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Is Fashion Learning to Love the Trumps?

The First Lady was largely ignored by the fashion establishment during Trump’s first term. The tide is turning.
First Lady Melania Trump at President Trump's inauguration.
First Lady Melania Trump at President Trump's inauguration. (Getty Images)

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Op-Ed | Why Luxury Needs Trump

Bernard Arnault’s appearance at the US President’s inauguration raised some eyebrows, but it was good business sense for the LVMH chairman, argues Andrea Felsted.

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Joan Kennedy
Joan Kennedy

Joan Kennedy is Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and covers beauty and marketing.

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