Melania Trump dons flotus cap, business-like shirt and bright white sneakers after being mocked for Top Gun-style outfit and heels

11:00 • 30.08.17

Melania Trump knows how to dress for a society event, a White House fête, or a photoshoot — but a national disaster? Some say, not so much. At least not on the first try, the Daily Mail reports.

 

After watching the progress of Hurricane Harvey safely from the presidential retreat of Camp David, President Donald Trump and the First Lady have departed the Maryland compound for a visit to Texas — and Melania, 47, picked a rather bizarre outfit for the occasion.

While Trump wore chinos, a white button-down shirt, and a windbreaker jacket, his wife looked more prepared for a Top Gun-inspired fashion shoot in her black slacks, green bomber jacket, and stiletto heels, which Americans were quick to mock on Twitter - and which she subsequently changed out of before reaching her final destination in Texas.

Melania certainly put the Air Force in Air Force One with her ensemble, layering the trendy army-green bomber over her all-black ensemble. She even accessorized with a pair of aviators, looking like a female version of Tom Cruise on a 1986 movie poster.

 

Never seen without a pair of heels, Melania didn't switch to flats or boots for the first leg of her trip either, picking a pair of particularly impractical Manolo Blahnik pumps for the occasion. But while those heels are appropriate for most of the events Melania has encountered so far during her husband's presidency, many critics are calling them a 'utterly idiotic', 'ridiculous', and a 'useless photo op.'

  She feels the need... the need for speed: Melania did her best Top Gun impression as she and Donald Trump boarded a plane for Texas on Tuesday 

She's his wingman: She also wore a black top and pants layered with an army-green bomber jacket

All dressed up: Many Twitter users have chimed in to say that Melania's shoes are inappropriate 

Already impractical for walking on grass on a rainy day, the shoes, some critics say, are laughable for a storm-ravaged area

Already impractical for walking on grass on a rainy day, the shoes, some critics say, are laughable for a storm-ravaged area

Ready to roll: As Melania stepped off Air Force One in Texas, she was seen modeling a very different look - although she kept the same black ankle-length pants and the aviator-style shades

All change! The First Lady had changed her unsuitable ensemble by the time she arrived in Texas, opting to wear a white button-down and a pair of white Adidas sneakers, which looked almost brand new

All change! The First Lady had changed her unsuitable ensemble by the time she arrived in Texas, opting to wear a white button-down and a pair of white Adidas sneakers, which looked almost brand new

That's better: Before landing at her destination, Melania changed out of her sky-high Manolo Blahnik heels

That's better: Before landing at her destination, Melania changed out of her sky-high Manolo Blahnik heels

 

 

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