Well, easier being a *straight* guy...
Sir Elton John...
Posted on 05/26/2017 12:39:07 PM PDT by drewh
It's the final day of Donald and Melania Trump's first official tour as President and First Lady, and it looks like 47-year-old Melania is eager to go out with a sartorial bang.
After having made a chic arrival in Sicily, where her husband is attending a G7 summit, Melania stepped out Friday morning in the coastal down of Catania, making a very stylish statement in a $51,500 coat by Dolce & Gabanna, which was covered with colorful 3-D flower embellishments - and came complete with a matching $1,630 purse by the Italian luxury label.
However, the First Lady traded the statement coat for a shimmery, high-neck silver dress and equally sparkly $945 shoes by Dolce & Gabanna to attend a concert by the La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra at the ancient Greek Theatre of Taormina with her husband, President Trump, on Friday evening.
Although the price of the one-of-a-kind dress is not known, made-to-order dresses from D&G's couture runway shows reportedly start at a minimum of $40,000.
Melania looked radiant as she and Trump arrived hand-in-hand at the concert, which was attended by other G7 leaders, including France's new president, Emmanuel Macron.
Macron gave a big smile when he shook hands with Melania, just one day after his awkward handshake with her husband.
At their first meeting ahead of the NATO Summit in Brussels on Thursday, the two leaders locked hands for so long that knuckles started turning white.
Trump finally seemed ready to pull away - but Macron evidently wasn't. The French president held the shake for a few seconds more. Both men's jaws seemed to clench.
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Absolutely radiant
I was just thinking how the US and French first ladies have reversed roles in the last year. Last year the French had a gorgeous model of a first lady with a fantastic sense of style and poise while the US had a first lady who was unpolished, awkward and lacked any sense of style. Now we have a very refined and polished first lady and the French first lady seems to lack decorum and style.
Sounds wonderful. I went to a big, fat Greek wedding and that was an experience also. Great food, music and dancing. The ceremony was very interesting. Nothing in English, no interaction between bride and groom, only the Christ.
And we know all the libs are envious. After the Ape, we get this beautiful, classy woman.
And we know all the libs are envious. After the nasty Michelle, we get this beautiful, classy woman.
Haven’t read the thread but that coat is ugly-—if MO wore it, I have no doubt we would all mock and laugh.
This woman, Melania, is incredibly gorgeous, who is putting her in these unflattering dresses?!
I can live with it, it's colorful. The lovely sheath underneath is counteracting.
Fashion lives again. Tom Ford should have kept his trap shut. But there are no American couturiers anyway...
Well, easier being a *straight* guy...
Sir Elton John...
At least he didn’t dress up as a duck that time.
She is beautiful except for that day coat that looks like grandma’s quilt. Not pretty on her or anyone else for that matter.
New tie for the Pres. Yea !!
I’ve noticed that as well. Perhaps it’s simply not being here with all the ugliness about her family, her, and everything they do.
The loveliest photos I’ve seen of Melania are when she is spending time with children. She has an affinity for them. It’s not the usual lip-service we see from many women in public life. She truly loves little ones.
I think the jacket would be much nicer with something else underneath (different shape and different length.)
That being said, I understand why she wore the jacket, and why she wore the sleeveless sheath underneath of it.
And I doubt she paid $50k for the jacket.
Goodness! I’ve never seen that picture before.
Maybe not in Europe, but in Italy, yes.
She is just going to have to continue being public when in the White House so we can see her on a regular basis. Maybe Sarah H Sanders could give us a fashion news conference weekly.
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