CNN’s Bennett: Harris, Jill Biden Making a Statement by Wearing American Designers’ Clothes, Melania Wore Lots of Foreign Designers

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BENNETT: "Well, it’s a fashion statement, Wolf, But I think it’s an important one worth noting. The First Lady-Elect Dr. Jill Biden is wearing an emerging designer, a young designer, Alexandra O'Neill. She runs a line called Markarian which is based in New York and started in 2017. So this blue tweed coat that we’re seeing, underneath there is a matching dress, were both done by this young new designer. And then also Kamala Harris, I’m going to make sure I get the names right. She’s also wearing young designers. She is also making a statement here wearing two young black designers, one is from Baton Rouge, Christopher John Rogers and Sergio Hudson is from South Carolina. So, again, I think we’re returning to the space here today when we talk about these clothes. And it is important. People say it’s not important, but it is. Michelle Obama really turned heads with her fashion and she did so very intellectually. She supported and championed young emerging designers, many diverse designers. She showcased different kinds of American fashion and didn’t sort of just stick to the standard bearers. And as we see today, the incoming first lady, the incoming vice president are both reflecting that new feeling. You know Melania left -- Melania Trump left Washington today wearing Chanel which is a French designer. She arrived wearing that blue Ralph Lauren suit we all remember. But she wore lots of foreign designers. She wore Dolce & Gabbana in her official portrait. So this is a return to American designers. And I will say both gentlemen — we can't leave out the gentlemen, President-Elect Joe Biden and second gentleman-elect Doug Emhoff are both wearing Ralph Lauren, an iconic American designer, Wolf."