40 Photos Celebrating the Timeless Style of John F. Kennedy

Let's go for the hat-trick here: When you're engaged to a woman like Jacqueline Bouvier you wear whatever the hell you want, wherever the hell you want (especially if that includes a slate blue suit as killer as this one).

When they say uniforms fit like a "T" this is exactly what they mean.

Man's best friend might, in fact, be this fit (although that's a pretty good-looking dog, too).

When you're engaged to a woman like Jacqueline Bouvier you wear whatever the hell you want, wherever the hell you want, WASP tennis etiquette be damned.

When you're engaged to a woman like Jacqueline Bouvier you wear whatever the hell you want, wherever the hell you want, redux.

If "summer" is something you do as a verb, e.g. "here's a picture of JFK summering at his family compound in Hyannis Port", you better dress the part.

Mans is out here rocking a morning coat, topped off with a boutonniere. A BOUTONNIERE. Be better, guys.

Casually painting in your free time is a massive presidential flex, and if you haven't taken an even passing interest in the pastime at this point you're really missing out, G.

Okay, let's be honest here: JFK is a super well-dressed dude and an icon of American style but he sometimes looks like the generic stock image photo you'd find after searching "handsome white middle-aged guy" on Google.

The picture really ain't helping his case. (Still looks good, though.)

Apparently this picture was taken in NYC at some swanky shindig called the "Paris Ball". I don't know what the Paris Ball is, and I don't know when it'll be this year (assuming it's still around). All I know is I want to go.

*Insert obligatory snarky pun riffing on the word "lei" here*

The bully pulpit never looked so good.

Forget JFK: look at that expert-level color blocking by Jackie O.

Pictured: JFK scars a local child for life after opting to chill poolside in a shaggy shetland sweater and tell him about politics.

A cardigan so cozy he very shortly after convinced the entirety of America to make like his daughter and cocoon themselves in his warm, loving embrace.

Bro. Take one look at this picture and tell me who you're voting for. Not the dude in the boxy 3-button suit, that's for sure.

This is the American dream distilled to a single image.

December 1960, when men wore cufflinks to the hospital for the birth of their children.

JFK: the second most famous president to rock a top hat that tall, and easily the most handsome! (Lincoln's my guy though, no shade.)

"Hahaha dude this shit is so crazy, I show up to work in a suit and everyone snaps to attention. Like, I have no idea what I'm doing either, you feel me?"

Why is this not JFK's official picture in the National Portrait Gallery?

*Cues up "Lean Back" by Terror Squad*

I call this piece "Presidential Pensive (The President in Repose I)".

The best way to flex your foreign policy muscle as the hotshot young president of a global superpower? Show up and literally flex all over your host country's leader.

Man, JFK makes a morning coat look downright comfortable.

*Immediately starts chanting black and yellow*

Yes, the President is stunting, but peep Nehru's drip: the man's got style.

JFK and Jackie out here making private jet drip look damn near presidential.

"Presidential Pensive (The President in Repose II)".

JFK stumbles onto the set of a Ray-Ban advertisement and rolls with it like a pro.

The kind of photo that makes you want to sail, even if you have no idea how.

This is an expert-level swerve and I can't imagine any other president pulling it off.

Outtakes from said earlier advertisement, likely used to stir up excitement for the launch on social media.

I'm just going to leave this here for comparison.

Showing up at your in-laws over the holidays "dressed down" in a tie is definitely one way to make a lasting impression.

All your spring suiting inspiration, served up in one very stylish photo.

This is a Norman Rockwell painting and I'm not sure how it ended up here.

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's another meticulously tailored navy suit.

Another one.