The Trump Women and their Fashion Mishaps - Part Three

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder how many coats she had as a teenager in Community Slovenia. I’d guess one.

She probably had an italian tailored wool coat in a pastel color from United colors of Benetton bought in Italy or Austria. Or maybe one of the coats made in Yugoslavia - they were top notch quality at the time and especially Slovenia produced excellent woolmark quality knits.
Yes, you’d have just one coat, nothing wrong with that.

I didn't take the comment you were replying to as implying there was anything wrong with her having one coat. I took it to mean she grew up in a communist country and likely wouldn't have had the wardrobe of an American teen. I know her parents were educated and had good jobs but they were still living under communism.

Would she have even had access to United Colors of Benetton? I don't know much about communist Slovenia but I imagine it was like Russia and there was a ban on imported goods.

I was a bit of a Sovietologist decades ago when that was a thing. Yugoslavia had access to more western goods because it wasn’t behind the iron curtain but I’d be surprised if it was the same as living in Austria or Italy. In general communist countries tend to have more closed economies because they are state controlled with different attitudes toward import/export. Anyway, it would be super interesting to have articles about that in particular — it’s sort of crazy we’ve had this First Lady for 5 years and know so little about her background and childhood. If anyone reading this is from Yugoslavia. I’d love to know about fashion options in 1980s Yugoslavia!!!

I'm from there, Melania's age and similar background (although my parents were not communists) and that was my comment about a Benetton coat.
With her being from a well situated family and only 2 hrs drive from Trieste, Italy, a very popular town for shopping at the time, I can pretty accurately say that she was dressed as good as an American teenager, if not better. Slovenia was officially the most developed part of Yugoslavia, their women were stylish and weekend trips to Austria or Italy were common. Also, the garment industry in Yugoslavia was pretty solid, with Slovenia having some amazing brands and covering production for Adidas (70's and 80's Adidas made in Slovenia or Yugoslavia are currently gold in vintage market, especially in Japan). I think Melania's always been deliberate about how she dresses, and that most probably started in her childhood in former Yugoslavia.

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Is a cow hair coat a cowhide leather coat? It looks softer than that, like fabric.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder how many coats she had as a teenager in Community Slovenia. I’d guess one.

She probably had an italian tailored wool coat in a pastel color from United colors of Benetton bought in Italy or Austria. Or maybe one of the coats made in Yugoslavia - they were top notch quality at the time and especially Slovenia produced excellent woolmark quality knits.
Yes, you’d have just one coat, nothing wrong with that.

I didn't take the comment you were replying to as implying there was anything wrong with her having one coat. I took it to mean she grew up in a communist country and likely wouldn't have had the wardrobe of an American teen. I know her parents were educated and had good jobs but they were still living under communism.

Would she have even had access to United Colors of Benetton? I don't know much about communist Slovenia but I imagine it was like Russia and there was a ban on imported goods.

I was a bit of a Sovietologist decades ago when that was a thing. Yugoslavia had access to more western goods because it wasn’t behind the iron curtain but I’d be surprised if it was the same as living in Austria or Italy. In general communist countries tend to have more closed economies because they are state controlled with different attitudes toward import/export. Anyway, it would be super interesting to have articles about that in particular — it’s sort of crazy we’ve had this First Lady for 5 years and know so little about her background and childhood. If anyone reading this is from Yugoslavia. I’d love to know about fashion options in 1980s Yugoslavia!!!

I'm from there, Melania's age and similar background (although my parents were not communists) and that was my comment about a Benetton coat.
With her being from a well situated family and only 2 hrs drive from Trieste, Italy, a very popular town for shopping at the time, I can pretty accurately say that she was dressed as good as an American teenager, if not better. Slovenia was officially the most developed part of Yugoslavia, their women were stylish and weekend trips to Austria or Italy were common. Also, the garment industry in Yugoslavia was pretty solid, with Slovenia having some amazing brands and covering production for Adidas (70's and 80's Adidas made in Slovenia or Yugoslavia are currently gold in vintage market, especially in Japan). I think Melania's always been deliberate about how she dresses, and that most probably started in her childhood in former Yugoslavia.

Very cool, thanks for sharing! I actually didn't realize until this thread that Yugoslavia wasn't part of the USSR*, so I expected her childhood to be much more spartan than what the GQ profile and your post describe.

*I am sure I learned that in European history in tenth grade but I was born after the Berlin Wall fell so it's not like something I would remember and to be perfectly honest I don't think about Yugoslavia frequently lol.

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Also strange/random/probably dumb question but for the 80s Yugoslavian poster: Do you and Melania identify as Yugoslavian or Slovenian? Like when you think of yourself, the way I think of myself as "I'm an American," which is it? Genuinely just curious and hope this isn't an offensive question!

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She looks like she gained weight.

Actually it looks like she's wearing a vest underneath that coat.

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I absolutely love her coats. She has exquisite taste.

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I adore most of her coats, but such a waste. She’s always so overdressed and hides her body.

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Anonymous wrote:I adore most of her coats, but such a waste. She’s always so overdressed and hides her body.

It's winter?

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She looks so different. I might believe the fauxlania rumor off this pic

Fauxlania only appears in sunglasses

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Anonymous wrote:I adore most of her coats, but such a waste. She’s always so overdressed and hides her body.

It's winter?

It's not always winter.

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Anonymous wrote:I absolutely love her coats. She has exquisite taste.

I don't love her coats. She doesn't have exquisite taste.

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She looks like she gained weight.

Actually it looks like she's wearing a vest underneath that coat.

She may not be wearing a vest.

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Anonymous wrote:Melania wore a cow hair coat and 5" heels to read to kids at Children's National today lmfao.

I love that coat but I wish she had worn something more casual for this. She does always genuinely look happy around kids.

But why always coats?

In her first lady role she has whittled it down to:
bomber jackets with skinny pants
Full coats where a dress or top and skirt would be expected (just occurred to me, does she know what sweaters are?)
Menswear for official speeches

She knows what she likes and what works. Good for her.

Maybe what she likes doesn't work.

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Anonymous wrote:I adore most of her coats, but such a waste. She’s always so overdressed and hides her body.

It's winter?

Please, she wears them indoors and way before it gets cold.

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Anonymous wrote:Boring coat inside draped over shoulders alert.

The Daily Show actually made fun of her wearing this coat indoors and said that she wanted to show off the Stoopid Kristmas Decorations as quickly as possible and get back in the car and get the hell out of there.