Today, President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump officially become the nation s First Couple after the 2017 inauguration ceremony takes place in Washington, D.C. For the occasion, Melania made a stark departure from her signature beauty look, exchanging her long waves for a deep side-parted twist and diamond studs.
Swept high above the collar of her powder blue Ralph Lauren skirtsuit, Melania appeared to take a page from the White House beauty playbook by pulling her hair back from the face in a timelessly face-framing style and pairing the look with quietly polished makeup. The demure transformation heralds her formal transition from Manhattan power wife into the nation s First Lady—and provides an early glimpse of how she plans to make her fashion presence felt in the Washington pantheon.