Vice President Harris has remained true to her style throughout her presidential campaign, wearing designs dating back many years as well as newer pieces. In the first full month of the campaign, August, we saw a color palette that included some lighter colors.
I have not identified any of the three suits seen above, and am leaning toward two, if not all three, being custom designs created specifically for the Vice President.
Below, Vice President Harris in Alexander McQueen separates during a Milwaukee engagement with running mate Tim Walz on August 20th.
Ms. Harris appeared to wear the brand’s Peak Shoulder Leaf Crepe Jacket and coordinating trousers.
Below is another August look, this one from a rally in Detroit: the Chloé Wide Leg Tailored Pants paired with a UFO (Unidentified Fashion Object) blazer that goes back many years. (More info on the trousers may be seen here.)
And in a different white blazer (also unidentified) with black jeans and a pair of Gucci loafers ($990) at a Savannah, Georgia rally at the end of August.
The color palette darkened somewhat in September. When debating former President Donald Trump in September, the Vice President brought back her Dior 30 Montaigne Jacket and trousers first worn during an official visit to Paris in November 2021.
Below, the Vice President and Second Gentleman after the debate.
We saw the jacket again on October 20th in Jonesboro, Georgia, when the Vice President paired the jacket with a skirt, which I believe is also by Dior.
Embed from Getty ImagesI think Ms. Harris may have worn her Chloé Silk Blouse beneath the jacket at the Sunday church service in Georgia and also at the debate. (There is more info about the Dior ensemble, “…an emblematic style from the New Look collection, first created by Christian Dior in 1947,” on this page.)
Another September look: the Vice President’s Dolce and Gabbana Microcheck Blazer and Trousers.
These designs go back to the Vice President’s first week in office and Janet Yellen’s swearing-in as Treasury Secretary. There is more info about the look here.
Vice President Harris attended one formal event in September, the Congressional Black Caucus’s 2024 Phoenix Awards. She wore a custom gown by LaQuan Smith, a sequinned and embroidered design with an architectural neckline.
We saw Ms. Harris in a more casual outfit when she visited the border in late September.
Embed from Getty ImagesShe wore a Loro Piana style that looked like the label’s Linen Traveller Jacket($2675). The Vice President was in a pair of black pants or jeans, and I think she also had on her Prada Leather Ankle Boots.
Ms. Harris also owns this design in a heavier weight and darker color.
October brought ensembles in darker tones and autumnal hues, and the Vice President in more ensembles with denim. Below you see the Vice President with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper on October 5th, 2024. It looks like she wore the jacket from her Prabal Gurung tropical wool suit with a pair of unidentified jeans and what looks like her Prada ankle boots again.
For a 60 Minutes interview airing October 7th, 2024, the Vice President chose separates by Gabriela Hearst.
VP Harris says since Donald Trump canceled his interview with 60 Minutes, voters should watch his rallies instead. “You're going to hear conversations that are about himself and all of his personal grievances,” she said. “What you will not hear is anything about you.” pic.twitter.com/fdESLU5vKu
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 8, 2024
More specifically, the brand’s Leiva Blazer ($2290), a single-breasted style in wool with a slim fit. The Leiva is a basic piece for the California-based brand, offered in multiple colors and fabrics. It showcases broad peaked lapels, angled flap pockets, and four self-covered buttons at the cuff with a single front button.
I believe the Vice President paired the jacket with the Rhein Pant ($1190), also by Gabriela Hearst. Like the jacket, this design is 100% wool, with a front zipper, and a flare at the ankle.
We saw more of Gabriela Hearst’s designs on October 8th when the Vice President appeared on The View and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
It looks like the Leiva Blazer ($2500) in a cashmere/wool blend, and the Rhein Pants ($1350) in the same fabric.
Here is another view of the Vice President in the separates.
Embed from Getty ImagesFor an October 23rd town hall on CNN, the Vice President also wore Gabriela Hearst.
Embed from Getty ImagesShe appeared to wear the label’s Gavin Blazer in Black Virgin Wool ($2490).
The double-breasted style features a nipped-in waist, padded shoulders, front flap pockets and one welt pocket, self-covered buttons with one goldtone button, topstitching, and dual back vents. Here is a closer look at the cuff buttons, the front buttons, and one of the lapels.
I haven’t seen enough photos to determine which trousers Ms. Harris was wearing, but will update the post if I get more information.
Also in October, the return of the Chloé suit, worn for a town hall with Univision.
The look was first worn at the Democratic convention in Chicago.
Ms. Harris paired the Chloé jacket with jeans and her Manolo Blahnik Dildi Boots for a late October appearance in Philadelphia.
Embed from Getty ImagesWhen campaigning in Wisconsin in mid-October, the Vice President paired an Altuzarra jacket (the Kenton style) with a dark blouse and black trousers or jeans.
Embed from Getty ImagesIn this image, you see the Vice President in the Kenton Jacket during a March 2021 visit to the Las Vegas Culinary Academy.
The Vice President wore a rich green ensemble by Akris for a mid-October forum with former congresswoman Liz Cheney.
The Lorenzo Jacket and Faris Pants date back several years. The Lorenzo Techno Neoprene Fitted Blazer Jacket has a fitted silhouette with an asymmetrical single-button front closure. The Faris Pants are a bootcut style with a high rise and a front zipper. Both pieces are made in a blend of polyamide, polyester, and elastane.
That is a brief review of just some of the looks seen so far during this compressed campaign.
Also today, here is a quick fashion note about another designer the Vice President wears, Christopher John Rogers. Vice President Harris chose a coat and matching dress by the designer for the January 2021 inauguration ceremony.
Mr. Rogers has teamed up with J. Crew on a collaborative collection. The collection is described this way:
This season, we teamed up with Christopher John Rogers, the CFDA award–winning American designer who matches our love for declarative color and pattern play. The result? An exclusive collection of mix-and-matchable statement pieces, reinvented J.Crew icons and tailoring with the volume turned all the way up.
Items include a Brushed Cashmere V-Neck Sweater($248), a Striped Boatneck Tee-Shirt ($ ), and a vibrant Red Vinyl Topcoat ($498).
Additional pieces in the collection are a Christopher John Rogers X J. Crew Tote ($49.50) in Navy and a Sandy Dune, and a Baseball Cap ($59.50) shown in navy but also offered in Sandy Dune.
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