What did Melania Trump wear in Saudi Arabia? And why it matters
Michelle Obama had earned praise for her decision not to cover her head but Donald Trump at the time tweeted his disapproval
What women wear can often be the focus of critique and controversy – all the more so when the woman is an ex-model, married to the US president and disembarking in Saudi Arabia.
The question of what first lady Melania Trump would wear on her husband’s his first foreign trip echoes similar debates around Michelle Obama’s decision to wear colour – blue and white – and not cover her hair on a visit to ultraconservative Saudi Arabia.
But with Trump’s hawkish political profile, and the first lady’s insider position in the world of fashion, buzz around what the president’s wife would wear and whether that would include a headscarf was at a high in the hours before Air Force One touched down in Riyadh.
Melania Trump embarked on Marine One at the White House on Friday in a high-waisted midi pencil skirt in orange leather with a front split, a cream crewneck sweater with bows at the cuffs and a pair of sky-high nude Manolos.
Vogue magazine swiftly identified the sweater as MaxMara and the skirt as tomato-red by Herve Pierre, the designer behind Melania’s white inauguration gown.
