As opposed to this.
Reaching HH6.
Wearing traditional gear when visiting a nation is something many leaders do, Bush et al.
Can't be compared to the controversy of wearing fur. I'm not some anti-fur fanatic, but people really get up in arms about that.
Only racists or fundy nutbags object to traditional clothes, and they would have to object to almost all world leaders then as they all do it. Many regular old soccer moms and college kids object to fur.