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Melania Trump enigmatic down to her hat

At each inauguration of an American president, the First Lady's outfit is scrutinized and commented on: Melania Trump did not miss this tradition on Monday, with a hat so large that it seemed to hide her view. Known for being secretive and often discreet in Donald Trump's shadow, Melania Trump wore a long, tight navy coat and a matching...

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What Melania Wore: First lady's Saudi style a big deal

What women wear can often be the focus of critique and controversy -- all the more so when the woman is an ex-model, married to the US president and disembarking in Saudi Arabia. The question of what first lady Melania Trump would wear on her husband's his first foreign trip echoes similar debates around Michelle Obama's decision to wear colour...

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Melania Trump stuns in First Lady fashion stakes

First Lady Melania Trump stunned fashion watchers by donning a sleek, off-the-shoulder cream dress with a daring thigh-high slit to dance with President Donald Trump at the inaugural balls. Her column dress, finished with a sculpted ruffle that cascaded down the front of the gown and cinched at the waist with a red ribbon, won praise for being...

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Melania Trump channels Jackie-O in Ralph Lauren

America's incoming first lady Melania Trump wore an elegant powder blue suit made by iconic US fashion designer Ralph Lauren to her husband's inauguration on Friday and channeling Jacqueline Kennedy. The soft and elegant cashmere dress fell to her knee, paired with a cross-over round neck jacket cut to the waist and matching suede gloves. In a...

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Melania Trump wears Norisol Ferrari for inaugural debut

Melania Trump on Thursday picked a little-known New York designer of Hispanic descent and daughter of a wounded veteran, for her first outfit celebrating husband Donald's presidential inauguration. The choice of a knee-length, black coat from Norisol Ferrari for her visit to the Arlington National Cemetery was something of an inspired choice for...

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Is Ralph Lauren dressing Melania Trump for Inaugural Day?

While many designers jumped at the chance to dress first lady Michelle Obama, her replacement is not getting quite the same treatment. Soon-to-be first lady Melania Trump is attending her first event in her new role on Donald Trump’s Inaugural Day on January 20 and has just decided which designers she would like to work with. For her first look,...

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Trump: 'I don't want celebrities'

Donald Trump, whose early-morning rants and policy pronouncements on Twitter have left the world hanging on his every typed word, said he doesn't like using the social media platform in comments to air Wednesday. "I don't like tweeting," Trump told Fox News's "Fox & Friends" program. "I have other things I could be doing. But I get very...

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First Lady Melania Trump & the Political Fashion Police

She may be tall, slim and a former model, but incoming first lady Melania Trump faces a new kind of fashion police -- designers refusing to dress her because of her husband's politics. She has posed nude for GQ, modeled in Paris and graced the cover of Vogue, yet what Melania wears to the inaugural balls on Friday night could be the most...

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Tom Ford & Marc Jacobs say No to dressing Melania Trump

London - One of the biggest questions currently circulating the designer circuit in the United States remains: "Would you dress Melania Trump?" While some designers were quick to answer the question, the majority have chosen to remain silent, or reflect the question back, although it's clear this is one question that is going nowhere fast. Tommy...

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Tommy Hilfiger hit with backlash: Designers "should be proud" to dress Melania Trump

London - There is a very thin, fine line when it comes to fashion and politics, as U.S designer Tommy Hilfiger has undoubtedly found out. While some fashion designers have chosen to remain mum when its comes to their thoughts and opinion on Donald J. Trump being elected as the 45th president of the United States, others have been unabashedly...

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Sophie Theallet vows never to dress Melania Trump

London - New York-based French fashion designer Sophie Theallet, who has dressed Michelle Obama on many occasions, has issued an open letter vowing never to dress the future First Lady, Melania Trump due to her husband, president-elect Donald Trump’s “racist, sexist and xenophobic” campaign. In the letter, the designer states: “As an independent...