Melania Trump, "a female robot": why her dress style intrigues
In four years in the White House, Melania Trump's dress style, like that of previous tenants, has been closely studied. However, the wardrobe of the enigmatic First Lady remains a question mark for many American critics ...
Since moving to Washington, Melania Trump has built an image of an inaccessible First Lady that Americans have never managed to pin down in four years in the White House. A mysterious, enigmatic, often distant woman who could not find her voice in front of her particularly imposing husband. It is therefore through her clothing style that the First Lady seems to have wanted to express herself for four years, multiplying the looks on which American critics have often looked. Yet the fashion press has never managed to define Melania Trump's style exactly, as it did with previous First Ladies. "Critics of the president will say she's a robot woman, a low-key trophy woman," said Kate Bennett, a CNN reporter and author of Free, Melania: The Unauthorized Biography.
While Michelle Obama multiplied magazine covers when her husband was president, Melania Trump seems to have been boycotted by fashion magazines, unconvinced by her elusive style. "She had a career in the fashion industry but she did not use her modeling experience at all to show off, as Michelle Obama has done in the past," wrote journalist David Yermack. .
Coats ... and messages
Followers of fitted dresses and above the knee, Melania Trump has gradually changed her dress style, to wear only long dresses and close to the body, often matched with her favorite garment; a long coat. While some critics have mentioned a "captive princess" to describe her choice of look, the First Lady has sometimes dared to provoke, as with this famous Zara jacket which has caused much ink to flow across the Atlantic ...
