Harris seized the moment Saturday to speak to Black lawmakers at a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation event, and she used her dress to help her do it.

Harris sported a sequined Monique Lhuillier midi dress at the 2013 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony. Her sparkling sheath featured three-quarter sleeves, a sweetheart bodice and tulle overlay. Hoop earrings, a pair of studded Gucci block heels and the same Bottega Veneta clutch completed her look.

During the historic Democratic National Convention (DNC)—in which Vice President Harris became the first Black and South Asian woman to accept a major political party's nomination for president—the candidate wore a deep, dark blue Chloé power suit with a slew of coded meanings.

Kamala Harris seized the moment to speak to Black lawmakers at a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation event at the weekend, and she used her dress to help her do it. New York designer LaQuan Smith tells the Washington Post how it happened.

Vice President Kamala Harris has come a long way since her uniform of blue jeans and white sneakers. The 2024 Democratic nominee for president has peppered her campaign trail with pussy-bow tops and Chloé suits,