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APEC MEETINGS
</TR><!-- headline one : start --><TR>No Apec outfit for shoot <!--10 min-->
</TR><!-- headline one : end --><!-- Author --><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Cassandra Chew
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Singaporean designer Wykidd Song shows off the long-sleeved outfits he designed. -- ST PHOTO: TERENCE TAN
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<DIV class=clear></DIV><DIV class=border_dbl2_bn></DIV><DIV class=clear></DIV><DIV class=marginb5></DIV><!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><DIV class=story_text>THE traditional Apec leaders' group photo shoot has been moved to Sunday - the last day of the regional summit - but the 21 leaders will not be wearing the 'Asian fusion' outfit created by Singaporean designer Wykidd Song.
Responding to media queries, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Organising Committee said on Friday that the change was made due to the late arrival of US President Barack Obama.
The photo taking session was meant to take place during the Singapore Evening event on Saturday, where leaders will put on a specially designed long-sleeved outfit by Song, featuring mandarin collars and in a choice of blue, red or green.
Mr Obama will not attend the dinner as he is arriving late on Saturday evening, and will only attend the Leaders' Retreat on Sunday.
Breaking with Apec tradition of leaders dressed in the costume of their host economy, leaders will wear business suits instead for the group photo shoot on Sunday.
The annual Apec photo has seen leaders in a variety of costumes, from leather bomber jackets in Seattle in 1993 to calf-length silk tunics in Hanoi in 2006, and Peruvian ponchos in Lima last year.
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APEC MEETINGS
</TR><!-- headline one : start --><TR>No Apec outfit for shoot <!--10 min-->
</TR><!-- headline one : end --><!-- Author --><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Cassandra Chew
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Singaporean designer Wykidd Song shows off the long-sleeved outfits he designed. -- ST PHOTO: TERENCE TAN
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<DIV class=clear></DIV><DIV class=border_dbl2_bn></DIV><DIV class=clear></DIV><DIV class=marginb5></DIV><!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><DIV class=story_text>THE traditional Apec leaders' group photo shoot has been moved to Sunday - the last day of the regional summit - but the 21 leaders will not be wearing the 'Asian fusion' outfit created by Singaporean designer Wykidd Song.
Responding to media queries, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Organising Committee said on Friday that the change was made due to the late arrival of US President Barack Obama.
The photo taking session was meant to take place during the Singapore Evening event on Saturday, where leaders will put on a specially designed long-sleeved outfit by Song, featuring mandarin collars and in a choice of blue, red or green.
Mr Obama will not attend the dinner as he is arriving late on Saturday evening, and will only attend the Leaders' Retreat on Sunday.
Breaking with Apec tradition of leaders dressed in the costume of their host economy, leaders will wear business suits instead for the group photo shoot on Sunday.
The annual Apec photo has seen leaders in a variety of costumes, from leather bomber jackets in Seattle in 1993 to calf-length silk tunics in Hanoi in 2006, and Peruvian ponchos in Lima last year.
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