Michelle, we haven’t forgotten you! As a former first lady, she became the most talkative guest at the inauguration.

Just remember that Mrs. Obama was the first black man to have such a title to believe someone already has it, and you really understand very well how much attention Kamala Harris will get for everything possible: the first woman, the first black and the first of Asian ancestry. Vice President of the United States.

Because of this, special attention must be paid to taking responsibility and deciding what to wear. Obama began taking care of his wardrobe out of vanity. As soon as she became the first lady of the country, she began to convey certain values ​​with her image and also set herself a goal: to popularize young and promising designers.

“People seemed to care more about clothes than I mean,” Obama told The New York Times in 2018. “Visibility has determined almost everything in the world of politics, so I took that into account whenever I had to decide on an image “.

Obama arrived at the January 20 celebrations wearing a cherry-colored coat and a suit of the same color, tied with a gold buckle. The author of the clothes is Sergio Hudson, a designer of African American origin. New York Fashion Week in February 2020 became the debut of an up-and-coming fashion expert. It was this man who was entrusted with the image of Obama during the “Becoming” book launch events and at the “Essence” festival.

Celebrities such as Rihanna and Beyonce are among S. Hudson’s clients. The current Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, wore shoes designed by S. Hudson during the inauguration. After all, his clothes were designed by another designer, including black Christopher John Rodgers.

Let us also remember the image chosen by Obama during Trump’s inauguration. The former first lady wore a coat and dress designed by designer Jason Wu in a similar color, but her hairstyle spoke much more than that. In 2017, for D. Trump’s inauguration, he made a messy moth, and for yesterday’s Biden inauguration, he chose precisely twisted waves. It’s a statement like that, right?

During the first inauguration of her husband, former US President Barack Obama, in 2009, Obama wore a dress and coat made from glittery fabric by Cuban-born American designer Isabel Toledo. The most important role was then entrusted to color: sunny and radiant optimism. It was not the last place for the designer: I. Toledo, who came to the United States for eight years and proved that the American dream is really possible.

During his inauguration in 2013, Obama wore a dress-style coat designed by Thomas Browne that gives the impression of integrity and formality.

Of course, during both openings, it was not possible to do without large dresses. On both occasions, Obama decided to trust the same designer, Jason Wu.

The examples mentioned alone (and certainly many more) are compelling in the astuteness with which Obama presented American designers of various races and genres, especially the young and talented. Over time, this attitude by Obama has been equated with a strategy of “diplomacy through tailors.”

The ensemble created by S. Hudson was chosen by Obama not by chance. A black designer from South Carolina combined perfectly with K. Harris in the hour of triumph. The aim was to emphasize that we were entering a new era dominated by other faces, other voices and other images.