Vogue Magazine Criticizes Melania’s Official Portrait, Compares Her To ‘Freelance Magician’ 

“Trump’s clothing certainly didn’t help the boardroom pastiche,” Vogue‘s article reads. “The first lady wore a black Dolce & Gabbana tuxedo jacket with satin trimmed lapels over a white button-up, which she paired with a Ralph Lauren cummerbund and trousers.” 

“The choice to wear a tuxedo—as opposed to a blazer or blouse—made Trump look more like a freelance magician than a public servant,” Vogue added. “It’s perhaps unsurprising that a woman who lived in a gold-encrusted penthouse, whose fame is so intertwined with a reality television empire, would refuse to abandon theatrics—even when faced with 248 years of tradition.”

In comparison to Melania’s 2017 White House portrait, where she is depicted smiling, with the photograph in full-color — the first lady models a more stern facial expression in the most recent White House portrait.  

Regine Mahaux, a Belgian photographer and film-director based out of Paris, France, is credited with taking Melania’s new official first lady portrait. Mahaux also took Melania’s 2017 official White House portrait. The world renowned photographer has regularly photographed the Trump family since 2006.