Melania Trump's Inaugural Gown Finds New Home at the Smithsonian

Melania Trump presented a contemporary style when she went to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History to give her second inaugural dress.

The first lady dressed entirely in black as she arrived at the event to celebrate the dress's debut. Melania, 55, donned an opulent double-breasted Bottega Veneta coat priced at $4,300, a knit turtleneck, form-fitting leather leggings, and knee-high boots,Snakeskin-patterned Christian Louboutin boots as she stood next to the dress in a glass display.

Speaking to the assembled crowd about her outfit, Melania stated, "This is not just a dress. It represents over 50 years of education, experience, and wisdom, embodied in every thread, every stitch, and every precise detail." The Hervé Pierre dress is a strapless, off-white silk crepe column with two sections of black silk.

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She added, "This dress expresses a unique perspective, featuring a contemporary shape. It's confident, elegant, and incredibly stylish." Melania also expressed gratitude to the pattern makers, seamstresses, and artists who contributed to creating the "technical achievement."

She added, "This black and white masterpiece highlights America's genuine spirit of innovation, exceptional craftsmanship, and endless imagination. It's a demonstration of why America's fashion industry can take the lead globally."

The gown will be exhibited along with a copy of the 1955 Harry Winston brooch that Melania wore as a choker during the inaugural ball. She remarked, “The simple black necklace highlighted the glowing floral diamond cluster, complementing my entire outfit.”

Melania's 2017 inaugural ball dress was also given to the Smithsonian. Created by Pierre, this gown had a vanilla silk crepe off-the-shoulder style with a slit skirt, ruffled edges, and a red ribbon around the waist.

In the meantime, Michael Wolff's legal action against Melania Trump has prompted him to a fresh insight regarding where the U.S. First Lady truly resides, and it's not alongside her husband in Washington, D.C.—even though she appeared to be relocating from New York.

On the "Inside Trump's Head podcast," author Wolff shared that Melania Trump's attempts to evade service of documents resulted in a journey that ultimately led her legal team to her real home in New York.

This is the key issue in this legal case: Where does she reside? They will either have to demonstrate that they live inFlorida"or accept the reality that she resides in New York," reflects Wolff, who is currently taking legal action against Melania Trump concerning her supposed ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

The situation is that she resides in New York while he lives elsewhere," he said, adding that although she claims to have a Florida driver's license, proof of her connections to New York is found in the newly-released Melania documentary.

"The sole evidence they have presented to claim she is a Florida resident is this driver's license, and in Florida, obtaining a driver's license only requires an address, such as a second home. They clearly have a Mar-a-Lago address, and while she votes in Florida, that too only needs an address," Wolff explained.

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