Obamas to Revolutionize Fashion World?

It’s no secret that presidential hopeful Barack Obama likes Chicago-based Hartmarx Corporation’s suits. He even had tailors come to his Windy City home a few weeks ago so that he could have a custom jacket and pants he could wear to accept the Democratic nomination. The company’s high-end suits are actually made in Rochester,N.Y., but Obama choose the Hart Schaffner Marx label which is made in Des Plaines, Ill., according to the Chicago Tribune. Obama’s suit was made in four days.

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