Posted on 01/21/2025 4:07:47 PM PST by simpson96
As the First Lady glided onto the stage at the Commander-in-Chief Ball, one of three inaugural celebrations she attended Monday evening, Melania Trump did more than delight her admirers. She silenced her critics – and they are, regrettably, many.
Melania, yet again, relied on her longtime stylist Herve Pierre, who on this occasion dressed her to stunning effect in a custom strapless white silk crepe gown with thick bands of black silk gazar trim.(snip)
Unlike stepdaughter Ivanka Trump's flowery overreach – settling upon an exact copy of Audrey Hepburn's 1954 Givenchy gown from the film Sabrina – Melania's choice was a subtle homage to mid-20th century fashion.
Melania, too, echoed Hepburn, however, in a more iconic cinematic role.
Pierre, an admirer of British photographer and costume designer Cecil Beaton, surely must have recognized the sartorial possibilities that Hepburn's appearance in 'My Fair Lady' offered. That film tells of an ingenue who becomes a star while wearing white and black couture (an outfit famously designed by Beaton).
Melania's Golden Age of Hollywood-look was rounded out perfectly with a borrowed 1955 diamond flower brooch by American jewelry legend Harry Winston and worn on a black ribbon choker.
The jewelry's styling, Pierre said, was also reflected by the gown: a ribbon encircling flowers. (Melania, one assumes, was the bouquet).
(snip) [Winston's] ultimately unrealized goal was to create a permanent collection of gems to be worn by successive first ladies, 'American Queens'.
Winston's third and final attempt to establish this new tradition was rejected by government officials in 1982. They (snip) believed, Americans would be offended by something suggestive of royal crown jewels.
In this way, Melania and Pierre's tribute to Winston speaks volumes.
Melania sees herself as a legacy builder – with or without the help of the fashion world.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
My mistake - Ginger played the fox in ‘Mame.’ Not MFL. ;)
Such a small world. :)
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