No doubt who stole the show during President Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony was singer Lady Gaga, who sang the national anthem in a huge party dress with a dark blue turtleneck and a very wide red train skirt from the Parisian brand Schiaparelli, designed by its artistic director, Daniel Roseberry, as well as with a huge gold brooch of a dove of peace on his heart.
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“Being an American living in Paris, this outfit is a love letter to the country I miss so much and to an artist whose work I have admired for a long time,” said Roseberry New York Times.
He was followed on stage by a Jennifer Lopez dressed in immaculate white, all in Chanel: wide pants with a chain belt, blouse with large ruffles on the chest, long white coat and an abundance of large jewelry on the hands, wrists, ears and neck.
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During her husband’s two terms, Former First Lady Michelle Obama also regularly wore models of black, Latino, or Asian American designers, more than anyone else in his previous role.
Former President Barack Obama with his wife Michele.
On Wednesday, Michelle Obama, like Harris, chose Sergio Hudson for her outfit: an eggplant t-shirt and baggy pants with a gold buckle belt and a long coat of the same color.
In turn, the brand new First Lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as President Joe Biden, chose on Wednesday to wear clothes of American designers such as Ralph Lauren, Christopher John Rogers or Markarian for the inauguration ceremony, a long-standing tradition.
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Joe Biden and Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, opted for their costumes the designer who symbolizes the most American fashion: Ralph Lauren. Biden chose a lavender tie.
Ralph Lauren is a regular in the spheres of power and dressed Melania Trump for the inauguration ceremony of her husband Donald Trump in January 2017, when she wore a blue outfit as consisting of a fitted dress and a bullfighter.
Jill Biden accompanied her husband and president, Joe Biden, during official oaths.
Biden’s wife, Jill, leaned toward the small brand Markarianwhose designer Alexandra O’Neill created a tweed dress and an ocean blue coat with lapel and velvet cuffs in a darker shade.
Although he founded his brand only in 2017, the designer based in the Garment District of New York has already dressed several stars such as actress Laura Dern or singer Lizzo.
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“It’s an incredible honor to wear Dr. Biden today,” O’Neill said. “I’m very humiliated to be a small part of American history.”
Kamala Harris, the new vice president, schose two young African-American designers, Christopher John Rogers and Sergio Hudson, and she was wearing a purple outfit consisting of a long dress and a matching coat. A follower of a colorful style and a new glamor, Christopher John Rogers participated for the first time in New York Fashion Week in September 2019.
AFP
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