This week we were able to see on the profile of Pierpaolo Piccioli, who until a few months ago was creative director of the Valentino firm and one of the most influential designers in fashion, the letter that Kamala Harris sent him when she learned of his departure from the Italian maison. In it, the candidate for the presidency of the United States thanked all the support that the designer had given her. In this way, Harris’s confidence in a designer of Piccioli’s stature became more evident to the general public.Other people, however, may have been surprised by this and may have wondered where this relationship comes from and why the Democratic politician refers these lines to one of the kings of haute couture.
While it is true that Harris does not have the collection of Valentino dresses that Queen Sofia treasures in Zarzuela, we should not think that the woman who could be the first to sit in the Oval Office has no interest in fashion. Because nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, in recent weeks His passion for high-end brands is giving him a few headaches.
During her four years as vice president, little to no attention was usually paid to her looks, but now that Harris leads the Democratic Party to face Donald Trump, Everything that this policy reveals is beginning to be scrutinizedAnd more than one person is getting a surprise.
More Tiffany, please
It is true that Harris has become One of the best examples of “power dressing”, the trend of dressing similarly to men in the business worldboth in outfits and in colors or accessories… But the current vice president is giving this style a twist. Although she is not very different from other leaders such as Hillary Clinton or Angela Merkel, she has chosen to go a step further by marking her own path that, by the way, is not cheap. Lately we have seen her wearing suits designed exclusively for her by the firm Chloé, where each ready-to-wear model costs around 3,500 euros. She has them made to measure. This is not, by far, the only high fashion house she has worn. Nor even the most expensive. Kamala has appeared in public with some Tom Ford designs, where the jacket alone is already around 4,000 euros. Michael Kors or Carolina Herrera also hang in her closet, which can give us an idea of the investment the Democrat makes in her wardrobe.
And if she is, let’s say, capricious when it comes to dressing, she is no less so when it comes to choosing accessories. One of her favorites is the Ballon Bleu de Cartier model, a watch she has worn on several occasions. and whose cheapest model is around 7,000 euros.
It has also become popular the image of Kamala Harris in Converse sneakers and, in fact, that’s how she appeared on the cover of Vogue magazine. We’re not going to deny that more accessible brands are also part of her identity, like the day we saw her wearing a Levi’s jacket with the rainbow flag, but her taste for fashion usually leads her to rely on Manolo Blahnik when she has to wear high heels. Translating this into euros, her shoes don’t go below 675, which is what one of the basic models from the Spanish designer costs.
When she chose Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate, there was much talk of how she was introducing the average American to her voters. He is designed to give the “street” edge to a woman whose career and presence can overwhelm certain people. They may also have thought that they might receive criticism for the huge expense that is made when dressing And if we have already covered astronomical amounts in what we have reported, the most striking part is still missing.
The image of Kamala Harris wearing a Tiffany & Co. necklace It went viral shortly after it appeared. Although it was priced at around 60,000 euros, if we look closely it is the simple model of the HardWear line, so the amount she had to pay was “only” around 20,000, which is already remarkable for a woman involved in politics.
But if there is something that really seems to drive her crazy, it is pearls. They are closely linked to them by her university life, when she joined the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority in which that jewel is a symbol, and they have been present in the most important moments of her life, such as when she took office as vice president in 2021, when she wore a creation by Wilfredo Rosado valued at 45,000 euros. Currently, she usually wears a double design made by Irene Neuwirth with a price that can be around 30,000 euros, which is her official portrait necklace.