Jill Biden Shows Support for Ukraine With This Subtle Detail In Her SOTU Dress
March 02, 2022 at 09:20PM Following the tradition of First Ladies sending messages through fashion, Jill Biden showed her support for Ukraine with her dress at the State of the Union Address on March 1. Her satin bias style features a sunflower embroidery detail on the right sleeve - directly referencing Ukraine’s national flower and signaling FLOTUS’ support of the country currently fighting a Russian invasion. The deep purple color, which Pantone calls Very Peri, also has significance. It’s symbolic of “a sense of calm”, which speaks to a positive way forward through tumultuous times caused by the pandemic and the current Russian invasion. The First Lady’s dress was plucked from Lapointe’s pre-fall 2022 collection. Founder and designer Sally LaPointe posted a photo of Biden on Instagram, writing: “As an American designer and as an American woman, it was a huge honor to…
