The Kamala Harris-Inspired Chucks and Pearls Takeover Continues

Grown folks and little ones too are still rocking the unofficial Inaugural uniform

Kamala Harris stands next to second gentleman Doug Emhoff as she is sworn in as the Vice President of the United States by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayer on the West Front of the Capitol on January 20, 2021. Photo: Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images

You didn’t need to be a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority to have taken part in the nationwide cultural extravaganza of wearing Converse All-Stars and pearls for the Jan. 20, 2021 inauguration. It was all in honor of Vice President Kamala Harris, who broke several barriers to ascend to the position. She is the first woman, the first Black woman, the first South East Asian woman and the first non white person to become a vice president of the United States.

She also famously likes to wear Chucks — and pearls. And since very few of us could actually make it to DC in person to cheer her on, many supporters of all colors decided to support with a fashion choice for the day.

In fact the hashtag #chucksandpearls trended yesterday on all the socials due to the large numbers of Black women — and allies of all races — who also chose to wear Chucks and pearls all day in honor of Harris. Read more about the cultural phenomenon at ZORA magazine.

Today’s at-Home Inaugural Fashion? Pearls and Chucks.