Melania dazzles in $3,700 Gucci coat with huge butterfly on the buckle
For her visit with husband President Donald Trump in Helsinki, First Lady Melania Trump appeared to have been inspired by Duchess Kate. She and the President had just visited the UK a few days ago.
Melania wore a pale yellow dress coat that costs $3,700 according to Farfetch. Duchess Kate is known for wearing similar dress coats.
Melania Trump, 48, and her husband US President Donald Trump are in Helsinki to meet President Vladimir Putin, after a tour of the UK. The First Lady took some style inspiration from Duchess Kate by wearing a Gucci dress coat that came to just below her knees.
It floated as she walked behind her husband. The lemon yellow coat was reminiscent of the Alexander McQueen pieces that Kate is often seen in
Enjoyed conversation with the First Lady of Finland today - good conversation about issues facing our nations. Thank you to @JenniHaukio for hosting me! pic.twitter.com/wSzjA7cQq1
— Melania Trump 45 Archived (@FLOTUS45) July 16, 2018
For more on this story go to our Twitter account @amomama_usa. The coat added color to the proceedings amongst the blues and grays around her.
It featured long sleeves and was cinched in at the waist by a tie belt which had a butterfly buckle. She lengthened her height by wearing a pair of bright yellow stiletto heels.
JUST IN: After meeting with President Putin for more than two hours, President Trump says summit is a "very good start for everybody." https://t.co/d78lF0GlCt pic.twitter.com/RZapoZWt2T
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 16, 2018
Her hair was styled straight and down. The First Lady carried a small bouquet of wildflowers in her hands, possibly to give to Putin.
This outfit was a major change from the more subdued, neutral-colored outfit that she wore as she landed in Helsinki. With Donald by her side, Melania was seen wearing a stylish pair of brown, high-waisted, wide-leg trousers.
President Trump says his private meeting with Russia's Putin was a "very good start." They'll soon address the media in Helsinki. https://t.co/yMdbyjlaHL pic.twitter.com/TuCmyGmEhD
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) July 16, 2018
She paired the pants with a white, businesslike shirt. Adding to her ensemble, Melania wore an unbuttoned pale grey woolen coat.
Both looks were a huge change from the last outfit that she was spotted in. On her arrival in Scotland last Friday for a weekend with her husband, she landed at Glasgow airport wearing a racing green padded Burberry jacket.
Jenni Haukio, wife of Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, @FLOTUS Melania Trump, President @realDonaldTrump and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto pose on the balcony of Niinisto's official residence in Helsinki, Finland, prior to Trump's meeting with Russian President Putin. pic.twitter.com/1a2DNHlWyy
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 16, 2018
She added beige cropped Michael Kors trousers. Melania accessorized with a small brown leather Birkin handbag by Hermes.
Her look was completed with brown snakeskin stiletto courts from Manolo Blahnik.