Melania Trump, former model, has carefully curated her political style throughout the years as First Lady. She is known for wearing designer brands, sharp silhouettes, and high end accessories. However, the First Lady’s style has not always been so reserved. As First Lady she had to say goodbye to her modeling days outfits. Thus, gone are the revealing necklines, replaced with modest hemlines and statement coats. Here, take a look at the First Lady’s style evolution and some of her TOP looks.
Melania accompanied her husband in seeing off the Indian Prime Minister from the White House in a bright yellow Emilio Pucci floral dress back in June 2017.
An elegant look to go to vote in the 2020 Presidential Election. This is a very characteristic look for the first lady. A midi dress with a round neckline that highlights her hips.
White dress never fails. This is Melania‘s most iconic white dress. A dress that adapts perfectly to her figure. It is from the designer Hervé Pierre and she wore it at the Fredoom Ball 2017. Melania Trump is a fashion icon. She has always been characterized by her good taste and her elegant style which we can see from this look.
White pleated skirt dress by designer Carolina Herrera, Melania Trump wore this elegant and chic look of a crisp white pleated skirt dress, prominent collar and three quarter sleeves. The red, blue and yellow floral pattern gave it quite the pop of color.
FLOTUS went for the pencil skirt dress look. It is simple but still chic. The first lady wore a navy blue, pencil skirt dress with collar and bottons from top to bottom. She adds a belt as an accessory to mark her thin silouette.
She wore a military-inspired look, combined with an Alexander McQueen belted utility jacket and matching skirt. Melania paired the outfit with her signature Louboutin pumps this past August 2020.
Melania Trump wore a belted leather jacket with a white pencil skirt to announce her new “Be Best” campaign for children in May 2018.
Melania accompanied her husband in seeing off the Indian Prime Minister from the White House in a bright yellow Emilio Pucci floral dress back in June 2017.
What better color to wear to palm beach than red. Melania is looking better than ever on the tarmac as she head to Florida.
For the meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in her first official appearance at the White House since Trump‘s inauguration, Melania is seen here in a custom-made white skirt suit by Karl Lagerfeld.
On Inauguration Day, January 20, 2017, Melania stepped out in a slim-fitting powder blue suit and suede gloves reminiscent of what Jackie Kennedy wore to JFK‘s swearing in ceremony in 1961. As we can see Melania likes Jackie Kennedy’s style. It’s not the first time she “copies” her.
The First Lady sported statement sunglasses, wide-legged white trousers, and a black button-down, nearly the exact same outfit Jackie Kennedy wore to the same West Palm Beach Airport back in 1973.
Melania wore a festive red sweater, a $1,500 plaid Calvin Klein coat, and black boots back in November 2017.
In April 2017, for the White House Easter Egg Roll, Melania Trump stepped out in a sleeveless, pale pink dress by Herve Pierre, who designed her inauguration gown. She wore pink pointed-toe flats.
In Delray Beach, Florida, Melania was seen wearing a long white dress and matching cardigan on a recent visit to the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens.
For dinner at Mar-a-Lago with the Prime Minister of Japan and his wife Akie Abe, Melania wore a fitted black dress with a lace overlay. She paired the look with black Christian Louboutin heels.
On the first stop of their tour, the President and First Lady landed in Saudi Arabia in May 2017. She wore a Stella McCartney jumpsuit tailored with a gold high-waist belt by Ralph Lauren.
Back in May 2017, The President and First Lady board Air Force One for their Middle Eastern tour. Melania wore a Hervé Pierre orange leather skirt and long-sleeve sweater.
In June 2017, the former model appeared with the President at the Ford‘s Theatre annual gala in honor of President Abraham Lincoln wearing a cream silk gown by Monique Lhuillier.
In June 2017, the first lady stepped out to greet the South Korean President in a rose pink peplum dress by Roland Mouret, nude Louboutin heels, and minimalist look with her jewelry.
For the Congressional Picnic in June 2017, she sported a Mary Katrantzou dress with a rainbow windowpane check.
Melania Trump arrives at the Magritte Museum in Brussels, Belgium back in May 2017, wearing a skirt suit designed by Myriam Ullens de Schooten, a Belgian designer.
The First Lady wore a very traditional Vatican ensemble to meet with the Pope in May 2017. She wore a very modest black dress and a black lace veil by Italian designer Dolce & Gabbana.
For a final appearance at the G20 summit in July 2017, Melania Trump wore a grey and white Herve Pierre dress. A red Bottega Veneta coat that retails for $5,400, and silver snakeskin Manolo Blahniks. Pierre is the same designer who made her inauguration gown.
As we can see with a few of her outfits, the First Lady not only knows how to work political, but also festive looks. Wearing a festive red Chanel coat, Melania pushed the button to light the National Christmas Tree in 2017.
At a ceremony back in November 2017, welcoming both the President and the First Lady to China, Melania wore a custom Asian-inspired Dolce and Gabbana gown. Just that dress is estimated at about $4,000.
Boarding Marine One for President Trump‘s 11-day tour of Asia, the former model wore a blue coat dress which was belted at the waist, and a pair of heels of the same color. A classic but beautiful look for the First Lady.
Melania has not let us down when it comes to “diplomatic dressing”. Here, Melania has chosen a Chinese-inspired ensemble by the Italian brand Gucci in November 2017.
The First Lady went for a seasonal outfit with a burnt orange blouse, Stella McCartney floral coat, and brown leather skirt for the annual White House turkey pardon in 2017.