--- title: Want the Dress Melania Trump Wore to Congress? It'll Cost You description: First Lady Melania Trump wore a glittery embroidered jacket and skirt from Michael Kors to her husband's first address to Congress. authors: - name: Ryan Teague Beckwith url: https://money.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/ social: - https://x.com/ryanbeckwith former_staff: true published: '2017-03-01T03:27:16.000Z' modified: '2024-04-17T05:19:56.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - Calvin Klein - Donald Trump - fashion - Melania Trump - Michael Kors - onetime - Ralph Lauren - White House word_count: 189 canonical: https://money.com/trump-address-congress-melania-trump-dress/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![First lady Melania Trump arrives to a joint session of the Congress with U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. 28, 2017 in Washington.](https://img.money.com/2017/02/melania-trump4.jpg) *First lady Melania Trump arrives to a joint session of the Congress with U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. 28, 2017 in Washington.* First Lady [Melania Trump](http://motto.time.com/4684155/melania-trump-white-house-governors-ball/) wore a glittery embroidered jacket and skirt from Michael Kors to her husband's [first address to a joint session of Congress](https://time.com/4686621/trump-congress-address-transcript/). The black outfit, which was more high fashion than usual First Lady outfits at such speeches, was also a little more high cost. According to [the Michael Kors website](http://www.michaelkors.com/floral-embroidered-stretch-pebble-crepe-dinner-jacket/_/R-US_805RKI004B?No=14&color=0001), the jacket retails for $4,995 and the skirt for $4,595, for a total of $9,590 before sales tax is added. In keeping with her husband's "America First" theme, Melania Trump has [made a point of wearing mostly American designers](http://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/first-lady-melania-trump-spotlight-at-joint-session-of-congress-address-10825586/) such as Kors, who was born on Long Island, as well as [Calvin Klein](http://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/first-lady-melania-trump-calvin-klein-dress-for-morikami-gardens-visit-10787411/) and [Ralph Lauren](http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/01/melania-trump-ralph-lauren-dress-inauguration). The event was one of the first major appearances by the First Lady, following inauguration and the visit of Japanese [Prime Minister Shinzo Abe](http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/10/politics/melania-trump-akie-abe-washington/) and [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu](http://people.com/politics/melania-trump-benjamin-netanyahu-first-official-white-house-appearance/). She has kept a lower profile than past first ladies, staying in New York while her young son Barron Trump finishes school. For his part, President Donald Trump wore a dark navy suit and striped tie, although in [a rare break from his usual practice](https://time.com/4439204/donald-trump-fashion/), he buttoned the jacket. ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/trump-address-congress-melania-trump-dress/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Lifestyle", "item": "https://money.com/lifestyle/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Fashion", "item": "https://money.com/fashion/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Want the Dress Melania Trump Wore to Congress? 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