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Inauguration gowns through history: The stories behind what the First Ladies have worn and why
blue skirt suit by Ralph Lauren for the inauguration day events, Melania Trump changed into a cream gown with sculptural detail for the evening, collaborating with her long-time friend Hervé Pierre. Pierre was formerly the designer at New York-based house Carolina Herrera and her selection chimed with the message which her husband was encouraging at the time, telling Americans to 'Buy American' and put 'America first'.The design featured a 'Republican red' ribbon around the waist, yet the choice of Pierre was considered bipartisan. 'Over my 20 years in the U.S., I dressed all the first ladies: Mrs.
