As Women's Wear Daily noted, Melania Trump's outfit is a departure from tradition. She usually prefers European designs for her daily wardrobe. The fashion-focused outlet reported that Melania's personal stylist, Herve Pierre, orchestrated the outfit in collaboration with several U.S.-based designers specifically for the inauguration.

Melania Trump and Jill Biden both wore outfits by American designers to Donald Trump's inauguration.

As Vogue puts it, designers and the industry can no longer ignore that a significant portion of the U.S. voted for Trump.

First Lady Melania Trump is wearing a silk wool Adam Lippes coat and skirt with an ivory blouse this morning at the 2025 inauguration, where her husband Donald Trump will become the 47th president of the United States.

As the world watches for the transition of power on Inauguration Day, the fashion industry eyes the ensembles of the first ladies.

Melania Trump leaned into a patriotic color palette for husband Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration on Monday. The former model wore a custom double-breasted navy coat by Adam Lippes and a matching boater hat by Eric Javits, both American designers, for the occasion.

Melania wore a dress by French-American designer Herve Pierre, which was complimented by a black choker from jeweler Harry Winston. Newsweek contacted the First Lady's office, and representatives of Pierre,

CNN looks at what Melania Trump is wearing to the inauguration this year compared to 2016 with Vanessa Friedman, Fashion Director and Chief Fashion critic, The New York Times

Eric Javits, the designer behind the viral hat worn by Melania Trump at the inauguration, told "CBS Mornings" he wasn't sure if the first lady would wear it due to the venue change.

He explained that after the show, he would ask the audience who wore the hat better, "me, Melania or the Hamburglar." Fallon wasn't the only one — social media had already exploded with references to the hat worn by the popular McDonald's character.