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Hillary and Bill Clinton have just been announced and proceeded in. Clinton will be closely watched during the ceremony, as an opponent who garnered 2.9m fewer votes than she did takes the oath of office.

Footage of Clinton entering the US Capitol before the ceremony evoked memories of her campaign as she dressed in a white suit much like the ones she wore at key moments in the campaign, including when she accepted the Democratic nomination and at the third presidential debate.

Her outfit choice is notable because it carries historical connotations.

Clinton was the first woman to win a major party nomination for president nearly 100 years after the US allowed women to vote.

Those who fought for that right, the suffragettes, were encouraged to wear white at marches in the early 1900s. On election day in 2016, some women cast their ballots dressed in white in solidarity with Clinton and the women who came before her.

Clinton’s husband, former president Bill Clinton, wore a dark suit.