The scrutiny and symbolism that would be attached to every part of the first state visit of the Trump administration cannot have escaped either the Macron camp or the Trump camp (see: the details regarding the use of the Clinton and Bush china, dinner ingredients from a vegetable garden originally planted during the Obama years, and cherry blossoms as decoration).

Mrs. Macron seemingly tackled the issue by sticking with a wardrobe — the bright pink coat worn to deplane, the yellow coat she wore to Mount Vernon, and the white dress and jacket she wore on Tuesday — created by what has become her go-to fashion brand, Louis Vuitton, thus promoting a French name and lessening the amount that could be said about her choices.

Mrs. Trump, however, has already worn a panoply of names both French and American. The day before the Michael Kors suit, for example, she wore a black cape by Givenchy, heels by Christian Louboutin and a black clutch by Dior, all French brands, mixed up with a broad belt from Ralph Lauren, the ur-American name that also made her Jackie Kennedy-esque inauguration suit.