Michelle Obama, not Melania Trump, makes International Best Dressed List and people blame politics

HER wardrobe is full of designer gowns and heels, but the First Lady has been left off a prestigious best dressed list — prompting accusions of bias.

VANITY Fair has just released its annual International Best Dressed List — but there’s one name in particular that’s missing, and people have taken notice.

First Lady Melania Trump didn’t make the cut, although her predecessor, Michelle Obama, did (not for the first time).

But while no Trump family members are on the list, the Washington Post points out that Melania’s go-to stylist, Hervé Pierre – who dressed the First Lady for her husband’s inaugural ball, along with several other high-profile events – was named.

Brigitte Macron, left, made the cut, but the First Lady did not. Picture: Martin Bureau

Melania Trump at Chierici Palace in Catania, Italy. Picture: Domenico Stinellis

In addition to Obama, who appears in the “couples” section of the list alongside former president Barack Obama, a small group of other politicians made the cut, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron (along with his wife, Brigitte).

The Obamas are praised for their attire in Siena, Italy, where they were spotted wearing “a white Club Monaco top and custom BCBG olive-green pants paired with a gold Elizabeth and James Connolly cuff for her, and a blue shirt, navy trousers, and desert boots for him”.

Trump’s wardrobe has been discussed by Vanity Fair in the past — recent topics include her penchant for pink, and her decision to board a flight to flood-ravaged Houston in stiletto heels — but the site has also reported on her more innocuous fashion choices, too.

In late August, the site ran an article titled, “Melania Trump Takes a Fashion Cue from Michelle Obama,” which likened Trump’s more affordable ensemble to the J.Crew outfits Obama was fond of wearing.

In response, fans of the First Lady are fuming over the Trump family’s exclusion from the Vanity Fair list, with some accusing the publication of ignoring her purely out of spite.

Vanity Fair made a big mistake by purposely neglecting to give credit to @FLOTUS Melania in the 2017 Best Dressed List-She's a Fashion Icon! pic.twitter.com/7bVSCEu29q

— Corryn 🇺🇸 (@Corrynmb) September 7, 2017

What a joke of magazines! @FLOTUS is one of our best dressed classy First Ladies, along with Jackie O and Nancy Reagan!🙏🏻🇺🇸🙏🏻

— Cindy (@lightning_grl) September 6, 2017

@VanityFair Not having Melania Trump on best dressed list is pure spite. You know as well as I do she is best dressed PERIOD! #bestdressed

— SouthernMom (@madams3196) September 7, 2017

While many are claiming Vanity Fair seemingly left Trump off the list due to the magazine’s political position, The Cut notes that both Obama and Macron made the list as a best dressed couple, so perhaps Trump would be included if her husband dressed differently.

However, not everyone agrees that Trump should’ve made the list, sparking a heated debate on Facebook.

“Just because Melania is ‘First Lady’ — she had to wear a tacky hat in Texas to remind us — doesn’t give her an automatic entrée to the Best Dressed List; especially since every time I see her she’s dressed like a ‘high-end’ hooker,” one person commented.

Another wrote: “Vanity Fair and Vogue have much different criteria than our personal taste.”

“It’s not ONLY about clothes, but rather someone’s entire persona. Melania has been on the job almost a year and has done NOTHING but wear clothes, she’s the least interesting First Lady in history. Sorry, she’s not good enough,” another person wrote.

This article first appeared at Foxnews.com and is reproduced here with permission.