At the event, Mrs. Melania Trump (born in 1970) appeared in a dark blue double-breasted coat, a pencil skirt of the same color, combined with a wide-brimmed hat. She wore black leather gloves and dark blue suede high heels.
Mrs. Melania’s outfit received praise for its elegance and match with her husband’s appearance.
It is known that Mrs. Melania’s outfit was custom-made by designer Adam Lippes.
A representative of this brand shared with the New York Post: “Today, we are honored to dress our first lady, Mrs. Melania Trump. The outfit she wears is created by some of the best artisans in America and I am proud to introduce such work to the world.”
“Mrs. Melania looks amazing”, “Melania and Ivanka make me proud that these older, healthy women represent my country with such style and class”, “Mrs. Melania is beautiful, elegant and simple” are the compliments that most of the media gave to the First Lady of the US President.
The wide-brimmed hat was also the highlight of Mrs. Melania’s entire outfit. The hat was created by designer Eric Javits. Normally, US first ladies do not wear hats at the presidential inauguration, but Mrs. Melania Trump did this.
Besides Melania, the last first lady to wear a hat to her husband’s inauguration events was Hillary Clinton (wife of the 42nd President Bill Clinton) in 1993. Before that, Nancy Reagan (wife of the 40th President Ronald Reagan) did the same in 1985.
“Hats have not been an important part of American women’s wardrobe for decades. Americans also do not often wear them during festivals or big events,” explained fashion critic McClendon.
He believes that Melania’s hat wearing could create a future fashion trend. Many others also believe that Melania wants to send a message through the outfit she wears.
The person who designed the hat for Melania said: “I often tend to create harmony and balance for the face through the design of the hat shape. In this case, designing a hat for the first lady was not too difficult because Mrs. Trump has a perfect facial bone structure, is beautiful and fashionable”.
At Mr. Trump’s inauguration in 2017, Mrs. Melania wore an outfit by the brand Ralph Lauren. At that time, she wanted to pay homage to former First Lady Jackie Kennedy by wearing a light blue dress.
She later donated the dress to the Smithsonian Institution’s First Ladies exhibition, which displays the outfits worn by presidential wives since Martha Washington.
She said: “Choosing an outfit is fascinating and becomes part of the story of our country”.
In many events, the First Lady of the United States often chooses designs from French, Italian and British fashion houses such as Valentino, Dior, Burberry, Hermès and Alexander McQueen.
Mrs. Melania Trump (55 years old) was born in Slovenia. In 1996, she moved to the US to pursue a modeling career. In 2005, she married Mr. Trump and gave birth to son Barron in 2006.
Before her husband’s inauguration on January 20, Mrs. Melania Trump participated in the talk show Fox & Friends of Fox News. She shared that she will spend more time at the White House after Mr. Donald Trump takes office for the second term as President of the United States.
In addition to the White House, she plans to divide her time between New York and the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida (USA).
“I will be in the White House. When I need to be in New York, I will be in New York. When I need to be in Palm Beach, I will be in Palm Beach. My top priority is being a mother, being a first lady, being a wife, and from January 20, I will serve my country,” she said.
When asked about how it feels to return to the White House after 8 years, Mrs. Melania said that she has always been herself. Mrs. Melania affirmed that she is not discouraged even though people underestimate her abilities.
“Maybe people just see me as the president’s wife, but I stand on my own two feet. I have my own thoughts. I don’t always agree with what my husband says or does and that’s okay,” she shared.
