The meaning behind Melania Trump's election day outfit — and her most defining fashion moments

Putting speech immoderate takes connected the startling MAGA comeback crossed the pond, determination tin beryllium nary denying that the returning FLOTUS, Melania Trump, was ripe for manner investigation — beryllium it for amended oregon worse.

No 1 knows what the reasoning was down her whacking-great shades and drawn on, icy smile, but we each bore witnesser to a pistillate who knows however to get dressed. This is simply a erstwhile exemplary and precocious nine darling who was erstwhile the toast of the Met Gala and New York Fashion Week’s beforehand row, aft all. 

Today, arsenic her hubby Donald Trump bushed Kamala Harris and was elected president, she opted for a double-breasted grey, wool skirt suit which extended conscionable implicit the knee. What was she trying to say? Unlike immoderate of the highlighter hues she has go known for, this clip a interaction of sophistication (and a willingness to slip, presentably, into the background) was preferred. And conscionable similar the polka dot formal she wore to ballot earlier that day, the outfit is said to beryllium from Dior — though it has not been confirmed by the Parisian house. 

Hervé Pierre is the antheral down ther look. The erstwhile originative manager astatine Carolina Herrera began moving with her upon her introduction to the White House, aft designing her inauguration gown and aboriginal helping her with her dressing, successful what became his archetypal styling job. 

Many apical luxury houses garbage to formal her, which means a large woody of what she wears is purchased — dissimilar galore of the planetary leaders and their partners. Pierre’s services bash not travel cheap, either. Having continued to assistance Melania Trump aft leaving the White House, it was revealed helium was paid implicit $100,000 from Donald Trump's Political enactment committee successful the past six months of 2023 alone.

In an interrogation astatine the extremity of the erstwhile FLOTUS’s archetypal 4 twelvemonth stint successful the White House, Pierre explained “it has been an honour to formal the First Lady. [The role] was wholly unexpected. I met her for the archetypal clip connected Jan 3 and connected Jan 7, she asked maine to plan the gown for the inauguration 4 years ago. I had 11 oregon 12 days, due to the fact that we had to bash the fitting and present it. She didn’t springiness maine truthful overmuch accusation truthful I was swimming successful fog.” 

It would spell connected to go a blessed collaboration, which has created immoderate standout looks — and immoderate shockers. Pierre claims not to person had thing to bash with the “I truly don’t care, bash u?” gaffe, though. 

Below, spot our retrospective of Melania Trump’s astir impactful outfits.

Much similar the precocious Queen Elizabeth II Trump good understands the interaction 1 bold, agleam colour tin execute — surely erstwhile sartorially speaking to thousands. A standout was a pre-Brat, Brat greenish pleated formal she wore for her husband’s Republican Party information acceptance code successful August 2020. The Valentino outpouring 2020 pleated-crepe formal did get her successful a pickle online: it was the aforesaid colour arsenic a green-screen, which made her an casual people for a meme onslaught. It followed a big of different retina-damagingly agleam looks.

There are 2 memorable terrors: a Zara overgarment which work “I truly don’t care, bash u?” shocked the satellite arsenic FLOTUS made her mode to sojourn facilities that location and attraction for children taken from their parents astatine the US-Mexico border. Another bad, though somewhat little alarming, infinitesimal came with an unfortunate soma shadiness brace of leather trousers.

All salute. Trump leans into army-style khaki two-pieces; famously for her 2020 speech, wherever she wore afloat look Alexander McQueen.

Never 1 to shy from a small sparkle, Trump is known to go-full-glitz erstwhile the formal codification is achromatic tie. Capes and all.

Louboutins successful the White House gardens? A small ungraded has ne'er been a interest of Melania’s.