Melania Trump: In a designer outfit for the inauguration

Winter has Washington firmly in its grip as the Trump family arrives in the US capital on Saturday evening (January 18). However, the icy temperatures do not seem to affect the fashionable presentation of the future First Lady Melania Trump (54). , she arrived at Dulles International Airport and then watched the fireworks in an extremely elegant ensemble from European luxury brands.

Accordingly, the 54-year-old wore a gray oversized coat with black buttons from the French label Dior and underneath a white pants suit from Dolce & Gabbana with a baroque jacquard pattern from Italy. A combination that could already be a foretaste of her fashion line as First Lady. As her stylist Hervé Pierre revealed to “WWD”, European luxury houses are much more open this time when it comes to dressing the presidential wife.

The former model traveled from Palm Beach, Florida, to Washington with her husband Donald Trump (78) and son Barron Trump (18). The US President-elect and his youngest son opted for a classic, conservative business look with a dark suit. Trump himself added a subtle color accent with a purple tie.

The countdown to the actual inauguration on January 20th is underway. Fashionistas are now eagerly awaiting what Melania Trump will wear on this memorable occasion. .

The first time, US designers such as Marc Jacobs, Jason Wu, Zac Posen and Tom Ford publicly stated that they would never dress the First Lady. After Trump’s second election victory, 16 designers were approached by WWD and asked if they would dress the new first lady. Nobody wanted to commit.

As the British tabloid further reports, even US designer Ralph Lauren (85) is silent about a possible collaboration. In 2017, he designed Melania Trump’s light blue ensemble for her husband’s first inauguration.

Melania Trump recently presented herself in her own, classic style. For Jimmy Carter’s (1924-2024) funeral a few days ago, she chose an ensemble from a Valentino collection from 2019.

For the upcoming inauguration, she could once again rely on the support of Hervé Pierre. The French-born designer had already designed her evening dress for the inauguration ball in 2017 – a shoulder-free white creation.

The actual inauguration on Monday will take place in the Capitol Rotunda for the first time since Ronald Reagan’s (1911-2004) inauguration in 1985 due to the persistent subzero temperatures. Trump himself commented on this on his social media platform “Truth Social”: He was worried about the “tens of thousands of security forces, first responders and supporters” who would otherwise have to wait in the cold for hours.