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Melania Trump's Inaugural Gown Donated to Smithsonian
Melania Trump continues a century-old tradition with her 2025 inaugural gown joining 26 dresses in the Smithsonian's First Ladies Collection, one of its most visited exhibits.
- At the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History on Friday, First Lady Melania Trump formally handed over her 2025 inaugural gown during a brief ceremony with remarks for media.
- The Smithsonian National Museum of American History has collected inaugural gowns from first ladies since Helen Taft's 1912 gift, now including more than two dozen dresses and roughly 1,000 objects, continuing a century-old tradition.
- Designed by Hervé Pierre, the gown features an off-white strapless silk crepe column with two bands and a black silk gazar zigzag, and a replica 1955 Harry Winston brooch will join the display.
- The addition positions the dress at the center of an exhibit featuring 26 dresses and more than 160 additional objects, making Trump one of few first ladies with multiple gowns in the First Ladies Collection.
- The donation follows a documentary that renewed attention to Melania's gown, sparking social media mockery and debate amid past tensions with the Smithsonian.
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