Melania Trump’s Clothing Cost: Price Of Melania’s $51,500 Dolce & Gabbana Jacket Courts Controversy [Photos]


First Lady Melania Trump is the subject of plenty of Google searches. According to Google’s Keyword Tool, the name “Melania Trump” gets up to 10 million searches per month, while Melania’s first name alone gets up to 100,000 Google searches per month. Whereas plenty of the searches about Melania are queries about Melania’s age, nationality, IQ, or her family, up to 10,000 searches per month are entered into Google about Melania’s fashion choices. Up to 100,000 people type “Melania Trump dress” into Google each month.

Now that Melania has returned from her jaunt to several foreign countries with President Donald Trump to the White House, Melania leaves in her wake a plethora of photos that display the dresses, shoes, and pants she chose to wear across her journey. As reported by ABC News, much of the attention that Melania received regarding her latest fashion choices included an expensive Dolce & Gabbana jacket. The Washington Post reports the cost of the jacket at $51,500, which represents the median 2015 U.S. income. Feedback about that pricey jacket can be seen in tweets below.

Photos of Melania Trump At The White House And During Foreign Trip

As seen in the below photo, Melania returned to the White House on Saturday, May 27, from Mr. and Mrs. Trump’s first overseas trip as president and first lady.

First Lady Melania Trump back at the White House on May 27
[Image by Olivier Douliery/Getty Images]

However, it’s photos like the top one above, showing Melania stepping out of a car at Chierici Palace in Catania, Italy, on Friday, May 26, that has tongues wagging, all because of the designer jacket Melania wore that day.

Melania seemed to stand out among other spouses of international leaders, as she waved in the colorful coat, as seen in the below photo. Melania joined others on the balcony of City Hall, in Catania, Italy. On Twitter, however, controversy has erupted over the high cost of the designer jacket worn by Melania.

Melania Trump waves.
[Image by Domenico Stinellis/AP Images]

More Melania Photos

Additional photos of Melania during her overseas trip with President Trump include the one below, showing Mrs. Trump on May 24, visiting a hospital in Vatican City, Vatican.

Melania Trump in Vatican City, Vatican. [Image by Franco Origlia/Getty Images]

Melania’s Black Veil Worn Whilst Meeting Pope Francis

One of the most talked about looks worn by Melania overseas included the black veil that Melania wore when meeting Pope Francis.

Melania Trump in black veil. [Image by Franco Origlia/Getty Images]

Melania In A White Suit

Melania oftentimes chooses white outfits to don, and on May 22, it was no exception. As seen in the below photo, Melania wore a white suit as she sat with Sarah Netanyahu and Nechama Rivlin at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel.

Melania in a white suit near Tel Aviv, Israel. [Image by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images]

Melania In White Dress In Israel

Melania once again chose to wear white on Wednesday, May 23, as seen in the below photo. Melania wore a sleeveless white or cream-colored dress as she prepared to say goodbye to the land with President Trump at a farewell ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport.

President Donald Trump and Melania Trump at Ben Gurion International Airport.
[Image by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images]

The above photos show the transformation of Melania’s style of dress as wife to President Trump, in comparison to Mrs. Trump’s modeling days. Google reports that up to 10,000 people type in the term “Melania Trump modeling pictures” each month, proving there’s a crowd interested in Melania during her younger days.

Donald Trump and Melania in 2001. [Image by Nick Elgar/ImageDirect/Getty Images]

Photos like the one above show Mr. Trump and Melania Knauss, as she was known in 2001, attending a magazine launch party.

Additional photos like the one below from 2001 prove that Melania’s fashion sense as a model translated to the red carpet as she donned a white gown with a plunging neckline.

Trump and model Melania Knauss in 2001. [Image by David McNew/Getty Images]

Whereas Melania has worn white for plenty of events, the photo below shows an instance when Melania chose to wear black. It was again in 2001 when Melania and Mr. Trump attended an American Cancer Society gala fundraiser in New York City.

Melania Knauss and Donald Trump in 2001 in New York City. [Image by Chris Hondros/Newsmakers]

Despite plenty of praise for Mrs. Trump’s style, the price of the $51,500 jacket worn by Melania is bringing comments like those below to social media.

“Ridiculous. Pinning signs that read ‘Let them eat cake’ all over herself would have had the same effect.”

“She wears $51,000 as her husband strip needed services from the poor and pays ZERO in taxes.”

“The only thing these people are in touch with is GREED! Melania $51,500 Coat Is the Actual Definition of Out of Touch.”

“Kleptocracy: the jacket Melania Trump wears costs $51,500, and if you want to buy one just like it, you have to make a $25,750 deposit.”

“Hypocrite yeah you couldn’t use $51,500.”

[Featured Image by Domenico Stinellis/AP Images]

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