🚨🧵THREAD: The real reason Melania Trump wore THAT inauguration hat, its extraordinary backstory and why fashion insiders were left gasping. 🔥
Not since Hilary Clinton, in 1993, has a First Lady opted for an inauguration-day hat, adding not only a touch of the theatrical to Melania's ensemble but almost entirely obscuring her eyes.
For a woman known for her love of sunglasses, perhaps this was the next-best choice on a day when the entire world would be watching her.
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The powder-blue, pale suit dress that Melania Trump wore for her husband's first inauguration drew comparisons to Jackie Kennedy. (Jack and JFK are pictured here in 1961).
Her hair, swept up loosely into a decidedly 1960s chignon, framed a smiling face as she evoked, through fashion, a golden age of political idealism. (Donald and Melania are pictured here at his inauguration in 2017).
This time, Melania cloaked herself in a custom navy silk wool coat dress, coordinating pencil skirt and ivory silk crepe blouse, all of which, to the surprise of many fashion watchers, had been hand sewn in New York City by the niche, but far from cut-price, American designer Adam Lippes.
Melania's boater, by another American designer, Eric Javits, completed the striking ensemble.
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Lippes said it had been an 'honor' for his New York atelier to dress Melania for a tradition that 'embodies the beauty of American democracy', and that her outfit was the product of 'America's finest craftsmen'.
Melania shone a spotlight on two designers whose relatively unknown labels might now find a sudden uptick in sales thanks to this presidential patronage. (She is pictured here wearing Dior on January 19).
Melania eschewed her favored European labels, despite having opted for both Dolce & Gabbana and Dior at the various pre-inaugural festivities. (She is pictured here wearing a Dolce & Gabbana tuxedo shirt).
In quite literally topping off the look with the unconventional choice of a hat (certainly for Americans), she evoked her 2019 meeting with Queen Elizabeth II (pictured), when she wore a very similar style.
It also echoed the ceremonial dressing of British royal women, who rarely appear for such a momentous occasion without a showstopping piece of millinery. (Kate Middleton is pictured on November 13, 2022).
Source: dailymail.co.uk/femail/article…
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