1/21How much? Melania Trump arrives at Chierici Palace, part of a visit of the G7 first ladies in Catania, Italy wearing a colorful floral applique jacket by Dolce Gabbana with a $70,000 AUD price tag which drew a barrage of controvesy across social media. Picture: AAP
Melania Trump’s most controversial outfits of 2018
As First Lady, Melania Trump has turned heads and raised eyebrows with her amazing outfits. These are the ones that made headlines.
2/21It’s a no no: Donning a Zara jacket with the words “ I REALLY DON’T CARE, DO YOU?” when visiting seperated families at the US/ Mexican border. Melania Trump departs Andrews Air Force Base, June 2018, after visiting the Upbring New Hope Children Center in McAllen, Texas. Picture: AAP
3/21Looking like she has just exited stage right from the Temple of Doom First Lady Melania Trump pauses for media as she visits the ancient statue of Sphinx at historical Giza Pyramids site near Cairo, Egypt October 2018. Picture: AAP
4/21Manolo Blahnik: Were these the correct choice of footwear to visit hurricane victims in Puerto Rico? US President Donald Trump walks with first lady Melania Trump prior to their Marine One departure from the White House August 29, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Trump was travelling to Texas to observe the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Picture: Getty
5/21Would you look at the sparkler: Melania’s decision to wear a 25 carat ring worth over $4 million AUD for her first White House official portrait was not well recieved by the general populus on Twitter. Picture: EPA
6/21Out of Africa: First lady Melania Trump looks out over Nairobi National Park in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. The choice of a ‘pith’ helmet was deemed insensitive and controversial with it’s dark colonial history in Africa. Picture: AAP
7/21The Ralph Lauren Suit: The hastag #boycottralphlauren did the rounds on Twitter immediately after Melania wore this little baby blue number to Donald’s presidential inauguration in January 2017. Picture: EPA
8/21What, no headscarf? Loving the flash gold belt but critics were not so complimentary about Melania’s uncovered head when meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef at the Royal Court Palace, Saturday, May 20, 2017, in Saudi Arabia. Picture: AP
9/21What, this old thing? A spot of gardening in a Balmain plaid shirt retailing at $1900 AUD. Melania Trump joins children in planting and harvesting vegetables in the White House Kitchen Garden September 2017 in Washington, DC. Picture: Getty
10/21The hat that had the world talking: Was she channelling Michelle Pfeiffer in Scarface or Beyonce in ‘Formation’? French First Lady Brigitte Macron, and US First Lady Melania Trump, participate in an arrival ceremony for President Macron on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., April, 2018. Picture: Getty
11/21When in China: First lady Melania Trump arrives at a State Dinner at the Great Hall of the People, Thursday, November 9, 2017, in Beijing, China. Trump is on a five country trip through Asia travelling to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. Picture: AP
12/21Critics wondered if Melania was giving a quiet nod to Hilary Clinton by wearing this white Dior pant suit to Donald J. Trump’s State of the Union Address on Capitol Hill January 30, 2018 in Washington, DC. Picture: Getty Images
13/21Just what one wears for a spot of digging: U.S. first lady Melania Trump takes part in a tree planting ceremony on the south grounds of the White House August , 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
14/21The bright pink Gucci Pussy-bow blouse was Melania’s outfit of choiceat one of the presidential debates which was held just days after the release of a tape in which Donald Trump had been recorded saying “ When you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab ‘em by the pussy”. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
15/21Wearing a Dolce Gabbana outfit and mantilla Melania looked very much the part for her meeting with the Pope on May 24, 2017, at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
16/21The Vatican Veil: First lady Melania Trump arrives at the Vatican for a private audience with Pope Francis, May 2017. Picture: AP
17/21Who said Canary? President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump leave the White House February 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. The Trumps are traveling to Cincinnati, Ohio. Picture:
18/21One of the boys: Was Melania challenging the stereotyplical First Lady look in the very masculine suit to welcome Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau the White House in October 2017.PIcture: EPA
19/21Wearing a 1920’s flapper style dress, Melania and Don arrive at the Elbphilharmonie philharmonic concert hall during the G20 summit on July 7, 2017 in Hamburg, Germany. Picture: Getty
20/21Beauty and the Beast: Melania’s fashion choice for a dinner withTheresa May at Blenheim Palace in July has divided the internet, with some drawing a Disney comparison. The pale yellow chiffon gown from French label J. Mendel cost $9441 AUD and immediatley sold out. Picture: Getty
21/21Rock Star chic: First lady Melania Trump wearing leather trousers to greet children from the Burbank and Bethel Manor Elementary schools during a tour of Joint Base Langley in Hampton, Va., Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. Picture: Getty