Stacey Abrams

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From dashikis worn at formal events to luxe hijabs and stylized sarongs, fashion connects continents, movements, and meaning.

When I ran for governor in 2018, I faced critique and waves of advice about how to best meet the moment and what I wore to do so.

Some wanted me to play down my curves in favor of boxy suits and somber tones.

Instead, I chose dresses that emphasized both the change of the guards and colors that highlighted rather than dampened my darker skin tones.

People noticed, and for some, my refusal to age myself with hyper-modesty or to hide myself with shapeless garb became a statement all its own.

Understanding the language of fashion is key to understanding our current age, and it can be a translator for those in search of how to navigate the present moment.

One of the 10 steps to freedom and power, fighting back against authoritarianism, is how we present ourselves to the world, how we show which side of history we not only stand on, but how we plan to build it.

MAGA has chosen a label and a color and a regime

We know it when we see it.

Those of us who are pro-democracy may one day need to also show who we are.

What we wear might matter.

So today I'm joined by the legendary fashion editor and Pulitzer Prize winning writer, Robin Givhan.

She'll talk to us about how fashion reflects our culture back at us and what that culture tells us about the political moment we're in and what's coming next.

The incredible Robin Givhan joins us now.

Welcome to Assembly Required.

Thank you so much for having me.

Okay, Robin, you are a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer.

You're an exceptionally accomplished fashion editor.

You are a trendsetter with the way you describe the world we see.