Snapshots From President Trump and the First Lady’s Trip to Japan

FORMAL PROCEEDINGS: After a four-day state visit to Japan, President Donald Trump and first lady Melanie Trump are expected back on U.S. soil this afternoon. Their trek allowed for a much-publicized championship sumo wrestling match and a trip to the golf course for the president and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Talk of trade, North Korea’s nuclear program and other weightier matters were front and center. But the main event was the first couple’s meeting with the new Emperor Naruhito, who ascended the throne May 1. Trump became the first head of state to meet the new emperor and his wife, Empress Masako. The first lady wore a white Carolina Herrera dress adorned with small cherry blossoms for the meeting with the emperor and empress. As always, she worked closely with her stylist Hervé Pierre, who is a designer in his own right. They are known to give great consideration to formal appearances, taking into account protocol, scheduling, etiquette, weather and other factors beyond fashion. While Pierre worked for Carolina Herrera for many years before venturing out on his own, he has a track record of being democratic and practical in his selections for FLOTUS. She departed for Japan on Friday wearing

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