, adorned with symbolic poppies or ears of grain. However, they decided to make a black one just in case Zelensky refused the blue one because of the visible texture of the fabric.

The president had clearly decided to wear an embroidered shirt. During the fitting, however, he changed his mind about the color and chose black.

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