The popular media has shown that Donald Trump is taking no prisoners by putting a negative spin on everything he does while he has been in business for a little over a year. But obviously, it’s not stopping that. It’s even going after the first female for, well, her clothing options.  ,
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I have a specific rule for myself: I don’t like to strike a president’s family and other family members unless they choose to put themselves into politics and the public eye à la Hillary Clinton, but certainly, I’m in the minority. On Tuesday, Vogue published a furious post about Melania Trump, demonstrating that everyone is wearing all the wrong gear.  ,
The trend publication, which has been dying a slow demise over the years, accused the second woman of cosplaying” The Apprentice” and compared her to a “freelance magic” in her official White House portrait, which was released earlier this year:  ,
The White House has unveiled first lady Melania Trump’s standard painting. The calm black-and-white shot by Régine Mahaux features Trump, the Washington Monument towering over her neck, resting her fingers on a reflective ebony desk and staring down the camera as if to state,’ You’re fired.’ Trump actually appeared to be playing the role of the first lady of the United States more frequently than she did when she was guest-starring on an instance of The Apprentice.
Trump’s garments certainly didn’t support the board pastiche. The first girl paired a Ralph Lauren cummerbund and skirts with a dark Dolce &, Gabbana tuxedo coat with satin-trimmed collar over a whitened button-up. Trump turned out to be more of a freelance magic than a public servant by choosing to use a tuxedo, as opposed to a jacket or blouse. It’s perhaps unsurprising that a woman who lived in a gold-encrusted tower, whose fame is so intertwined with a reality-television kingdom, would refuse to leave drama —even when faced with 248 years of tradition.
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Oh, give me a tear. This is a hit bit because she married Donald Trump, which is the biggest offense anyone can imagine, and she totally has nothing to do with her style choices. If this had been Michelle Obama or Jill Biden, they may have praised the “you’re fired” approach and declared “tuxedos” the hottest new craze.  ,
Associated:  , Melania Is All Company In Her New Official Portrait
But it didn’t stop it. The essay went on to condemn Mrs. Trump’s final standard portrait as well:  ,
Unlike the new black-and-white picture, Trump’s first photograph was in colour, featuring the second lady—face airbrushed into oblivion—wide-eyed, smiling with a tinge of teeth, her arms crossed to show a large diamond wedding band. The Trumps are displaying wealth this time, though the portrait is more subdued, rather than through diamond rings, thanks to the group of tech CEOs who sat in the front row at the inauguration in 2025, whose combined net worth was over a trillion dollars.
Vogue has pursued the first lady before in previous years. The fashion rag has a tradition of featuring first ladies on its cover, including Clinton, Obama, and Biden, but it failed to do so during Trump’s first term. Ironically, Mrs. Trump has appeared on the cover in the past, but I guess that was before her husband turned into literally Hitler or something.  ,
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If I ran a fashion magazine, first, I’d stay out of politics and stick to what I know. Second, I’d be happy to have any first lady, regardless of her political affiliation, on the cover. And third, if the first lady was an actual model, I’d be thrilled to death to dress her for photo shoots. However, sadly, I believe some people find it difficult to accept others as real people who are not aligned with their political beliefs.  ,