Melania trump inaugural dress

Like its most famous former resident, the footwear factory has gone. But the disembodied shoe is a memorial to the industry and a sort of skeleton key to the mystery of America's First Lady. All modern presidential wives are subject to analysis, and yet two years into her role, Melania remains the most private and enigmatic of them all. She was well prepared for one of the chief requirements of the job, which is to be photographed. She trained from adolescence to achieve the posture and walk of a professional model, balancing on high shoes without breaking stride. But the paparazzi didn't follow her home when she was a model, and no one asked her to hold opinions. Nothing in her upbringing prepared her for all the scrutiny. And so Melania is arguably less equipped for the job than most of her predecessors, bad hair days notwithstanding. Long before she became one of the most-watched women in the world, in a job with unwritten and unclear but still very pressing responsibilities, … [Read more...] about The Mystery of Melania: Explosive new book on the Jackie Kennedy for the Kardashian age