Melania Trump's First Look At Arlington

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Norisol Ferrari, a designer of Colombian and Venezuelan origin, signs the set of military inspiration that the new first lady Melania Trump wore to visit the Arlington cemetery and pay tribute to members of the United States Army.

The oversized, lapel below-the-knee coat buttoned from top to bottom and the matching shift dress have very special meaning for the designer, whose biological father was a war-wounded veteran. "Her experience, and the problems she suffered for life, deeply affected my family," said the creative based in New York, in a statement from the press office of Melania Trump. "I have immense gratitude to our armed forces and I hope that we can overcome this with the intention that there will be peace and healing for our country and the rest of the world."

Donald Trump and Melania Trump wearing the Norisol Ferrari outfit.

Inspired by the craftsmanship that surrounds the fashion industry, Ferrari began its journey in this world in its youth, with an internship in the Garment District of New York. Her grandfather, a chemical engineer, was invited to work in the United States, where she was responsible for 150 patents, but she told the WWD publication that she did not know much more about her family. I was abandoned by my biological parents. All I know is that we were invited here. We were not immigrants who went under a fence. I know that I am Colombian and Venezuelan and that I am lucky to be alive.”

Her original style, characterized by garments with straight and avant-garde cuts in luxurious textures such as leather, leather, satin or exotic leathers in which dark tones predominate, we have seen in various celebrities such as Demi Lovato, Lenny Kravitz, Demi Moore, Ashley Graham, Bella Hadid, Jennifer Hudson or Janet Jackson. And in her collections coats and jackets abound, pieces in which she is a specialist.

Aiming to empower women by creating garments that make them the best version of themselves, this mission is what led him to accept Trump's commission. "It is an honor that any woman chooses me to be part of her closet," she told the same publication. “It is very important for me to arm the women of this world. A conversation that should never be relevant is 'What are you wearing?' because you never ask that about men. We are constantly being scrutinized for our intelligence, our sexuality and what we are wearing. Empowering women means everything to me, to [combat] this unfair world for us.”

Ferrari is also known for supporting equal rights for all people, regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion, politics or skin color. “I am absolutely opposed to any kind of discrimination. I wanted to give Melania her own voice. She really is a person who is being misunderstood and watched. She is a woman and I am a promujer. At the end of the day that is very important to me, equality for women and for all human beings. And if that's what I really believe, I had to [design for her].”