Lady Gaga, JLo offer rare Washington fashion moment

Joe Biden’s inauguration offered the
American capital city a rare occasion for glamour, with Lady Gaga leading the
way in a billowing ball gown and enormous dove brooch as she belted out a
classic rendition of the US national anthem.

The long-sleeved gown featured a fitted navy drop-waist bodice with a
demure mock neck collar, a look completed with a voluminous scarlet skirt that
ensured she kept her Covid-friendly distance.

“My intention is to acknowledge our past, be healing for our present, and
passionate for a future where we work together lovingly. I will sing to the
hearts of all people who live on this land,” Gaga tweeted ahead of her
performance.

Daniel Roseberry, the Schiaparelli designer behind the dress, said in a
statement to The New York Times that “as an American living in Paris, this
ensemble is a love letter to the country I miss so dearly and to a performer
whose artistry I have so long admired.”

Following Gaga’s performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” Jennifer Lopez
took the stage wearing Chanel, performing Woody Guthrie’s classic “This Land
Is Your Land”, a tune with a socialist bent that the folk legend is said to
have written in response to the more nationalistic “God Bless America.”

Bronx-raised with Puerto Rican roots, Lopez finished with “America The
Beautiful,” adding in a line from the national Pledge of Allegiance in
Spanish: “Con libertad y justicia para todos” (“With liberty and justice for
all”).

Sporting a white pantsuit ensemble with a ruffle collar, Lopez also shouted
“Let’s get loud!” during her performance, a nod to her turn-of-the-millennium
signature hit, delighting social media.

Garth Brooks, in a black jacket and cowboy hat with baggy blue jeans, sang
“Amazing Grace.”

And the youngest inaugural poet ever, Amanda Gorman, wore a sleek canary
yellow coat, gold hoop earrings and a bright red headband to recite her moving
work “The Hill We Climb.”(AFP)