Melania Trump, the wife of former U.S. First Lady and Donald Trump, announced Tuesday morning that she would host an auction of the white hat she wore when French President Emmanuel Macron visited the White House in 2018.
Melania released a statement saying that in addition to the hat, she will also auction off a watercolor painting by French artist Marc Antoineculon. It is reported that the starting price of the auction is $250,000, and bidding can only be accepted through SOL( a cryptocurrency). Trump's office said some of the proceeds from the auction would go to the former first lady's "Be Best" project, but it was unclear how much the donation would be.
The core item at the auction was a custom white hat signed by Melania Trump, designed for her by her personal stylist Hervé Pierre, to match the $2,105 Michael Kors series white crepe suit she was wearing. At that time, French President Macron and his wife attended the ceremony of the day.
It is understood that the Macrons' visit in April 2018 was the trump administration's first official state visit to a foreign leader. Melania Trump received close attention from the media for her hat-wearing appearance during a visit to France, as it was her first appearance with her husband after marriage.
This type of auction is not uncommon, and many first ladies donate important clothing or other personal items related to a historical moment in a government to the presidential library associated with their husbands, or to other museum-level institutions or organizations. The first lady's attire on certain official occasions, such as the French president's state visit and Melania Trump's hat-wearing state visit, became part of the government's historical record and is seen as a tangible asset of the American political period. For example, several of Jacqueline Kennedy's clothes as first lady were in the hands of John F. Kennedy. Exhibited in an exhibition at the President F. Kennedy Museum.
Melania Trump's website began previewing the items on Tuesday, with bids for a lot called the "Head of State Collection" open on Jan. 11 and run through Jan. 25.
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