Though we’ve rarely seen an instance in which Melania’s choice of designer is a calculated attempt to send some kind of message (à la Michelle Obama, who often chose ensembles by designers who were native to the country she was visiting as a show of good will), one might read into her decision to wear Celine as statement about women’s empowerment. The dress is from Phoebe Philo’s days at the brand, before it was shaken up by Saint Laurent alum Hedi Slimane.
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As the latter showed his first collection for the Parisian brand last week, it was Philo — whose following is so devout that they’ve been lovingly nicknamed Philophiles — that the fashion world couldn’t stop talking about, particularly her acute understanding of women’s lives (being a woman helps there) and the practical yet unshakably chic designs she created. Slimane was seen as the out-of-touch-foil to his predecessor at this pivotal point in the history of women’s rights. But again, the Celine connection is a stretch.
Fashion conspiracies aside, we have to admit that this is perhaps the happiest we’ve seen the First Lady in a long while. Even Kate Bennett, CNN’s White House correspondent who covers the FLOTUS beat, noted that her joyous wave to the press before departing the U.S. was an uncharacteristic move. Maybe, just maybe, Melania’s happy to get away from her adopted country for a little while. What with her husband belittling female reporters and all the Brett Kavanaugh drama — which she has stayed mum about, save for a fashion stunt which Twitter is convinced was a show of support for the judge’s accuser, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford — we’d be happy to get away for a week, too.
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