Vice President Kamala Harris is known for her signature pantsuit campaign style, but she’s also worn her fair share of dresses and gowns through the years. Most recently, Harris sported a custom sequined LaQuan Smith gown at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual Phoenix Awards dinner on Saturday evening in Washington.
This isn’t the first time the Vice President has used her platform to promote the work of Black designers: at Joe Biden’s inauguration in 2021, she wore a vibrant purple ensemble by Christopher John Rogers, and at a COVID-19 memorial that year, she paired a turtleneck dress with a beige coat by Pyer Moss.
Ahead, a closer look at Harris’ best dresses from 2001 to now, including designs by Ralph Lauren, J. Mendel and Monique Lhuillier.
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Kamala Harris Wearing Dresses Through the Years: 2001
Image Credit: Ron Galella Collection via Getty L to R: Ashley Williams, Montel Williams and Kamala Harris attend the eighth annual Race To Erase Multiple Sclerosis Gala in 2001.
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Kamala Harris Wearing Dresses Through the Years: 2012
Image Credit: WireImage Kamala Harris wears Ralph Lauren at Showtime’s Emmy Awards party in 2012.
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Kamala Harris Wearing Dresses Through the Years: 2013
Image Credit: FilmMagic Kamala Harris wears Monique Lhuillier at the Breakthrough Prize Ceremony in 2013.
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Kamala Harris Wearing Dresses Through the Years: 2015
Image Credit: Getty Images Doug Emhoff and Kamala Harris, wearing Pamella Roland, at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2015.
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Kamala Harris Wearing Dresses Through the Years: 2015
Image Credit: Getty Images Doug Emhoff and Kamala Harris at a benefit for The Broad museum in 2015.
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Kamala Harris Wearing Dresses Through the Years: 2018
Image Credit: Getty Images Kamala Harris in J. Mendel at the Human Rights Campaign National Dinner in 2018.
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Kamala Harris Wearing Dresses Through the Years: 2018
Image Credit: Getty Images for Glamour Kamala Harris poses backstage at the 2018 Glamour Women Of The Year Awards: Women Rise on Nov. 12, 2018, in New York City.
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Kamala Harris Wearing Dresses Through the Years: 2021
Image Credit: Getty Images Doug Emhoff and Kamala Harris, wearing a Pyer Moss coat, at a COVID-19 memorial service in 2021.
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Kamala Harris Wearing Dresses Through the Years: 2021
Image Credit: Getty Images Doug Emhoff and Kamala Harris, wearing Christopher John Rogers, at Joe Biden’s inauguration in 2021.
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Kamala Harris Wearing Dresses Through the Years: 2024
Image Credit: Getty Images for Congressional B Kamala Harris in LaQuan Smith at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Phoenix Awards on Sept. 14.