It is unclear if Melania's daytime inaugural outfit will join the Smithsonian's First Ladies Collection, which she previously donated to in 2017 Scott Olson/Getty Incoming first lady Melania Trump ...

Since then the museum has collected each inaugural ensemble for its First Ladies collection ... according to the Smithsonian, first lady Caroline Harrison made a tacit declaration when she ...

when Helen Taft donated her gown from the inaugural ball to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Since then the museum has collected each inaugural ensemble for its First Ladies ...

Melania, a former model who is distinguished as the second foreign-born first lady, previously donated her 2017 inaugural ball gown to the Smithsonian collection. Related: From Laura Bush's Red Dress ...

It is unclear yet if one of Melania's 2025 inaugural outfits will be enshrined into history after Inauguration Day by joining the two dozen-plus looks in the Smithsonian's First Ladies Collection.