Melania Trump arrives in Florida in dramatic $5290 Gucci dress and is savagely mocked online

Outgoing First Lady Melania Trump slipped into a colourful new dress during her Air Force One flight – but the bold design has been savagely mocked.

Outgoing First Lady Melania Trump has had her final Air Force One outfit torn apart by savage social media users who described her orange dress as resembling a “70s kitchen”.

She flew for the final time on the aircraft alongside outgoing president husband Donald Trump from the White House to Florida where the couple will begin their new life.

While on board, Melania opted to change out of her designer Chanel jacket and black sunglasses that she teamed with a $60,000 black crocodile Hermes Birkin bag, and slipped into a bright patterned kaftan-style dress that some described as “headache-inducing”.

The long-sleeve Gucci maxi dress reportedly costs $5290 and has a small split, giving a glimpse of Melania’s leg.

She finished the look with her signature dark sunnies – though her pricey handbag was no where in sight.

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Outgoing First Lady Melania Trump exited Air Force One at the Palm Beach International Airport in a new outfit that some have savagely mocked online. Picture: Noam Galai/Getty Images

Some have described the Gucci dress as ‘headache inducing’. Picture: Alex Edelman/AFP

Melania Trump in flats, a rare sight. Picture: Noam Galai/Getty Images

Social media users appeared to show no mercy critiquing the unusual dress, mocking the outfit on Twitter.

“Wondering if Melania ripped off the shower curtain at the White House to make this?” one person commented.

“I know I shouldn’t comment on another woman’s attire but that dress Melania changed into, pretty sure my Nan had deckchairs in that material in the 70s,” another said.

“Looks like she stole the curtains from the White House. Hideous,” someone else declared.

Not everyone hated it though, with some stating she looked “genuinely happy” and that she looked as if “vacation mode was on”.

Earlier, Melania had been seen holding Mr Trump’s hand as they exited the White House. The pair arrived at Joint Base Andrews to a military salute and cheers from supporters.

Mr Trump’s daughter Ivanka and other members of his inner circle sat in the front row, where Ivanka was spotted crying.

Outgoing US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania left the White House earlier in the day for the final time. Picture: Mandel Ngan/AFP

Melania wore a black Chanel jacket for the occasion. Picture: Sipa USA/AAP

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“Thank you very much and we love you,” Mr Trump said, thanking his family, staff “and so many other people”.

“People have no idea how hard this family worked, and they worked for you,” Mr Trump said in his opening remarks.

“It’s been something very special, we’ve accomplished a lot,” he said, adding that Mrs Trump was a woman of “great dignity” and “so popular with the people”.

“Honey, would you like to say a few words?” Mr Trump asked.

Mood (📸 @ReutersBarria) pic.twitter.com/Zmso4iHIfw

— Kahina Sekkai (@kahinasekkai) January 20, 2021

Taking off her black glasses to speak to the crowd, Mrs Trump said being First Lady was “the greatest honour”.

“Thank you for your love and your support,” she said.

“You will be in my thoughts and prayers. God bless you all. God bless your families. And God bless this beautiful nation. Thank you.”

First lady Melania Trump: "Being your first lady was my greatest honor. Thank you for your love and your support. You will be in my thoughts and prayers. God bless you all. God bless your families. And God bless this beautiful nation. Thank you." https://t.co/jfVxCBE5ef pic.twitter.com/czRSdl1mqL

— CNN (@CNN) January 20, 2021

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Members of the Trump family have largely ignored the criticism hurled at them on social media during the final day in their roles within the administration.

Trump says Melania Trump is “so popular with the people.”

She leaves the presidency as the most unpopular first lady ever in polling history. Melania Trump's favorable rating stands at 42% to a 47% unfavorable rating. https://t.co/YLkKplYfcb

— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) January 20, 2021

Mrs Trump was copping heat online. According to CNN, Mrs Trump had an assistant write her thank you notes to White House staff, “who have cared for her and her family for the last four years”, the publication wrote.

“The 80 or so staff who received the type written notes were under the assumption the first lady had written them herself.

“Instead, Trump tasked a lower-level East Wing staffer with writing them ‘in her voice’ and she signed her name.

And earlier, she scored the worst popularity rating for any first lady at the end of her first term in a CNN poll.

Melania spent her final hours in the White House with the outgoing president and “only a few aides”, PBS journalist Yamiche Alcindor said, citing sources.

“Mostly, there are empty offices.”

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