SOPHIE THEALLET

French designer refuses to dress Melania Trump New York-based Theallet, who has designed several dresses for US First Lady Michelle Obama, said she would not associate in any way with first lady-elect Melania because of her husband Donald Trump’s political views 2 In an open letter on Thursday, Theallet condemned the divisive rhetoric of Donald Trump’s campaign and urged other designers to follow her lead in refusing to dress Melania 3 “The rhetoric of racism, sexism and xenophobia unleashed by her husband’s presidential campaign are incompatible with the shared values we live by,” Theallet wrote.