Posted on 04/25/2018 8:56:35 AM PDT by simpson96
In the end she played the part, donned the costumeand 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. Trumps 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. Macrons 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 ...
Yes, I’d chew on that.
That map pattern looks like something found on a paper placemat at a Long John Silvers.
Vanessa Friedman, the schnauzer, spends most of her time writing on lesbian subjects. Projection, I suppose.
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.
No, that was my observation and has been for years. Laura did not say that.
Michelle looks like a football player when choosing clothing wholesaler far.
LOL, well damn, if so that would have REALLY been an interesting show.
It says Mooschelle “often had dresses altered to her specifications” - uh, yeah, because they weren’t made in a size 18!
Nice comeback....kudos.
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.
Look at the ears on that Vanessa creature!
Looks like a fruit bat!
Best tie that _itch down in the wind!
‘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*
What does that mean?
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?
“What does that mean?”
Per Google Translate...
“Michelle looks like a football player when picking away clothes.”
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