Today's inauguration might have been all about Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, but some former first ladies almost stole the show with their fashion.

Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton both arrived at the event wearing purple and burgundy ensembles that were packed with symbolism. Laura Bush, on the other hand, mirrored Jill Biden's fashion in a baby-blue coat. Melania Trump also made a bold fashion statement on Wednesday, despite not attending the event.

She wore the ensemble while departing the White House sans face mask. The former first lady and her husband did not attend Biden's inauguration.

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Like other first ladies who attended Biden's inauguration, Obama's outfit was majorly symbolic. Not only was it designed by Sergio Hudson, a Black fashion designer who she's worked with in the past, as reported by The Cut, but its purple-hued shade is also representative of bipartisanship and women's suffrage.

She wore a gray dress underneath a baby-blue coat, which she closed with only one button. The former first lady also wore sheer tights, black flats, a gray face mask, and shining pearls.

The outfit's color scheme resembled the blue ensemble worn by Jill Biden at the same event.

Clinton has worn purple to make a statement in the past. In 2017, she and her husband Bill Clinton both wore purple as a sign of bipartisanship after Donald Trump won the presidential election.

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Here's what former first ladies wore on Joe Biden's Inauguration Day, from stylish jackets to symbolic suits - Business Insider India