The first lady chose a white dress valued at almost 3,000 euros that, due to a downpour, made her chest transparent. Without intending to, she thus joins the 'Free the Nipple' movement that aims to make the female body visible.
White clothing and showers is not a good mix. Melania Trump knows this well after the rain played a trick on her during the United States Independence Day celebration in Washington. The first lady went with her husband, President Donald Trump, to the show organized on the occasion of the 4th of July, dressed in a snowy dress signed by Carolina Herrera. A creation that reached almost 3,000 euros in its original price and that in the sales season can be bought for half (1,400 euros) in multi-brand portals such as My Theresa.
The striking thing about her look, however, was the transparencies that the rain caused in the dress. The first lady ended up drenched and the absence of a bra and a full-fledged “free the nipple” could be clearly seen. Since marking nipples is fashionable (even stickers are sold to increase the effect), Melania accidentally joined a trend that aims to normalize and make the female body visible, a purpose that conflicts with the policies of her husband.
The appearance of Melania, who became the accidental protagonist of a more politicized show than in previous editions (Trump even gave a patriotic speech), Twitter was quick to comment on the first lady's outfit and the damage caused by the rain on her dress. . "Maybe her budget didn't allow for a bra?" or "I didn't know this was a wet t-shirt contest" were some of the appreciations that Melania's appearance aroused in the sharp courtyard of Twitter.
Of course, there were also compilations of all the times that the first lady has screwed her up because of her stylistic choices. Like the time she planted a controversial Zara jacket that read "I Really Don't Care, Do U?" (I really don't care, do you?) During her visit to an immigrant children's shelter in Texas or when she put on high heels to visit the floodwaters caused by Hurricane Harvey. Judging by the number of times Melania's clothes have sparked controversy, it's not far fetched to think that her stylist is another mole in the anti-Trump resistance.
“Her stylist of hers is a rebellious genius working from within to make the Trumps look even more unhinged than they are. There is no other explanation and I personally applaud that stylist. I'm already looking forward to that SS-inspired wardrobe that the First Lady will wear on her next trip to Germany. Start shining your black boots, Melania!”, The prestigious columnist for The Guardian Hadley Freeman ironized a few months ago. Is this a veiled message of support for the Free the Nipple movement that Melania has unintentionally joined?
