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Melania Trump, at the State Dinner in Chanel, Gave Everyone Something to Chew On
NY Times ^ | 4/25/2018 | Vanessa Friedman

Posted on 04/25/2018 8:56:35 AM PDT by simpson96

In the end she played the part, donned the costume—and gave everyone something to chew on.

Melania Trump, who orchestrated the first state dinner of the Trump administration, a.k.a. the most fancy ceremonial evening since the inauguration, stood next to her husband and welcomed President Emmanuel Macron of France and his wife Brigitte while wearing a Chanel haute couture dress of black Chantilly lace, hand painted with silver, and embroidered with crystal and sequins.

Mrs. Trump’s dress looked kind of like sparkling sleeveless body armor and reflected a desire to pay homage to the guests of honor and what may be a new “special relationship” (identified thusly by President Trump earlier in the day while brushing what he identified as dandruff off Mr. Macron’s shoulders). Chanel is, after all, a brand that is almost synonymous with French fashion, and couture, a specific segment of the fashion industry that exists formally only in France.(snip)

It is also handmade to order, exists only as one-offs, and comes complete with prices that can run into the six digits. Mrs. Trump, for example, seems to have taken what was originally a jumpsuit from the Chanel spring 2018 couture collection and had it remade as a dress.(snip)

It was the first lady who stood out in her glinting metallic gown, just as she had earlier in the day, with a broad-brimmed white hat that shadowed her face and matched her white suit with its military mien. And as she had on Day 1 of the French visit, in the black cape that she wore to Mount Vernon.

Though each garment came from a different designer, together they created the impression of a woman who has found the glamour in self-protection, and who is gradually tailoring the unwritten rules of her role to her own specifications.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


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KEYWORDS: flotusmelania; melania; melaniafashion; statedinner
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To: simpson96

Yes, I’d chew on that.


21 posted on 04/25/2018 9:32:41 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: moovova

That map pattern looks like something found on a paper placemat at a Long John Silvers.


22 posted on 04/25/2018 9:38:09 AM PDT by Crolis ("To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it." -GKC)
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To: gubamyster

Vanessa Friedman, the schnauzer, spends most of her time writing on lesbian subjects. Projection, I suppose.


23 posted on 04/25/2018 9:48:16 AM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: laweeks
Laura Ingraham actually said that Obama’s husband, Mike, was a beautiful wife. About gagged.

Sorry, am I reading this correctly---did Laura say Obama had a HUSBAND named Mike??? If she did can't wait for the blowback from the left.

24 posted on 04/25/2018 9:48:35 AM PDT by mupcat
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To: All
The "stylish" Michelle.


25 posted on 04/25/2018 9:51:18 AM PDT by Liz ((Our side has 8 trillion bullets;the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.))
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To: mupcat
did Laura say Obama had a HUSBAND named Mike???

No, that was my observation and has been for years. Laura did not say that.

26 posted on 04/25/2018 9:51:37 AM PDT by laweeks
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To: ThanhPhero
Michelle trông như một người chơi bóng đá khi chọn quần áo xa sỉ.

Michelle looks like a football player when choosing clothing wholesaler far.

27 posted on 04/25/2018 9:55:04 AM PDT by laweeks
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To: laweeks

LOL, well damn, if so that would have REALLY been an interesting show.


28 posted on 04/25/2018 9:57:16 AM PDT by mupcat
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To: Liz
To paraphrase the Chicago Rabid Witch with. “B”, “That was the first time in my adult life, I was ashamed of my country.”
29 posted on 04/25/2018 9:58:54 AM PDT by Chgogal (Sessions recused himself for shaking an Ambassador's hand. Shameful!)
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To: simpson96

It says Mooschelle “often had dresses altered to her specifications” - uh, yeah, because they weren’t made in a size 18!


30 posted on 04/25/2018 10:25:50 AM PDT by GnuThere
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To: Chgogal

Nice comeback....kudos.


31 posted on 04/25/2018 10:26:18 AM PDT by Liz ((Our side has 8 trillion bullets;the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.))
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To: laweeks
Almost. Xa xỉ. The words separately do not mean what they mean in conjunction. That is where Google falls down in trying to translate a monosyllabic language.
32 posted on 04/25/2018 10:50:35 AM PDT by ThanhPhero (';o-t)
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To: simpson96

Great God. Now THAT’s pictures of a First Lady.

Gotta wonder what dain bramaged individuals thought when pronouncing the First Wookie “stylish.”

Maybe they have psychological problems, and should seek the services of mental health professionals.


33 posted on 04/25/2018 11:08:42 AM PDT by Sam_Damon
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To: Jim 0216

Look at the ears on that Vanessa creature!
Looks like a fruit bat!
Best tie that _itch down in the wind!


34 posted on 04/25/2018 1:01:38 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: All

‘Body Armor?’

ReallY?

It’s a Fancy Party Dress for a Fancy Party! Yeesh!

These b#tches at the NYTs are just that...and so much worse!

*SPIT*


35 posted on 04/25/2018 3:03:04 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: moovova

What does that mean?


36 posted on 04/25/2018 8:37:56 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: simpson96
"It was the first time Mrs. Trump had worn Chanel at a major public occasion since becoming first lady ..."

Well, I guess it depends on how the author defines "major public occasion," but I can think of at least one public occasion when Melania wore Chanel threads. It was at the lighting of the Christmas tree. Is that not a major public occasion?

37 posted on 04/25/2018 9:37:35 PM PDT by ELS
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To: Salvation

“What does that mean?”

Per Google Translate...

“Michelle looks like a football player when picking away clothes.”


38 posted on 04/27/2018 4:02:50 PM PDT by moovova
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