First Lady Melania Trump has been showing some solidarity for American designers.
For this morning’s visit to the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens with Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s wife Akie, FLOTUS wore a Calvin Klein sleeveless white cashmere knitted tea-length dress with a long belt. With the school week over for her son Barron, Trump resumed her non-New York responsibilities and was back to protocol, taking in the 16-acre gardens with her guest from Japan. The greenery and flowery grounds are named “Roji-en,” meaning “Garden of the Drops of Dew.”
In honor of her visit, Trump presented Abe with a porcelain piece of art titled “Rose in Bloom” from the American artist Vladimir Kanevsky. The gift was meant not only as symbol of our nation’s flower, but also as one of beauty and freedom. Kanevsky works in Fort Lee, N.J. where his work attracted the attention of Carolyne Roehm, Charlotte Moss, Deeda Blair and the late Oscar de la Renta.
Senior adviser to the first lady Stephanie Winston Wolkoff said today,”Our first lady has such a fond appreciation and respect for other cultures and is hopeful that she will inspire our youth to nurture their minds and relax their bodies in order for them
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