Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton’s longtime aide, sat in the front row at Prabal Gurung’s runway show last night, dressed in one of the designer’s more romantic frocks peppered with a digital floral print. “Prabal’s collection was spectacularly beautiful,” said Abedin, who is often seen sporting graphic pieces from Alexander McQueen, Asos, and Oscar de la Renta.

While she enjoyed the show on an aesthetic level, Abedin also seemed mindful that this collection—which ended in a flurry of T-shirts filled with explicit political messages (like “Nevertheless, She Persisted” and “This Is What a Feminist Looks Like”)—was about so much more than pretty dresses. “Nothing could have prepared me for the surprise finale,” she said. “It was powerful, inspiring, grounding, and defiant. Most importantly, it was hopeful. As always, Prabal never separates his vision from his values.”