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For her impassioned speech conceding the presidential election to Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton departed from her usual red, white and blue colour palette and wore a striking purple tone on her lapels and blouse.
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Purple, white and green originated in the political union in Britain and were introduced to the US in the 1900s.
The colours became the uniform of the modern women's movement. Nearly 100,000 women wearing white and ribbons of green, purple and gold marched on Washington in 1978 in support of the Equal Rights Amendment.
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Purple is also associated with lesbian and other-identified women.
A more depressing reading of Clinton's choice is that in the Victorian era, purple was the colour of mourning.
Hillary Clinton concedes defeat after losing the election to Donald Trump. Photo: Andrew Harrer
It's somewhat appropriate as many of her supporters continue to grieve her defeat, as she failed to become the first woman to make it all the way to the Oval Office.
"Now, I know we have still not shattered that highest and hardest glass ceiling, but someday someone will — and hopefully sooner than we might think right now," she said.
"And to all of the little girls who are watching this, never doubt that you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your own dreams."