Washington:
Where the hell is Melania Trump? With her husband once again becoming President of the United States, she returned to Washington wearing sharply tailored outfits that exuded an enigmatic, cosmopolitan woman.
She wore a long navy coat and a matching wide-brimmed hat — which hid her eyes in most of the photos and her commander-in-chief’s husband’s attempts to poke her before she was sworn in. Melania’s poor health was the subject of criticism on social media. Comparisons continue to be made to video game characters from the 1980s.
“Where the Hell is Carmen Sandiego?” refers to the series, which was derived from a popular children’s geography game show in the 1990s, and featured criminals dressed like Carmine in long trench coats and fedora hats that obscured her eyes. featured the mastermind behind the internet and satirized it.
Melania Trump’s coat and skirt were silk wool by New York-based independent American designer Adam Lipps, and the ensemble was paired with an ivory blouse tied tightly around the Slovenian-born former model’s neck. .
Melania Trump’s coat and skirt were silk wool Adam Lipps.
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“The presidential inauguration tradition embodies the beauty of American democracy, and today we had the honor of dressing First Lady Melania Trump,” Lippes said in a statement. He emphasized American manufacturing over ideology.
“Mrs. Trump’s costumes were created by some of America’s finest craftsmen, and I take great pride in presenting these pieces to the world.”
The hat was created by New York milliner Eric Javits.
The Washington Post’s style critic Rachel Tashjian wrote, “She cuts the look of a Mafia widow or a high-ranking member of an obscure religious order, with a touch of ‘My Fair Lady.'” .
‘armor’
Although America’s first ladies don’t have much say, their clothing choices are broadcast to the world, and their context and statements are scrutinized.
For example, the late Rosalynn Carter drew a strong reaction when she wore a dress she had already worn – gasp! –When her husband Jimmy took office in 1977.
The point was to show empathy for Americans’ economic struggles, but sometimes what people really want is aspirational glamor.
The hat was created by New York milliner Eric Javits.
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In recent years, first ladies have become accustomed to using independent designers for their inaugural events. In 2021, Jill Biden wore a sparkling blue coat and dress combo from small New York brand Markarian.
In 2009, Michelle Obama made headlines when she wore Thom Browne to her husband’s second swearing-in ceremony, wearing a lemon-colored outfit by Isabel Toledo. She wore a Jason Wu gown to both inaugural balls.
Meanwhile, Melania Trump ushered Jackie Kennedy into her first White House outing by wearing Ralph Lauren, a heritage brand popular on both sides of politics, at a daytime event in 2017.
That year, she traded her powder blue cashmere dress and asymmetrical bolero jacket to match her opera gloves for a silk crepe dress by Hervé Pierre, both looks that were perfect for her new role as a politician’s wife. He expressed his excitement when he started his role.
Her shaded, chic 2025 look marks a major change for her as she enters the second year of her tenure.
“In her second go-round as first lady, the fashion game — the tool she wields most often and most forcefully, even if the public sometimes has a hard time understanding the message of her clothing — will likely be on full display. It would become an armor of precision clothing, with “sassy and precise tailoring,” wrote the Post’s Tashjian.
“For the past year, she has worn a mostly black wardrobe, but this doesn’t seem to be meant to fade her into the background.”
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