This ceremony without an audience was meant to be sober and formal.
The opposite of the style of the previous tenant of the White House.
But several glamorous and more colorful moments punctuated a very restrained investiture, around a Joe Biden who wanted to unite.
First sprain from conventions, the American anthem performed by a "dear friend" of Joe Biden, the pop star Lady Gaga.
She was expected to steal the show with her outfit, she played it "poker face", wearing a relatively simple dress, adorned with a golden dove, a symbol of peace.
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Director and accessory specialist Stefani Germanotta, her real name, however sang the American anthem, the "Star-Spangled Banner", with her own microphone, as golden as its brooch.
The dress was the work of the Parisian house Schiaparelli.
“As an American living in Paris, this ensemble is a love letter to a country that I miss terribly and to a singer whose artistry I have long admired,” the artistic director of Schiaparelli, the American Daniel Roseberry.
Just before appearing on the platform, Lady Gaga had promised, on Twitter, to "sing to the hearts of all who live in this country", vowing to work to bring together a nation deeply divided.
My intention is to acknowledge our past, be healing for our present, and passionate for a future where we work together lovingly.
I will sing to the hearts of all people who live on this land.
Respectfully and kindly, Lady Gaga.
❤️🤍💙🇺🇸
- Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) January 20, 2021
After Lady Gaga to perform the patriotic song "America the Beautiful", with a touch of "Let's Get Loud" for good measure, Jennifer Lopez, also known for her showmanship and her outfits, caused a sensation in a Chanel white ensemble.
The color was not innocent, as it is traditionally associated with suffragettes across the Atlantic.
The Latina star also sang "This Land Is Your Land", a folk standard by Woody Guthrie.
Let's get loud ... for our next president and vice president of the United States!
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Thank you @JLo for coming and being a part of this historic moment!
#InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/nNNtqk7pRC
- Biden Inaugural Committee (@BidenInaugural) January 20, 2021
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It was then the turn of the star of the country Garth Brooks, who had already sung in honor of Barack Obama, to come to interpret “Amazing Grace” for the enthronement of Joe Biden.
. @ garthbrooks performs “Amazing Grace” at # Inauguration2021 pic.twitter.com/veeSqgp3MV
- TODAY (@TODAYshow) January 20, 2021
The Nashville superstar then disrupted the ceremony a little by greeting each of the former American presidents present, which did not fail to make people smile on the web.
If he has a new variant of the covid, country singer Garth Brooks has just decimated everything America counts as former Presidents and First Ladies.
pic.twitter.com/CYcPtwAN7A
- Thomas Wiesel (@wieselT) January 20, 2021
But it was ultimately Michelle Obama who stole the show from artists and stirred social networks.
The always very elegant ex-First lady was the subject of more than 250,000 tweets during the ceremony.
The wife of the 44th President of the United States wowed the crowds with her outfit.
She had matched an alpaca sweater and pants with a deep burgundy cashmere coat.
An outfit chosen from the Fall 2020 collection by one of his favorite designers, Los Angeles-based Sergio Hudson.
Internet users approved.
The flow she gives off we talk about it? ♥ ️ # michelle Obama pic.twitter.com/gkYnkqaxP9
- rokina🤸🏾♀️🤸🏾♀️🖇🥰🍯 (@femmedorge) January 20, 2021
The person who inspires you the most?
Michelle Obama pic.twitter.com/bk5KoXEadd
- mc (@ mc_b613) January 20, 2021
Michelle Obama at the inauguration of Biden ...... pic.twitter.com/9KeleVXUHT
- baby boss 🐞 (@ Bilkys8) January 20, 2021