She has not, in spite of herself Heddles penchantWear an Easter hood. Instead, when Melania Trump materialized on a Balcony of the White House with Flower next to her husband (who was in her usual red, white and blue) to celebrate the roll of Easter Easter of the White House, she did it with a Easter coat…. And not just any old Easter coat: an Easter trench in cream leather with shoulder shoulders and a raised necklace, closely knotted at the waist, of the brand based in Montreal Racking.
Thus, the First Lady seems again to blur the messages.
As an outfit, the trench gave less “spring avatar” or “hostess of the nation” and more “general ceremonial vacation” in charge of eggs. (Well, they are more and more precious these days.)
While the trench was perhaps abnormal in the middle of the dresses, flowers and enriched shorts carried by many children playing on the South lawn while their parents crushed, the fact that the coat was Mackage, a luxury exterior clothing company privileged by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, but not, generally, by Mme Trump, was even more unexpected. Mackage, founded in Quebec in 1999, was sold to the American Private Equity Group Lee Equity In 2017, but remains its headquarters in Canada.
Once upon a time, at the time, when the first ladies generally wore American designers unless they were deliberately engaged in the game of clothing diplomacy, the fact that Ms. Trump suddenly decided to highlight a Canadian brand just when Canadian prices were a large part of the political conversation and the Canadian elections were an important declaration.
Once, his choice could have been interpreted as a sign either in support of the cooperation of free trade and cross -border, or a sign that – despite the fears that Canadian goods become more expensive – the first family was proof that all trade would not stop.
Or maybe the coat would have been considered an implicit vote in favor of Canada becoming the 51st state, as her husband thought. Or conversely, in support of our neighbors to the north. A gesture towards her husband, or towards the trained of her husband.
The fact is: it would have represented something. And this is always the case. But it is no longer necessarily political. It’s personal.
After all, Ms. Trump has long rejected the idea that, regarding clothes, she should play by anyone other than hers. And with regard to its rules, the coats have played a central role in its creation of images since it carried the notorious “I really don’t care, right?“Vest during her husband’s first term. If Madeleine Albright, the former secretary of state, wrote a book inviting everyone to “Read my pins“, Ms. Trump has almost invited everyone to read her coats, whether or not there were real words on the back.
And so she continued, whether outside or inside. She wore coats to the funeral of both Rosalynn Carter (a gray dior) and Jimmy Carter (A black Valentino). She wore a coat (Michael Kors with zebra stripes) to her husband Madison Square Garden Rally In October 2024. She wore a strict governing style coat and one chest by Adam Lippes to the inauguration in January, and kept it even when the ceremony was moved inside. And she wore a tight and lively leopard coat for her last public appearance, at International Women of Courage Prize.
Indeed, since Mr. Trump was elected to a second term, the coats of the First Lady were her most coherent signature, as well as her heeled pumps, serving as a defensive cover. In this context, the Easter trench had its own meaning. Consider it as a shell.
Only one who was not going to crack.
