Being the wife of an American president has historically come with certain responsibilities and prying eyes. For First Ladies, fashion has been an important means of communication that demonstrates the values they individually stand behind. While Michelle Obama used her clothes as a tool to promote diversity in the fashion world, Jill Biden, the wife of the late President Joe Biden, adopted a more traditional stance. It remains unclear what story Melania Trump, who will soon return to her post as First Lady, will tell with her clothes this time around. During her husband’s first term, with a few exceptions, there wasn’t much depth to his wardrobe choices: Whether American fashion giants would work with Trump is a matter of curiosity.
“I Really Don’t Care, What About You?” she wore to visit a migrant children’s shelter on the U.S.-Mexico border. jacket with the inscription sparked huge controversy.
Several top American designers, each of whom has dressed at least one first lady, declined to comment on whether they would be open to working with Trump.
