From Big Ben prints to an Eliza Dolittle hat, the first lady’s choices are filled with sartorial references
Princess Diana, Big Ben, a double decker bus, Eliza Doolittle and the D-day veterans: Melania Trump’s sartorial reference points for the first day of the Trump state visit were unmistakably British.
From the moment she boarded Air Force One in a £2,650 Gucci silk shirt dress with a painterly print featuring Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament juxtaposed with the Statue of Liberty, it was clear that her London wardrobe was intended to make the front pages. The pomp of this UK visit makes it a massively valuable photo opportunity for the Trumps, as they position themselves to launch a bid for a second term, and Melania’s fashion choices are designed to make the most of this. The bluntly literal allusions to Britain in Melania’s wardrobe make for emoji-simple images connecting the Trumps to the Windsors that will be beamed all over the world.
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