On Jan. 20, the inauguration day for President Donald Trump's term as the 47th President of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden stood outside the White House for the last time as First Lady. She and 46th President Joe Biden greeted the incoming administration's leaders in custom Ralph Lauren: Hers a jewel-tone, blue-purple wrap coat with matching gloves and pumps, his a dark overcoat and suit with a tie coordinating to his wife's palette.
Observers of the intersection of fashion and politics recognized the pointed message in Dr. Biden's palette for the morning. While her party was transferring power of the Executive Branch to its rival after a polarizing election, her hope was for a unified, collaborative nation—exemplified in a shade that blended the Democrats' and Republicans' signature colors, blue and red, into one.
