On the 20th (local time) at the Capitol, the inauguration ceremony of U.S. President Donald Trump saw the fashion of Melania Trump, who returned to the 'First Lady' position after four years, catch attention.
On this day, Melania appeared wearing a dark navy wool coat, a silk wool pencil skirt that fell below the knees in the same color, and a cream-colored blouse that rose slightly above the neck. She wore a wide-brimmed round hat of the same color and shoes that were also high-heeled pumps of the same color. U.S. local media reported that Melania's outfit was designed by New York-based designer Adam Lippes. The hat is suspected to be from another American designer, Eric Javits.
Lippes is known to be one of Melania's regular designers and was one of the few designer brands she frequently wore alongside Michael Kors during the first term. Fashion magazine Vogue noted, "Choosing Lippes suggests that Melania Trump will continue to engage with the fashion community in her own way," and highlighted, "It reaffirms the power of the First Lady to elevate independent emerging American corporations."
During Trump's first inauguration in 2017, Melania wore a sky-blue suit by American designer Ralph Lauren. At the time, it was analyzed that Melania's choice of Ralph Lauren's outfit implied patriotism and globalism.