1. In a city of dark threads, the petite Townsend sat for an interview in a butter–yellow pantsuit.

2. "I’d have preferred the two cards the other way round, because the first caution was an absolute bread–and–butter yellow card, no problem.

3. "We need help, and we no longer trust the Pakistani government." The leader of the delegation presented Karzai with a traditional Waziri turban, a great soft–serve swirl of butter–yellow silk.

4. Her portrait depicts her in profile against a plain brown background, and the style borrows heavily from 14th–century Italian art (never mind the butter–yellow suit). It turns out the Renaissance suits her . "It‘s an odd experience to have your portrait done," said the former first lady during the unveiling at the Smithsonian Castle, before an audience that included her mother, Dorothy Rodham, her daughter, Chelsea, and other luminaries. ("My son was [Chelsea‘s] orthodontist," said one audience member.) Bill Clinton joked that he was worried when he found out his portrait would be almost eight feet high.