Kith has long been a mecca for sneaker and streetwear obsessives, including a veritable who's who of famous folks. And now the brand can add to its list of influential fans...the 42nd president of the United States. Monday night, Bill Clinton, dressed in his standard presidential suit, was looking for something more casual when he dropped into Kith's Manhattan flagship, where he posed for pictures with shoppers and employees and did what we all do in lower Manhattan: He shopped around. According to a person familiar with the ex-president, some at the store thanked him for his recent work in Puerto Rico—while others tried to get the president into some jawnz. (The former POTUS himself could not be reached for this story.)

President Clinton, dressed in his standard attire, was there, it seems, less as a former chief executive than as a generous and supportive uncle. Clinton’s nephew Tyler, in addition to being an IMG-signed model, works in apparel at Kith, according to his Kith colleague Curtis Rowser, who was lucky enough to grab a shot with 42.

Rowser says Clinton shopped around and talked to everyone, spending 30 to 45 minutes in the store. “Just regular conversation,” Rowser says. “He was great. Extremely down-to-earth and conversational. You know Bill, he embodies every inch of the word ‘cool.’ He shopped around minimally.” The former president knows how to be decisive, though, and after spotting an employee in a pair of green Acronym pants, Clinton asked about them and grabbed a pair to try on himself. “He literally just liked them,” Rowser says. (Acronym designer Errolson Hugh did not respond to a request for comment.)

“Tyler did very little convincing,” Rowser says. “[Bill] tried them on in the fitting room and everything.” So Clinton copped, purchasing his pair of P-24 pants from the futuristic tech brand. (You, too, can acquire presidential-level gear for $747 at Kith now.) We salute the former president's taste—and his appreciation of function: They’ll come in handy during the long walks through the Chappaqua woods he now takes with his wife. And according to our source, the president was sold on the fact that the pants are waterproof—we're told he will probably wear them while golfing.

Our source close to Clinton says the former president is a big fan of fashion, particularly of watches from the Detroit-based brand Shinola. And while he bought his Acronym pants mostly for their functionality, we're told he also liked their sleekness. Between shopping at Kith and copping some serious pants, Bill Clinton has solidified his hypebeast bona fides. All hail the commander-in-steez.

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