14 of Melania Trump's most expensive outfits

Some speculate that First Lady Melania Trump uses her outfits to make subtle (or not so subtle) statements about her husband's administration.Omarosa Manigault Newman wrote in "Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House," that she believes Melania Trump uses style to "punish" her husband.But others simply admire her "streamlined glamour," as designer Michael Kors described her style.First ladies' outfits are not paid for by taxpayers, and designers often offer to dress them for free. Still, some pieces she has worn are available to buy, even if they're not exactly affordable.Here are 14 of the first lady's most expensive looks.SEE ALSO:The cost difference between Melania Trump's and Michelle Obama's outfits reveals the truth about America's criticisms of themManolo Blahnik heels ' $625The First Lady was criticized for seeming out of touch by wearing expensive designer heels to visit the site of a natural disaster. The Manolo Blahnik pumps retail for $625 at Neiman Marcus, but are currently sold out.By the time she disembarked in Texas, she had changed into sneakers.Balmain button-down shirt ' $690Trump welcomed theBoys and Girls Club of Washington into the White House Kitchen Garden in a tartan cotton button-down shirt. It's available on Net-A-Porter for $690.Her outfit garnered comparisons to Michelle Obama's less expensive J. Crew-based gardening outfits that included a$29.50 shirtand a$228 jacket.Gucci blouse ' $1,100Trump wore a pink Gucci pussy bow blouse to the second presidential debate. Many wondered if the style choice was related to audio of Donald Trumpremarking that he could "grab" women "by the p---y" because "when you're a star they let you do it" that had leaked a few days earlier. A campaign spokeswoman said that the similarity was not intentionalaccording to a tweet by Sopan Deb, then of CBS News.The blouse retails for $1,100 on Net-A-Porter.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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