The fashion angle was one of the most commented aspects of the presidential speech on the occasion of Independence Day, 27 February 2023. Cameras and fashion writers focused on the protocol that called for black dresses for women.
Given it is independence Day, leading figures of government chose to wear clothes by Dominican designers. The photos of First Lady Raquel Arbaje in Oriett Domenech, Vice President Raquel Peña in Luis Dominguez and City Mayor Carolina Mejía in Jenny Polanco, stood out.
The media commented that this second year marks a trend that could be here to stay — the 27 of February Independence Day speech rendering in Congress is a day to promote Dominican fashion.
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Dominican fashion for the 27 February 2022 speech
1 March 2023