15 of Melania Trump's most expensive outfits
- First ladies' outfits are not paid for by taxpayers. Designers often offer to dress them for free.
- Some speculated that first lady Melania Trump used her outfits to make political statements.
- One of her most expensive looks was a $51,500 Dolce & Gabbana jacket.
Melania Trump's $625 Manolo Blahnik heels, worn to board Marine One and travel to Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, proved controversial.
In 2017, the first lady was criticized for seeming out of touch by wearing expensive designer heels to visit the site of a natural disaster. The Manolo Blahnik pumps retailed for $625 at Neiman Marcus, but they are currently sold out.
By the time she disembarked in Texas, she had changed into sneakers.
Trump wore a $690 button-down shirt from Balmain for an event at the White House Kitchen Garden in 2017.
Trump welcomed the Boys and Girls Club of Washington into the White House Kitchen Garden in a tartan cotton button-down shirt. It retailed on Net-A-Porter for $690.
Her outfit garnered comparisons to Michelle Obama's less expensive J. Crew-based gardening outfits that included a $29.50 shirt and a $228 jacket.
Trump wore a $1,100 Gucci blouse to a presidential debate in 2016.
Trump wore a pink Gucci pussy-bow blouse to the second presidential debate. Many wondered if the style choice was related to audio of Donald Trump remarking that he could "grab" women "by the p---y" because "when you're a star they let you do it" that had leaked a few days earlier. A campaign spokeswoman said that the similarity was not intentional, according to a tweet by Sopan Deb, then of CBS News.
The blouse retailed for $1,100 on Net-A-Porter, but it is no longer available.
For her speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention, Trump wore a white Roksanda "Margot" dress that cost $2,865.
The dress was advertised as "a beautiful option for the modern bride." She paired the look with $675 Christian Louboutin heels.
The dress sold out less than an hour after her speech, and it is no longer available on Net-A-Porter.
Her pink Delpozo dress, worn to the United Nations in 2017, cost $2,950.
Trump spoke to the United Nations about cyberbullying, but people couldn't stop talking about her $2,950 hot-pink Delpozo dress with voluminous sleeves.
Business Insider's Kate Taylor wrote that her choice of dress revealed her lack of public speaking experience since the dress didn't appear oversized from a distance, but was ill-suited for speaking behind a podium.
Trump wore an all-white outfit totaling $2,970 during a 2018 visit with French first lady Brigitte Macron.
Both Trump and French first lady Brigitte Macron wore white outfits on the French leaders' visit to Washington, DC. It's not the first time they've dressed alike.
Aside from the Michael Kors jacket costing $2,195, Trump wore a Hervé Pierre hat and $775 Christian Louboutin heels.
Trump wore a yellow $3,701 Gucci coat to a summit in Helsinki with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in 2018.
Trump wore a pale-yellow coat with a butterfly-detail belt to the summit in Helsinki where President Trump met with Putin. The coat, made by Gucci, was on sale at Farfetch for $3,701.
Melania Trump's yellow plaid Bottega Veneta coat, worn to a White House Halloween event in 2018, cost $3,950.
Trump gave out candy to young trick-or-treaters, many of whom were from military families, in a plaid brushed-wool coat by Bottega Veneta. It retailed on Net-A-Porter for $3,950, but is no longer available.
She stepped off Air Force One in a Isoude coat that retailed for $3,995 in 2018.
Trump exited Air Force One in Helsinki, Finland, in an Isoude driving coat with leather details retailing at $3,995.
Trump's pale-yellow J. Mendel gown, worn to dinner with then-British Prime Minister Theresa May, cost $6,990.
After the backlash of Trump's "I really don't care, do u?" jacket that she wore on a visit to Texas to visit immigrant children (her spokeswoman said, "There's no hidden message"), she opted for a pale-yellow pleated chiffon gown from J. Mendel on her and President Trump's first official visit to the UK.
The gown is no longer available but it was priced at $6,990, according to USA Today.
During a White House reception in 2017, she wore a Monique Lhuillier gown with a price tag of $7,995.
The first lady welcomed The White House Historical Association in a sparkling Monique Lhuillier gown. It is no longer available from Bergdorf Goodman, where it retailed for $7,995.
Trump wore an embroidered Michael Kors jacket-and-skirt ensemble totaling $9,590 for a joint session of Congress.
The dinner jacket retailed for $4,995, and the skirt for $4,595. Both are no longer available on Michael Kors' website.
When some criticized the look as too flashy for the event, Kors released a statement to Vanity Fair, saying, "Mrs. Trump has been a long time client at our New York boutique. She has a keen understanding of what works best for her and her lifestyle. My embroidered black suit reflects the streamlined glamour that she is known for."
Trump's Bally trousers, Manolo Blahnik heels, and Hermes Birkin bag in 2017 added up to a $14,170 outfit.
Trump wore $575 Bally wide-legged trousers and $595 Manolo Blahnik heels when she moved into the White House in 2017 with son Barron. She also carried a Hermes Birkin bag with an estimated cost of $13,000.
Trump wore a $51,500 Dolce & Gabbana jacket to meet with spouses of world leaders at the G-7 summit in Italy in 2017.
Purchasing the floral multicolored jacket requires a $25,750 deposit. The full cost of the jacket was more than most Americans make in a year.
Trump's custom Hervé Pierre inauguration gown is priceless.
Trump worked with designer Hervé Pierre to create a custom inauguration gown.
"When sitting down with Hervé to discuss her vision, the first lady knew she wanted a modern, light, unique and unexpected look," Stephanie Grisham, the first lady's press secretary and communications director, told CNN at the time.
Such custom creations for inaugural balls are priceless. Trump donated her gown to the Smithsonian's First Ladies Collection exhibit at the National Museum of American History.
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