Sonya Lennon: Let's not put Kamala Harris' clothes under the microscope

Global commentary subjects women in power to a banal commentary on their sartorial choices. Let's not do that to Kamala Harris, says Sonya Lennon

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris: The white suit trouser suit is iconic, it speaks stridently to the suffrage movement who adopted it as a powerful symbol of “the quality of our purpose.” 

There’s a new woman under the microscope. Extreme powerbroker, global celebrity, glass ceiling smasher and mould breaker, Kamala Harris is a new breed of ultra role model.

The mantra ‘Be the first, but not the last’ tells of a deep held value, one of a strong suite we can only assume, the maternal gift of empowerment. She is now empowered, the question is, where does the woman end and the icon begin?