Gaddafi Fashion: The Emperor Had Some Crazy Clothes

The Emperor Has Some Crazy Clothes: The Style of Muammar Gaddafi Over the years, the 'Brother Leader' has cultivated a collection of bizarre ensembles.
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World Stage
For his first-ever address to the U.N. General Assembly, Gaddafi wore a conservative brown shirt and tunic, a stately look that lent the Libyan leader a bit of gravitas. That was quickly squandered, however, when Gaddafi took the podium for his now infamous speech, a rambling, colorful diatribe deriding the international body that went on for more than an hour and a half.

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