revolutionised how women dress, using her platform to support up-and-coming designers, show that women who were neither ultra-young nor ultra-thin could still wear, for example, sequinned Versace gowns, and that a J.Crew cardigan could look just as good as £500 Lanvin trainers.
Then came Melania Trump in all her Birkin handbag, pussy-bow Gucci blouse glory. She is a First Lady who has made no attempt to deploy her fashion choices as a means of connection, instead using G7 summits as a chance to wear $51,000 Dolce and Gabbana coats.
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