Melania Trump hat: What people had to say about Inauguration Day fashion

WASHINGTON (WDCW) – Of all the things that people could be talking about on Inauguration Day, it didn't take long for people to latch onto the attire of Melania Trump, with one point of discussion taking the lead: her hat.

Google showed "melania trump hat" as a breakout search Monday morning after she appeared with her husband, then-President-elect Donald Trump, for the start of their Inauguration Day itinerary. The couple had tea at the White House and attended a prayer service.

Melania Trump arrives with President-elect Donald Trump before being greeted by President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, at the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Page Six, reporting on her attire, said the incoming first lady wore "a custom double-breasted navy coat by Adam Lippes and a matching boater hat by Eric Javits." Both are American designers.

Tamara Abraham, acting deputy fashion director at The Telegraph, said the "boater-style hat" was "borrowed from the British royal style playbook."

President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania arrive for church service at St. John's Episcopal Church across from the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, on Donald Trump's inauguration day. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Among other reactions, New York Magazine published a story from Margaret Hartmann titled "Melania Is Wearing a Carmen Sandiego Hat to the Inauguration." In describing the ensemble, New York Post writer Nadine DeNinno also observed: "The look was a stark contrast to her 2017 powder blue Ralph Lauren dress and coat, which many likened to Jacqueline Kennedy."

President-elect Donald Trump kisses Melania Trump before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool photo via AP)

Melania Trump on Monday joined her husband, Donald Trump, in Washington, D.C., for a day of inaugural festivities, including his swearing-in as the 47th president of the United States.

President Trump joked in remarks at the Capitol that the first lady was in danger of blowing away in strong winds affecting the D.C. region on Monday. Trump's inauguration was moved inside at the Capitol amid the freezing conditions, the first indoors inauguration since President Reagan's in 1984.

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