At Trump’s inauguration, Melania’s hat steals the show

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  First lady Melania Trump makes fashion statement with inauguration hat

  First lady Melania Trump made a fashion statement with the wide-brimmed hat she wore to the President Trump's inauguration. NBC News' Valerie Castro has more on the fashion of inauguration day.
  
  NBC News - 1h
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  Melania Trump’s Inauguration Fashion Statement

  Inauguration fashion statements from the first lady — as well as the second.
  
  The New York Times - 9h
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  Will Melania Trump's inauguration look 'make hats great again?'

  Melania Trump's inaugural headwear may have made quite the statement, but it doesn't necessarily mean that she's ushering in a "make hats great again" fashion era, according to a White House and ...
  
  The Hill - 8h

• Designer of viral hat worn by Melania Trump at inauguration shares inspiration

  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.
  
  CBS News - 12h

• Designer Eric Javits discusses Melania Trump's inauguration hat

  The designer behind first lady Melania Trump's inauguration hat, Eric Javits, joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about his decades-long career in headwear. His iconic designs have been worn by celebrities.
  
  CBS News - 13h
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  At Inauguration, Melania and Barron Trump Greet a Limelight They Once Avoided

  The returning first lady and Barron Trump, the son she had once shielded from the public eye, used Monday’s inauguration to reintroduce themselves.
  
  The New York Times - 1d
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  Brimful of menace? Melania strikes sombre note at Trump inauguration

  While the first lady seemed less than keen to pick up the traditional fashion baton, Ivanka was happy to step in. In the Capitol rotunda, the incoming first lady was nowhere to be seen. ...
  
  The Guardian - 1d
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  Melania Trump hat: What people had to say about Inauguration Day fashion

  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 ...
  
  The Hill - 1d

• Melania Trump launches cryptocurrency ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration

  It comes days after President-elect Donald Trump launched his own meme coin, "Official Trump."
  
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