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Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Melania Trump Chooses Dolce & Gabbana Trenchcoat for White House Departure for Pope's Funeral
WHEN IN ROME: En route to Joint Base Andrews to fly aboard Air Force One to Italy for Pope Francis' Saturday morning funeral, First Lady Melania Trump on Friday departed the White House dressed in a dove gray trenchcoat from Dolce & Gabbana. She accessorized her look with oversized black sunglasses, black Roger Vivier pointy-toe flats and a black Hermès Birkin bag. Dolce & Gabbana is a favorite resource for Trump, who wore a black coat from the brand and a black lace mantilla to meet Pope Francis in 2017 at the Vatican with President Donald Trump. The president is one of the 50 heads of state who are expected at Saturday's funeral in St. Peter's Square in front of St. Peter's Basilica. A crowd of 200,000 is expected to turn up for the mass in honor of the 88-year-old Argentinean. Millions of people are expected to tune in to broadcasts of the historic event, and also the livestream of it by the Vatican. More from WWD Melania Trump's Nude Fashion Shoot: Photographer Gives His Point of View Melania Trump's Wedding Planner Describes the Party and Guests — 20 Years Later Walmart CEO Doug McMillon's $27M Pay Package and the Headaches that Come With It As an indication of the public's current interest in papal dealings, viewership of the feature film 'Conclave' had increased by 283 percent to 7 million minutes watched within days of the 266th pope's death on Monday. The two-time first lady also chose a Dolce & Gabbana tailored black blazer with wide satin lapels over an unbuttoned white top for her official 2025 White House portrait that was photographed by Régine Mahaux. FLOTUS' tuxedo-style suit was completed with a Ralph Lauren cummerbund. Trump also chose a Dolce & Gabbana ensemble for her 2017 official portrait. More recently, the former model wore a Dolce & Gabbana menswear inspired look — a black velvet tuxedo with satin lapels — to the White House Governors' Dinner in February. She completed that look with a Ralph Lauren cummerbund and white shirt. Over the president's inaugural weekend in January, she wore a Dolce & Gabbana white tuxedo shirt with a Saint Laurent jacket to the Candlelight Dinner at the National Building Museum. Earlier this week at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll FLOTUS chose a similar trenchcoat look to Friday's ensemble — a vanilla-colored leather belted trenchcoat from Mackage with low-heeled Roger Vivier flats. After landing at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome later Friday, the first couple were due at the U.S. Embassy, the 15th century Villa Taverna, which was commissioned by Cardinal Consalvi. Following their one-night stay in Italy and the pope's funeral, the Trumps planned to jet back to the U.S. for a night at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey. View Gallery Launch Gallery: Melania Trump's Style Through the Years: From Front Rows to the White House Best of WWD Gigi Hadid Turns 30: Her Style Evolution Through the Years, PHOTOS Every Celebrity Skims Campaign: Donovan Mitchell, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Abby Champion and More [PHOTOS] Victoria Beckham's Style Through the Years: From Her Spice Girls Era to Today [PHOTOS]
Axios
04-03-2025
- Business
- Axios
Dinner with Trump costs $1 million a plate at MAGA Inc. fundraisers
President Trump 's super PAC is charging as much as $1 million a plate for fundraisers that feature the president, two sources familiar with the events tell Axios. Why it matters: The eye-popping figure shows Trump's political operation is hell-bent on banking as much as $500 million this summer, as Axios previously reported, in order to push his agenda, help allies and punish foes. A Saturday invite for the MAGA Inc. super PAC advised donors it would cost $1M to reserve a seat at the "Candlelight Dinner." WIRED first reported the detail, which Axios independently verified. The super PAC has another upcoming fundraiser that similarly advises donors to kick in the same amount of money, one Republican familiar with the planning said. Between the lines: It's unusual for a sitting president who is termed out of office, as Trump is, to maintain a giant fundraising operation. Most super PAC fundraisers have far lower thresholds for donors than the $1 million set by MAGA Inc. Federal fundraising rules for announced candidates limit coordination between super PACs and campaigns, but recent presidential campaigns have found more ways to blur the lines. In the room: MAGA Inc's "Candlelight Dinner" included casino mogul Miriam Adelson, the widow of the late Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson. MAGA Inc. is part of a broader network of pro-Trump groups, including Never Surrender, a leadership PAC, and Building America's Future, a nonprofit group with ties to Elon Musk.
