Uniform of solidarity

Get ready to see a lot of jeweltoned themed styles from Dr Jill Biden for the next four years The First Lady wore a tweed coat with velvet lapels teamed with a matching dress in a jewelled neckline gloves and mask by New Yorkbased young brand MarkarianWhy fashion matters is in itself a provocative questionWherever you position yourself politically culturally or in womenrsquos rights rostrum fashion is an outfit you wear to signify what you stand for white of the suffragettes purple not only favours bipartisanship red plus blue but also early days of the suffrage movement and true blue to represent trust confidence and stability also the colour of Democratic party in the USFirst female and first Black and South Asian vicepresident Kamala Devi Harris dressed in a matching purple jacket and dress by AfricanAmerican young designer Christopher John Rogers accessorised with pearl earrings and necklace by Puerto RicanAmerican designer Wilfredo Rosado While Indian designers await their turnAlmost every commentary on the inauguration ceremony of the 46th President Joe Biden remarked along the lines of coordinated sets rich jewel tones pearls and coded messages of its intended values and optimism Or was it the mittens that stole the show Bernie Sanders grumpychic ecofriendly knitwear wrapped hands launched a thousandandcounting memesIt was glamour in contemplation placated at times by the bouncy curls of former First Lady Michelle Obamarsquos long and loose brunette coif to present First Lady Dr Jill Biden blonde outward swirls and the megawatt smile of Madam vicepresident Kamala Devi Harris All three women chose to wear BIPOCowned Black Indigenous and People of Colour emerging designer brands ldquoTheir choice of clothing was intentional and weighed with symbolism Harris opted for a young AfricanAmerican designer sending a strong message of inclusivity and solidarity Itrsquos also a significant boost to homegrown small fashion businessesrdquo shares Amrita Khanna She and her husband Gursi Singh are the team behind Lovebirds an indigenous Delhibased brand synonymous with coordinated sets for all ages and shapesA wink and nod to women suffragettes Jennifer Lopez in an allwhite Chanel wardrobeThe turtleneck the wide trousers and the bling buckle sitting atop the oversized belthellip where does one begin to find words to describe a vision that was Michelle Obama in a Sergio Hudson ensemble We will settle for the plum coat insteadThe former First Lady and former secretary of state and pantsuit aficionado Hilary Clinton in what else but a uniform of pantsuit with a matching ruffled scarf in aubergine by Ralph Lauren Her pointed black boots spelled confidence as she stood half a step ahead of former president Bill ClintonLady Gagas look was decidedly more dramatic than the women in monochrome She sang the national anthem at the inaugural ceremony in custommade Schiaparelli haute couture a fitted blue jacket worn with a voluminous crimson ruffled skirt But the gilded doveshaped brooch was the real prima donna with social media likening it to Katniss Everdeen the Hunger Games protagonist and her Mockingjay pinAmrita Khanna and Gursi Singh of Lovebirds