Kamala Harris loves powder blue suits. In fact, so much so that it may be the defining color of her 2024 presidential campaign: the vice president has worn the subdued shade at least twice before, starting with her pastel blue Michael Kors suit on the February 2021 cover of Vogue's digital edition. The Vice President has worn this subdued shade at least twice in the past. And then, of course, there is the baby blue pantsuit she wore to a rally in Atlanta, Georgia, in July.

And now it looks like Harris has added another powder blue suit to her collection, as the Democratic candidate wore it to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's 47th Annual Leadership Conference, where she showed off her new ensemble

Harris and her new stylist, Leslie Flemmer, typically layer suits over T-shirts on the campaign trail, and at times her personal brand has become synonymous with She wears her suits more casually, pairing them with her favorite Converse Chuck Taylor sneakers. But to address the conference on immigration reform and border security, Harris dressed formally in a sky blue single-breasted blue suit jacket, matching pants, and an icy blue lavaliere neck blouse, also known as a pussy ribbon blouse or ascot blouse

The former lawyer, who never went out without fine jewelry, adorned her azure suit with nude-colored patent pumps, a gold bangle bracelet, a ring with purple stones, pearl stud earrings, and a gold American flag brooch clipped to her lapel. adorned her azure suit with a gold American flag brooch clipped to her lapel. Curiously, more than any other aspect of her appearance, Harris's jewelry has been a recurring point of contention in the campaign. Perhaps it is because of sexism!

In any case, it is clear that Harris is careful about how she presents herself to voters. Clearly, wearing blue is the way Harris represents the Democratic Party. And according to color theory, blue symbolizes honesty, devotion, serenity, and freedom. But the choice of powder blue seems to me to have a particularly pointed meaning for a female candidate making a historic run for the most powerful political office in the country. To me, the message is clear. Harris is not running away from overt femininity.