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Melania Trump knows plenty about what’s trending in fashion. And today, the first lady did not disappoint as she embraced three style statements that popped up in fall 2019 collections — monochrome dressing, browns and slouch boots. Standing alongside President Donald Trump, Melania wore head-to-toe brown suede at the 72nd annual Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony in the White House Rose Garden. For the occasion, the former model wore a double-breasted Burberry brown suede trench coat with matching knee-high brown suede slouch boots on tall block heels. Of the many footwear styles that were sent down fall ’19 catwalks, slouch boots...

CHICAGO — Fashion and politics are seasonal and unpredictable, yet the two came together quite well here for the hometown designer Maria Pinto and Michelle Obama, whose first memorable bursts onto the national scene were often in Pinto creations. Remember the purple sheath Mrs. Obama wore the night of the fist bump heard round the world? The teal number at the Democratic National Convention? Or the red dress she wore to meet the Bushes on their way out of the White House? Maria Pinto all, designed right here where both women were born and raised and, over the course of...

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