SCAD grad clad new veep in purple for inauguration ceremony

The beautifully tailoredpurple overcoat worn by new Vice President Kamala Harris during Inauguration Day ceremonies Wednesday was designed by a former fashion student at the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Louisiana native Christopher John Rogers, a SCAD graduate, launched his own clothing brand with a group of friends in 2016 — an outgrowth of a collection he put together for his senior thesis, according to the college.

Rogers, who is Black, also turned heads at last year’s BET Hip Hop Awards, where rap star Cardi B sported one of his coats.

“Thank you, Madam Vice President. We are so honored and humbled to have played a small part in this historic moment,” an Instagram post from Rogers’ company read.

Harris said her choice of color and pearl accessories honored women’s suffrage, Shirley Chisholm and her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha. Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to Congress and the first Black major-party candidate to run for president.

SCAD, which has campuses in Savannah and Atlanta, issued an online statement praising its former student’s role in the historic swearing-in of the nation’s first Black female vice president.

“This morning, Vice President Kamala Harris—the embodiment of historical firsts—strode proudly onto the world stage as a modern superwoman,” SCAD President and Founder Paula Wallace said.

After the swearing-in ceremony, Harris changed into an outfit designed by South Carolina native Sergio Hudson, another Black designer