First Lady Melania Trump receives the official 2025 White House Christmas tree [some nice photos]

Flickr ^ | 11/24/2025 | The White House

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I LOVE the coat - how else are you gonna show off genuine leather (like buttah!) gloves like that? ;)

My favorite coat is a ‘Swing Coat’ that was my Mother’s. Grey and black wool tweed with a zillion tiny ‘diamonds’ sprinkled all over it.

I have never found another that looks like it - anywhere. The sleeves are short on this style too, to show off pretty gloves. Very 1950’s.

Designer Nina Ricci made it popular.

[left that other site]

Oh yes.

Such a contrast to some previous First Laddies. (oops! Some typos shall remain stet, as they have a new layer of meaning. LOL)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

‘First Laddies.’ LOL!

[left that other site]

Seriously...it started out as a typo, but I let it stand. :-)

[Jane Long]

LOLOL ...

Who was the first First LADDIE?

[heylady]

I had a coat like that in the early 60’s. It was a knock of a Jackie Kennedy coat.

[left that other site]

Who was the first First LADDIE?

I won't name names, but it was somebody whose shower-curtain printed dresses and shorts barely concealed her laddiness.

[Jane Long]

🤣 🤣

I know of whom you speak.

Wide Laddie.

[Jane Long]

Very nice that you still wear that darling sounding coat!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

You’re right! Melania is 5’-11” tall. She’s very tall to start with. I don’t think she’s wearing 10” heels (do they even make such a thing?). Maybe 4” spikes. But 5-11 + 0-04 = 6’-3” and he is much taller than her. He must be 6-6.

[Bigg Red]

I remember having such a coat, as well, but I recall an undersleeve also. And the sleeve was not so wide like this.

Oh, well, Melania stopped listening to my fashion advice a long time ago. 😄

[Bigg Red]

☺️. Those are some beautiful gloves, for sure.