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Melania Trump Donates Inaugural Ball Gown to Smithsonian In Hot-Pink Pumps

The gown Melania Trump wore to President Donald Trump's inauguration in January has officially made it to The Smithsonian Museum.

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Melania Trump, Herve Pierre. First lady Melania Trump donates her inaugural gown, designed by Herve Pierre, left, to the First Ladies' Collection at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, during a ceremony in WashingtonMelania Trump, Washington, USA - 20 Oct 2017

Melania Trump, John L. Gray, David J. Skorton. First lady Melania Trump, center, on stage to donate her inaugural gown, designed by Herve Pierre, to the First Ladies' Collection at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, during a ceremony in Washington, . With Trump are John L. Gray, left, Dir. National Museum of American History, and David J. Skorton, right, Sec. of the Smithsonian InstituteMelania Trump, Washington, USA - 20 Oct 2017

Melania Trump, Herve Pierre. First lady Melania Trump, right, donates her inaugural gown, designed by Herve Pierre, left, to the First Ladies' Collection at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, during a ceremony in WashingtonMelania Trump, Washington, USA - 20 Oct 2017

Melania Trump, Herve Pierre. First lady Melania Trump donates her inaugural gown, designed by Herve Pierre, right, to the First Ladies' Collection at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, during a ceremony in WashingtonMelania Trump, Washington, USA - 20 Oct 2017

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The gown Melania Trump wore to President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January has officially made it to the Smithsonian museum.

On Friday, Trump officially donated the gown, a vanilla off-the-shoulder dress designed by Hervé Pierre, to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. As part of the museum’s First Ladies Collection, the dress will be featured alongside gowns worn by former first ladies such as Michelle Obama and Laura Bush.

Trump unveiled the gown alongside the designer and members of the museum, adding that she had “a very precise idea of what I wanted for such a historic evening.” On stage, she wore a sleeveless cream sheath, hot-pink stiletto heels and a dusty-rose overcoat.

“As most of you know, before being elected president, my husband was never in politics,” Trump said in her speech on stage. “So you can imagine that after he won, we were very busy with all that goes into preparing for a new administration and all the changes that we as a family would be facing.”