Melania Trump loves fashion.
“My style has stayed pretty consistent over the years.
As Trump’s time as first lady proved, her take on “appropriate” is up for debate.
While some people loved the fashion choices Trump made, others were not on board.
All the first ladies were dressed in black for the occasion, except for Trump.
Rather than wear the typical mourning color,Trump attended Carter’s memorialin a gray coat.
Her outfit of choice sparked a spell of backlash.
“Notice how this clueless clown stands out among the sea of black?”
oneX(formerly known as Twitter) user said on the platform, with many others echoing the sentiment.
An etiquette expert weighed in on the polarizing ensemble, too.
As Diane Gottsman toldNewsweek, “Her choice of outfit was conservative and respectful.
“She does know she’s going to a natural disaster, right?
Not sure 4 inch heels is the most appropriate footwear,” oneXuser said.
By the time the Trumps landed in Texas, Melania had changed into a pair of sneakers.
A number of people took to social media to express their negative feelings about that headgear.
Others turned the hat choice into a meme.
Others thought that Trump was sending a message.
“It’s a jacket.
There was no hidden message.
“It was for the people and for the left-wing media who are criticizing me.
I want to show them I don’t care.
You could criticize whatever you want to say.
In 2017, however, Melania might’ve taken her ability to buy whatever she wants to the extreme.
At the time, onlookers were upset about Melania’s choice of jacket because of its staggering price.
In 2017, the median salary of an American woman was $41,977.
On one of the last days of her trip, Trump went on a safari in Kenya.
Her outfit did for the excursion did not go over well.
Trump paired the hat with a white button-down blouse, khaki pants, and brown riding boots.
As the writer noted in the tweet, pith helmets are seen as a symbol of colonialism.
Trump wearing the helmet upset people across the globe who saw the accessory choice as a racist message.
“That Pith helmet you have carried was used by colonialists during the dark days.
Doesn’t sit well with us Africans.
Who advised you?”
one user said onX.
Melania Trump caused a stir when she arrived at the State of the Union wearing all white.
Many people wondered if Melania’s color choice was in protest against the #MeToo movement.
“I support the women they need to be heard.
We need to support them.
And also men, not just women,” Melania said toABC Newslater that year.
While her stepdaughter Tiffany Trump was in all white, Melania showed up in a black Burberry outfit.
Because I don’t have time to do that.”
What’s more, many found the timing of Trump’s outfit interesting.
Some questioned whether Trump’s outfit was hinting at her stance on proposed policies concerning either of those issues.
“The invisible enemy COVID-19 swept across our beautiful country and impacted all of us.
The time she wore a tuxedo in France
.
“She’s trying for the Hope Hicks look,” oneXuser wrote.
“Despite a lovely figure,wealth,access to best stylists and designers,she misses the mark.
Her choices are inappropriate to the context, costume-y, slightly trashy,” anothersaid.
Melania either didn’t catch word of the commentary surrounding her tuxedo or she just didn’t care.
“Merry Christmas from President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump,” thephotocaption reads.
In 2017, Trump wasspottedin the garden wearing a $1,380 Balmain flannel.
The price of the shirt wasn’t the only reason the public questioned Trump’s decision.
“It’s 82 degrees in DC today!
I’m having a hot flash just looking at that shirt, balmain or not,” anotherXuser stated.
As is such with all political discourse, some thought the feedback was unwarranted.
“Not a Trump fan, but it’s not the taxpayer’s money.
Clearly, she’s no stranger to wearing what she wants.
