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Black crepe with a small tortoiseshell print, the pantsuit is among the simplest looks Mrs. Obama has worn in her post-White House life, in which her style on book tours and at big events has been marked by a discernible experimentation and sense of fun: Balenciaga “pantaboots,” Versace safety pins. Not this time. This time, the suit was even simpler than the one she wore at the DNC.

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The suit was from Theory, a label that has become a uniform for many working women as they climb the executive ranks, and that has grown into a behemoth. (It is now owned by Fast Retailing, the group that owns Uniqlo; the blazer that Mrs. Obama wore is currently on sale for $256.80). As such, it was less a fashion statement than a statement of solidarity — with the women in the room and with Ms. Harris herself.

  • EllenKelly [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    3 days ago

    I think she looks amazing, and even if she didn’t I’d find something better to critique her for.

    It was probably a coincidence, but a telling one. With (yes) the freedom to choose what they wanted to wear, they chose a suit, the armor women have historically adopted to telegraph seriousness, toughness and their fight to break into a traditionally man’s world.

    Maybe the newyork times could try “telegraph seriousness” by, actually I don’t know how to fix them.

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