I didn’t think about that, but the picture with her wearing that, taken with the President and service members close around them, was a beautiful contrast in color, in my opinion.
I had thought it was a bit gawdy and out of character until scimming back through today’s pictures realized how much it resembles the color and marking of KOI. If we had any experts of the KOI fish here they could probably tell us the significance of each pattern woven into the material. No doubt good fortune, health etc. it’s quite involved iirc.
“In Japanese, koi is a homophone for another word that means “affection” or “love”, so koi are symbols of love and friendship in Japan. “
Lots of information in wiki that might be relevant. Just thought above may be reason for the fashion Wish I had known that when she first appeared in that brigh flashy coat dress
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi