Melania Trump's $2,190 convention dress sold out within an hour of her speech

Donald and Melania Trump at the 2016 RNC.
(Image credit: ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)

Melania Trump might not be so good at writing speeches, but she can certainly still make a statement. The potential first lady has been likened to the fashionable Jackie Kennedy since she made the comparison herself back in 2000, and 16 years later, with the White House in sight, she didn't disappoint when appearing at the GOP convention in a $2,190 Roksanda "Margot" dress.

A spokeswoman told Women's Wear Daily that Melania didn't use a stylist to help her pick out the ivory silk number, which is apparently actually intended to be a wedding gown; Melania Trump purchased the dress from Net-a-porter herself.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.