Message in a jacket: Jill Biden showing her ‘love’

Jill Biden is sending a sartorial message of “love” as she accompanies her husband President Joe Biden overseas.

The US first lady wore a black jacket with the word “love” outlined on the back in silver beading as she and the president met British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife yesterday. She wore the same jacket more than two years ago to kick off Biden’s presidential campaign.

“We’re bringing love from America,” she told reporters, explaining her fashion choice.

“This is a global [G-7] conference and we are trying to bring unity across the globe and I think it’s needed right now, that people feel a sense of unity from all the countries and feel a sense hope after this year of the pandemic.”

Biden is known for her sartorial choices, often donning bright pastels or eye-catching

patterns for her outings on behalf of the Biden administration. She is rarely seen without a kitten heel or stiletto boot, adding height to her petite frame.

And this isn’t the first time

she’s sent a direct message with her clothes: During a campaign trip to Iowa late last year, Biden wore black skinny jeans bearing the word “VOTE” down each calf.

Biden’s jacket and pants come in contrast to the previous first lady to offer a message with her clothes: Melania Trump wore a jacket that read I Really Don’t Care, Do U? during a trip to a detention centre for migrant children in 2018. She wore a different jacket at the shelter.

The first lady is accompanying her husband during the British leg of his foreign trip, where she’ll participate in spouses’ activities at the Group of Seven summit, and a couple of events focused on military veterans and their families.

On Friday, Jill Biden has a public engagement scheduled with Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, whose husband, Prince William, is an heir to the British throne.

The Bidens are set to meet with Queen Elizabeth II tomorrow at Windsor Castle. The first lady told reporters “that’s an exciting part of the visit for us.”