The Dictator | Melania Trump and oversized sleeves: how to make a big statement
For the first lady of the United States, 2017 was the year of the sleeves. But are they still in fashion?
I love big sleeves! I was so put off by seeing Melania Trump wearing something I had just bought that I changed my outfit for my baby’s christening. A year on, though, I still love them. Do you think they will always be associated with her now or can I go back to wearing them?
Sleeve It Alone, Pok Fu Lam
The Dictator rules: Huh? That’s like asking if suits have forever been tainted by Donald Trump. Even if it were true, that would be the least of our (and his) problems. Don’t let anyone poison your love of fashion.
In contrast, the incredibly talented Frances McDormand wore a bell-sleeved Valentino gown, sans make-up, at January’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, where she won best actress for her role in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017). So there. Anyway, all “big” sleeves are not created equal, if you know how to differentiate a lantern sleeve from a kimono sleeve, a bell sleeve from a balloon sleeve, and don’t even get me started on cuff varieties.
