{"id":211906,"date":"2026-04-27T23:15:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T23:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/211906\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T23:15:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T23:15:26","slug":"melania-trump-and-queen-camilla-choose-designers-from-their-own-countries-in-break-from-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/211906\/","title":{"rendered":"Melania Trump and Queen Camilla choose designers from their own countries in break from tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Melania Trump and Queen Camilla chose to wear designers from their own countries on day one of the state visit in a break from tradition.<\/p>\n

Mrs Trump stunned in a bespoke yellow outfit as she welcomed King Charles III and the Queen to the White House today.<\/p>\n

The First Lady was dressed in a bespoke butter-yellow skirt suit by American designer Adam Lippes. <\/p>\n

Adam Lippes, known for his refined, minimalist aesthetic, proved a fitting choice for an event steeped in formality.<\/p>\n

The structured double-breasted jacket, cinched neatly at the waist, was paired with a knee-length skirt. <\/p>\n

The soft yellow hue, a departure from the bolder tones she has often favoured in the past, reflected the ceremonial and cordial nature of the state visit.<\/p>\n

Yellow is often associated with optimism, diplomacy and renewal, an apt choice for a meeting framed as reinforcing Anglo-American ties. <\/p>\n

Mrs Trump completed the look with her Manolo Blahnik BB pumps in python, a familiar staple in her wardrobe.<\/p>\n

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Melania Trump and Queen Camilla choose designers from their own countries in break from tradition<\/p>\n

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The choice of footwear echoed previous high-profile appearances, reinforcing her consistent approach to styling.<\/p>\n

Her hair was styled in loose waves, falling neatly over her shoulders, while her makeup remained natural and neutral.<\/p>\n

Mrs Trump’s decision to wear an American designer for such a high-profile diplomatic moment with the British King and Queen will undoubtedly raise eyebrows.<\/p>\n

However, Her Majesty made a similarly bold decision. Camilla wore a white chiffon dress by Anna Valentine, an iconic British designer who even created Camilla’s wedding dress back in 2005.<\/p>\n

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Melania Trump and Queen Camilla dressed in American and British designers, respectively<\/p>\n

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It is a longstanding royal tradition for members of the monarchy to spotlight designers from the countries they are visiting, or occasionally wear colours from their national flags.<\/p>\n

Despite this, royal fans loved their outfits.<\/p>\n

Regarding the First Lady, one fan posted on X: “I LOVE the yellow suit! Perfect for the season. I need to see a closer picture of those shoes!”<\/p>\n

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Melania Trump and Queen Camilla looking at beehives at the White House<\/p>\n

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Another said: “Melania looks gorgeous as usual. The suit is the perfect spring colour.”<\/p>\n

Similarly, someone referred to the Queen’s outfit saying: “Beautiful!!! Camilla is knocking it pit of the park with her dresses.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Melania Trump and Queen Camilla chose to wear designers from their own countries on day one of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":211907,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[7391,9,24,12,63,1433,122,124,123,6665,618,58],"class_list":{"0":"post-211906","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-queens","8":"tag-melania-trump","9":"tag-new-york","10":"tag-new-york-city","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-nyc","13":"tag-queen-camilla","14":"tag-queens","15":"tag-queens-headlines","16":"tag-queens-news","17":"tag-royal","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-us-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}