Melania Trump wore an eye-catching white pantsuit in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, as her husband spoke his first words to the nation as its president-elect. Some people, though, think Trump's choice of clothes was more than just elegant attire for an incoming first lady — as Bre Payton hypothesizes for The Federalist, the get-up was instead "A+ fashion trolling."
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
Trump's $4,000 Ralph Lauren number was allegedly a dig at Hillary Clinton's own choice to wear white pantsuits in the run-up to Election Day as a tribute to the suffragettes and mark of her historic campaign. "OKAY, WE GET IT," The Federalist screamed. "Hillary Clinton is a woman. She is was running for president. And she is wearing white to clap back at all those sexist jerks who didn't let women vote back in the day. Melania Trump turned this faux-feminist narrative on its head by reminding us all that women can wear white, look good, and vote for whoever the hell they want."
Trump has been accused of subtle fashion jabs before, such as when she wore a "pussy bow" blouse in the wake of her husband's lewd comments about grabbing women by the genitals.
-
Trump to host Kennedy Honors for Kiss, StalloneSpeed Read Actor Sylvester Stallone and the glam-rock band Kiss were among those named as this year's inductees
-
White House seeks to bend Smithsonian to Trump's viewSpeed Read The Smithsonian Institution's 21 museums are under review to ensure their content aligns with the president's interpretation of American history
-
Charlamagne Tha God irks Trump with Epstein talkSpeed Read The radio host said the Jeffrey Epstein scandal could help 'traditional conservatives' take back the Republican Party
-
CBS cancels Colbert's 'Late Show'Speed Read 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' is ending next year
-
Shakespeare not an absent spouse, study proposesspeed read A letter fragment suggests that the Shakespeares lived together all along, says scholar Matthew Steggle
-
New Mexico to investigate death of Gene Hackman, wifespeed read The Oscar-winning actor and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their home with no signs of foul play
-
Giant schnauzer wins top prize at Westminster showSpeed Read Monty won best in show at the 149th Westminster Kennel Club dog show
-
Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar take top GrammysSpeed Read Beyoncé took home album of the year for 'Cowboy Carter' and Kendrick Lamar's diss track 'Not Like Us' won five awards
