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Melania Trump Showed Up to the First State Dinner in Custom Chanel

Brigitte Macron, Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump, Melania Trump
Brigitte Macron, Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump, Melania Trump. Photo: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

When Michelle Obama was First Lady, she made a point to wear designers with ties to whichever country the White House was hosting at the time — she wore Indian-American designer Naeem Khan to a state dinner with Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh in 2009, and for a meal that honored Chinese president Xi Jinping, Obama showed up in a strapless Vera Wang dress. Therefore, when the Trumps stepped out tonight for their first state dinner, with French President Emmanuel Macron, all eyes immediately went to Melania Trump’s gown.

It appears she took a leaf out of Obama’s book, as the First Lady (who reportedly never even wanted this job) showed up in a shimmery custom Chanel gown that seems to be inspired by a jumpsuit from the spring 2018 couture collection. Brigitte, who’s been wearing Louis Vuitton all week, did not deviate tonight, and WWD reports that her dandruff-suffering husband sported a Thuillier Paris shirt.

Donald Trump and Melania Trump.
Donald Trump and Melania Trump. Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Here’s Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Bryan Chatfield Sanders.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Bryan Chatfield Sanders.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Bryan Chatfield Sanders. Photo: Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images

And then here’s Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, who tried to save Medicare by having protein-shake-fueled sex exactly three times, and his wife Janna Ryan.

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and his wife Janna Ryan.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and his wife Janna Ryan. Photo: Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images

White House Fashion believes that Mother Karen Pence wore a gown from La Petite Robe di Chiara Boni. Mike Pence, like every other man at the State Dinner, wore a bow tie.

Vice-President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence.
Vice-President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence. Photo: Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images

And then, there was Ivanka in a $13,000 dress from Rodarte (which she maybe believes is a French brand? It’s unclear.)

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. Photo: Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images

According to reporter Yashar Ali, Louise Linton wore Roberto Cavalli. When asked what she was looking forward to in the evening, she reportedly said “everything French.” You know what’s not French? Her dress. (It’s fine.)

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Louise Linton.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Louise Linton. Photo: Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images
Melania Trump Wore Custom Chanel to the First State Dinner