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WWD reports’ On the momentous occasion that marked the changing of the guard in American leadership Wednesday, purple seemed the color to usher in a new era.

It’s a hue that speaks to unity, a key theme in President Joe Biden’s inaugural address as well as other poignant messages from the day.

Vice President Kamala Harris, a multihyphenate of history making — the first female vice president, the first Black vice president, the first Asian-American vice president, the first vice president to wear a look from a young Black designer — donned the color, wearing a dress and coat by Christopher John Rogers, winner of the 2020 CFDA Fashion Award for American Emerging Designer.

Her look and, in particular the color, as CNN journalist Abby Phillip noted in coverage of the inauguration, was steeped in added significance.

“I want to make a note about the color she’s wearing and not to be trite about it but Kamala Harris is wearing purple, which is something that’s pretty significant to her. When she ran for president one of her colors of her campaign was purple…that is a nod to Shirley Chisholm [the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress] who ran for president as a Black woman decades ago and has inspired her political career,” Phillip said.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama wore a shade of purple for Wednesday’s inauguration, too, choosing a look by Los Angeles-based designer Sergio Hudson.

Hillary Clinton, who was also in attendance at the event, wore a purple Ralph Lauren pantsuit. It was the same color she wore during her concession speech to Donald Trump in 2016.’

Rumor has it she was styled by Karla Welch.

Read more here WWD and at  Fashionista,  Vogue interview here , New York times fashion coverage here and vogue’s coverage here