Last week, Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton — three Democratic presidents — were all in one place to help Biden raise money for his reelection campaign.
This is not a campaign finance story, though. This is a look at fashion, because not one of these current or former commanders in chief was wearing what’s typically a standard part of presidential outfits: a necktie.
This prompted several men’s fashion watchers on the internet to declare the death (or at least the beginning of the end) of the tie. Because if presidents are not wearing them at fancy events in Midtown Manhattan, then who is?
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To dig more into this critically important topic, All Things Considered host Scott Detrow spoke to fashion historian Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell about what is happening.
This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.Interview highlights
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