Melania Trump’s iconic style set for White House comeback: A look back at her 2017 inaugural look

Melania Trump will take on her position as the first lady again as Donald Trump wins the 2024 US presidential election. Trump served some chicest first lady looks during her time in the White House, as she made headlines about her sartorial choices across the world on several occasions.

As she is soon going to enter the White House again, it will be interesting to see what Trump chooses this time around. Till then, have a look at what she wore when she entered the White House for the first time around in 2017. Have a look below.

Melania Trump wore a powder blue Ralph Lauren dress for inauguration in 2017

Back in 2017, on the day of the inauguration, the new First Lady donned a sky-blue Ralph Lauren cashmere dress and matching suede gloves, according to magazine.

Her look drew comparisons to Jacqueline Kennedy

According to , the outfit's mock turtleneck drew similarities to the late US first lady and style icon Jacqueline Kennedy. Style observers agreed, uploading vintage photographs of Kennedy in a similar blue outfit for her husband's 1961 inaugural and giving Trump's attire a big thumbs up.

Controversy around dressing Melania Trump

Melania Trump's Inauguration Day costume sparked much anticipation after Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs, and other prominent designers openly stated that they would not dress the first lady for her big day because they opposed her husband, Donald Trump.

Lauren, a New York-born designer, designed Melania Trump's election night white jumpsuit.

Lauren, ironically, designed the multicoloured pantsuits that became Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's hallmark look. Lauren and his eponymous firm became synonymous with American style in the 1970s with his preppy line of Polo shirts, casual trousers, and shorts, and he is widely regarded as one of the most important designers of the twentieth century.