This week’s state visit to the Beltway by French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte is shaping up to be a momentous and potentially precarious one.
Abiding by the standard dress code for state dinners, Presidents Biden and Macron each turned out in traditional tuxes. Their wives also kept things very formal. FLOTUS wore an off-the-shoulder custom hand-beaded navy crepe floral gown from Oscar de la Renta andDiscussion about the state visit and dinner got underway this past summer, according to a White House pool report. Having celebrated the president’s 80birthday on Nov.
The red, white and blue color scheme is suitable given both countries’ national flags, and is meant to symbolize the shared values of liberty, democracy, equality and fellowship. As another signal of the alliance, the menus have been imprinted with an image of the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France to the U.S. Another likeness of that torch-bearing landmark in New York Harbor was planned as a backdrop for President Biden’s toast, during the state dinner.
Like everything else, the floral décor has been selected with great care. Iris, France’s national flower, was to be in the mix, as were American Beauty roses, which were bred in France and first shipped Stateside more than a century ago. As another hint of solidarity, piano roses were chosen to reflect President Macron’s love of the piano.
Personal presentation is always de rigeur for such world leaders and their respective spouses. For a photo-op and outing earlier Thursday, the first lady wore an entirely Millennial pink ensemble including heels and gloves, whereas her French counterpart was more classically understated in a hunter green dress with a black-shouldered tweed jacket and black heels.
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