Fashion highlights from inauguration day
January 20, 2017
Despite murmurs that Melania Trump may be the first to not wear an American designer at her husband’s presidential inauguration (partially due to preference for European designers and partially due to designers refusing to clothe her), she stepped into the eyes (and cameras) of history in Ralph Lauren on Friday and promptly sent Twitter on a firestorm.
Former model Melania Trump, now First Lady Melania Trump, accompanied her husband on Inauguration Day in a pale blue dress, coat and gloves.
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcome President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump to the White House. #Trump45 pic.twitter.com/Aa55Y29OhM
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 20, 2017
A quick comparison was drawn between beloved former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and the new first lady, who said in an interview almost 20 years ago that if her husband became president she would be “traditional. Like Betty Ford or Jackie Kennedy.”
Melania Trump dons powder blue Ralph Lauren suit, harkening back to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ iconic style https://t.co/HPXAPwvig9 pic.twitter.com/xpi7ayBdKH
— CNN (@CNN) January 20, 2017
Some have also pointed out that the pale blue fits in well with the costuming of the Beauxbaton girls in the fourth Harry Potter movie.
Nobody warned former First Lady Barbara Bush that light blue would be Melania’s color, as she accompanied her husband in a lighter shade.
The Trump family, President Bush and other dignitaries are arriving at the Capitol for #InaugurationDay https://t.co/xzgG6AyhXS pic.twitter.com/PsbrfK2ImW
— NPR (@NPR) January 20, 2017
Trump’s daughters, Ivanka and Tiffany, attended the inauguration in white.
.@IvankaTrump, @DonaldJTrumpJr, @EricTrump, @TiffanyATrump, and Barron Trump arrive at #Inauguration. #Trump45 pic.twitter.com/FG89S1pNRZ
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 20, 2017
Donald Trump’s former campaign opponent, former First Lady Hillary Clinton also wore white to the inauguration — and sported the same designer as First Lady Melania Trump.
Hillary Clinton arrives at the Capitol. Follow live coverage and analysis of Inauguration Day: https://t.co/W9epBK0sgz pic.twitter.com/CSPL8gm86b
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 20, 2017
Even Trump’s campaign manager made headlines with what she called “Trump Revolutionary” wear, a Gucci coat inspired by the city of London that was compared to the costumes of the Broadway musical “Hamilton.”
