The old photos of GHWB show him in full sack suit regalia
high heel nike sneakers , however once he becomes more prominent politically he switches to "updated American" style to avoid offending (remember
high heel nike boots , even Reagan considered him a preppie). A couple of photos I posted show him recently with GWB in informal family settings and the old man is back to preppie gear. So the VP and P photos of GHWB seem like his "office attire" donned for the cameras
nike women heels , whereas he's obviously a closet old-school preppie/trad.See page 9 of the "American Trad Men" thread for the photos I reference above.