This article tells the story behind the unique and widely discussed navy boater hat worn by Melania Trump during her husband's inauguration. It features the hat's designer, Eric Javits, who discusses the design process, the hat's construction, and its unexpected journey from Miami to New York. The piece also explores the public reaction to the hat and the potential for it to inspire a new fashion trend.
“She almost blew away,” Donald Trump later joked during his post-inauguration speech at Emancipation Hall. “She was being elevated off the ground.”
Well prior to Monday's ceremony, Javits was contacted by Trump's stylist and designer Hervé Pierre to discuss the First Lady's vision of her inaugural headwear. With the design process well underway, he said he did not receive the fabric to begin constructing the hat until just before Christmas. The hat's crown and brim is crafted on wooden blocks -- with Javits having first learned woodworking in grade school.
Much of the work was already done, so the new hat was completed within days and hand-delivered to Pierre to avoid any potential shipping mishaps. The next time Javits saw the hat was when Trump wore it during the ceremony.
MELANIA TRUMP HAT INAUGURATION DESIGNER ERIC JAVITS
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