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Melania's Bow Moment Anchors a Guest List That Spanned Silicon Valley to Wall Street

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The first lady chose a bow-wrapped gown for the black tie State Dinner honoring China's President Xi Jinping, a graphic, gift-wrapped silhouette built for the occasion's formality. The room around her mixed political and business America: Ivanka Trump and Lauren Sanchez represented the social side of the evening, while Apple's Tim Cook, OpenAI's Sam Altman and Citigroup's Jane Fraser brought technology and finance to the same guest list. It is the kind of dinner where a dress has to hold its own against that range of company, and Melania's did.

With reporting from WWD.

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