History redressed: Melania makes her mark, in a fashion, with Smithsonian gown

First lady is first in more than 100 years to have two inaugural gowns in museum’s popular collectionHer husband has described it as “OUT OF CONTROL”, a place where “everything...

By David Smith in Washington · The Guardian World

First lady is first in more than 100 years to have two inaugural gowns in museum’s popular collection Her husband has described it as “OUT OF CONTROL”, a place where “everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been”. But Melania Trump , the wife of US president Donald Trump , declared a temporary ceasefire in hostilities with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington on Friday – with the help of a silk gown, diamond brooch and headless mannequin. Continue reading...