Analysts say Melania Trump has a newfound confidence that will shape her time as First Lady and sets a new tone as she entes a role she is now familiar with

The inaugural hat was like nothing so much as the broad-brimmed white hat Mrs. Trump wore during a state visit by French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife in 2018, which likewise made waves and which she auctioned off in 2022 as an “iconic broad-brimmed one-of-a-kind hat.” Her reference was herself.

Melania Trump arrived at the inauguration of her husband, President-elect Donald Trump, on Monday. The incoming first lady was spotted alongside other members of the Trump family. She wore a matching dark navy blue coat and skirt with a matching brimmed hat that covered her eyes,

Trump went to kiss his wife's cheek but stopped inches away from her face as he entered his swearing-in ceremony on Monday.

It was a gesture that did not go unnoticed during Trump's inauguration on January 20. As the new President of the United States was about to give his wife, Melania, a kiss, he missed her cheek or rather,

Despite using her hat to dodge Trump’s kiss earlier in the day, the First Lady did eventually allow her husband to dance with her.