Channeling her husband Donald Trump’s campaign of portraying strength, she was shot in black and white by Belgian photographer Régine Mahaux. Melania posed in a menswear-inspired tuxedo with contemporary femininity: a tailored black blazer with wide lapels over an unbuttoned white top. It was teamed with a cummerbund and trousers.

Régine Mahaux, who has been photographing the Trumps since 2008, told Vanity Fair that Melania’s new portrait “didn’t need to be retouched.”

Vogue mocked Melania Trump’s official White House portrait, saying her choice of outfit looked more like that of a “freelance magician” than a first lady.

The new White House portraits of the first lady and the president tell a story of hard-nosed power and all-encompassing anger.

Melania Trump has come under fierce criticism from Vogue for the outfit chosen for her official portrait at the White House. In the article published on January 28, writer Hannah Jackson spared

Melania Trump’s official portrait differs notably from first lady portraits that came before and not just because it was taken in stark black and white.

Regine Mahaux started out shooting Target ads in Minneapolis in the late 1980s, when the musician known as "Prince" lived around the block.

Vogue Magazine criticized Melania's Trump official White House portrait, saying she looked "more like a freelance magician than a public servant."

Melania Trump became the First Lady of the United States for the second time on Monday, January 20, and just like her first time, she got an official portrait made. The White House unveiled Melania's official portrait on Monday,