At state dinner for China’s leader, Melania Trump wears the pants
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US President Donald Trump with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and wife Peng Liyuan in standard attire for the White House banquet on Sept 24. Melania wears Dolce & Gabbana pants and a Saint Laurent blouse.
PHOTO: DOUG MILLS/NYTIMES
Vanessa Friedman
Well, that was a surprise.
In what may have been a first for an American first lady, Melania Trump did something at the state dinner for China’s leader on the night of Sept 24 that none of her predecessors had likely done before: She wore pants. To a black-tie banquet. Especially a black-tie banquet taking place at a highly sensitive time in global geopolitics and economic relations.