Melania Trump poses next to her inauguration gown and the dress’ designer Herve Pierre at an event at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History on Friday (October 20) in Washington, D.C.

The 47-year-old First Lady of the United States donated the gown she wore at the inauguration to be on display at the museum.

 

While many designers have refused to dress Melania, the designer has explained why he decided to design the gown for her.

“If some people don’t want to dress the first lady, that’s the beauty of freedom,” Pierre told the Washington Post. “That’s also my right to say yes. I wanted to. It was beside the political thing. It was not even a question. [To say no] would have been absurd. It was about the honor of the country.”

at Orchard Lake Middle School in West Bloomfield, Michigan

 

visit Mikimoto Ginza Main Store, Japan's pearl jewelry maker, at Ginza shopping district in Tokyo Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. 

 

arrive on the South Portico for the White House's annual Halloween event 

 

walk to speak with reporters before departing the White House for a trip to Asia 

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greet people before departing for a 10 day Asia trip from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu

 

USS Arizona Memorial in Honolulu

Donald and Melania Trump land in South Korea on their Asian trip

at the Kyobashi Tsukiji elementary school in Tokyo

 

attended a state banquet in Tokyo 

Melania, 47, is accompanying her husband President Trump on a 12-day Asia tour, and arrived in Beijing today looking elegant in a chic black coat by Dior

 

Chinese President Xi Jinping and wife Madame Peng Liyuan rolled out the red carpet for Donald and Melania Trump on Thursday morning in an official welcome ceremony at Beijing's Great Hall of the People

 

state dinner hosted by President Xi Jinping

wearing Gucci

 

 in a custom Dolce & Gabbana gown

First Lady Melania Trump visits the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China, in Beijing, on Friday after visiting the Beijing Zoo

 

U.S. first lady Melania Trump poses for photos with children in front of a panda section as she visits Beijing Zoo 

 

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First lady Melania Trump listens as children tell her about 3D printing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. 

 

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Wisconsin-grown Christmas tree arriving at the White House 

 

at the National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation

Melania Trump and her husband, President Donald Trump, served lunch to the men and women of the Florida Coast Guard on Thanksgiving