I'm apologetically quat to the nines and
often underestimated Melania Trump is a
steady powerhouse a mother executive
philanthropist and partner in chief
she's a willing participant ready to
face the challenges ahead while
maintaining a fierce confidence in
herself here are some of the ways
Melania has transformed over the years
the eventual first lady Milania kept a
low profile during her husband's
presidential campaign only sometimes
appearing on social media and giving
carefully composed interviews in her
penthouse in one such interview with
20/20 in 2015 Melania justified her
absence on the campaign trail saying it
was her own decision not to join her
husband we have a nine-year-old son
together Barron and I'm raising him and
this is the age he needs a parent at
home even after Donald was elected
Melania continued to lie low in order to
reportedly keep Barron enrolled in his
school for the rest of the 2017 school
year the first lady in her son waited to
move into the White House until June
2017 and even in 2019 she's continued to
shield Barron as well as herself from
the spotlight a history professor at
Ohio University who studies first ladies
told The Associated Press that Melania
is one of the most reclusive first
ladies in United States history no one
dresses quite like Melania Trump prior
to her husband's presidency she was
already subject to scrutiny regarding
her wardrobe after she met with First
Lady Michelle Obama in November 2016 the
New York Times wrote I'd say she looked
polished and professional and as if she
wasn't trying to call attention to
herself though that is kind of
unavoidable you could say her early look
gave off a Jackie O vibe Melania herself
admitted to having an admiration of the
former first lady Jackie Kennedy in an
interview with Harper's Bazaar saying
she had a very beautiful elegant simple
but feminine style the same Ohio
University history professor who studies
first ladies told NPR in 2016
she might be a sort of Jackie Kennedy
type a well-dressed woman who will be
seen as popular in the women's magazines
but largely stays quiet and on the
sidelines in terms of her public image
although milania's early wardrobe
choices may have been reminiscent of
Jackie Kennedy's that quickly changed in
2018 when she boarded a plane bound for
the United States / Mexico border
Melania was photographed wearing a green
Zara jacket with the question I really
don't care do you
across the back a CBS News reported many
people thought this was at best an
ill-timed outfit after all she was about
to meet with migrant children who'd been
separated from their parents in a
statement to CBS News
milania's spokesperson at the time
Stephanie Grisham said it was nothing
more than a jacket adding there was no
hidden message however the president
took to Twitter and contradicted grisham
statement claiming the words on his
wife's jacket referred to the fake news
media
he added Melania has learned how
dishonest they are and she truly no
longer cares months later the first lady
spoke out about the jacket in an
interview with ABC News and it was for
the people and for the left-wing media
who are criticizing me and I want to
show them that I don't care since
becoming First Lady Melania may have
politicized her wardrobe and become a
bit more outspoken but one thing has
never changed her shoes from her meeting
with former First Lady Michelle Obama in
2016 to departing the White House to
visit families affected by Hurricane
Harvey in 2017 and beyond Melania has
been spotted sporting high heels in fact
a former Vogue editor told Newsweek in
2017 that the first lady had almost
never been photographed without wearing
either Christian Louboutin or Manolo
Blahnik heels Melania Trump has received
a lot of criticism about her attire but
in June 2019 she was also starting to
receive some praise during her and her
husband's visit across the pond Melania
wore outfits that paid not-so-subtle
nods to famous royals like Princess
Diana
this approach to diplomacy was key
according to the editor of everyday icon
Michelle Obama and the power of style
who told CNN the best choice of outfit
in terms of diplomacy would be to wear
the work of an English designer or a
young American designer the first family
should represent our country with
dignity and pride but it would also be a
gracious gesture if they acknowledged
the British fashion industry in some way
and for the most part that's what
Melania did in style noted that she took
quote more of a Michelle Obama approach
to fashion during this trip abroad will
Melania Trump's wardrobe continue to
evolve to be more Obama asked we'll just
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