9 details you missed at the Democratic National Convention, so far
Talia Lakritz
- Outfits, speeches, and music choices at the Democratic National Convention featured hidden details.
- Kamala Harris' tan suit sparked speculation of a nod to Barack Obama's 2014 tan suit outrage.
Night one of the 2024 Democratic National Convention featured a star-studded lineup of lawmakers and activists, culminating with President Joe Biden's farewell address to the nation.
Throughout the evening, subtle tributes to notable figures and movements took the form of outfits with meaningful color choices and songs with sentimental connections.
Here are some of the hidden details you may have missed so far.
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan of Minnesota wore an outfit by indigenous designer Jamie Okuma.
A member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, Peggy Flanagan would be the first Native American woman governor in the US and Minnesota's first female governor if Gov. Tim Walz is elected vice president. She served as cochair of the Democratic National Convention.
Vice President Kamala Harris wore a tan suit by Chloé, which some theorized was a callback to Barack Obama's 2014 tan suit scandal.
In 2014, Obama conducted a press briefing while wearing a khaki suit, which conservative pundits criticized as unpresidential.
Harris' choice of suit may have referenced the low-stakes scandal in a case of subtle trolling.
Ella Emhoff wore a "Harris Walz" camouflage hat.
The camouflage "Harris Walz" hat, inspired by Walz's hunting gear, sold out in minutes when it debuted and raised nearly $1 million for Harris' campaign.
Ella Emhoff, Doug Emhoff's daughter and Kamala Harris' stepdaughter, wore the hat while seated next to her brother, Cole Emhoff.
Gov. Tim Walz's children gave him bunny ears on national television as he spoke to MSNBC.
Walz reshared footage of his kids making humorous gestures behind him on X and added, "My kids keep me humble."
Hillary Clinton wore a white outfit to deliver her primetime speech in a reference to the women's suffrage movement.
Women in Congress have worn "suffragette white" to events such as the State of the Union to honor women's suffrage activists who wore white while marching for the right to vote.
Clinton's speech also included a nod to "Suffs," the Broadway musical she co-produced about women's suffrage activists.
Her speech included the line "Progress is possible, not guaranteed," which is a lyric in the show.
She walked offstage to "Fight Song" by Rachel Platten, the hallmark song of her 2016 presidential campaign.
Business Insider's Katie Notopoulos wrote that "Fight Song" played so often at Clinton's 2016 rallies and campaign appearances that it now makes many liberals cringe.
Ashley Biden walked out to "Sky Full of Stars" by Coldplay in a nod to her late brother, Beau Biden.
"Sky Full of Stars" was Beau Biden's favorite song. Coldplay front man Chris Martin played at his funeral.
Like Clinton, she also wore suffragette white.
"Joe Biden is the OG girl dad," she said in her speech. "He told me I could be anything and I could do anything."
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