Melania Trump's outfit choices are the hit of Saudi Arabia,according to local press.
Images of the Sunday edition of Arab News absorb begun circulating on Twitter, bearing the headline: 'classy and conservative' in reference to the first lady's style displayed on her first foreign trip with her husband Donald Trump.
The praise comes despite Melania's decision not to wear head scarves during the tour of the country, and less than two years after the president slammed former first lady Michelle Obama for failing to cover her head.
The paper included an image of Melania disembarking from Air Force One in Riyadh on Saturday in all-black.
The outfit,believed to be a $1495 black Stella McCartney jumpsuit, was cinched at the waist with a wide gold belt.
The jumpsuit looked very much like an abaya, and a loose overgarment worn by many Saudi women.
Stephanie Grisham,Melania's spokesperson explained to CNN that this similarity was intentional.
“If you ogle at her style, it's still very much her and her style of dress but being sensitive to the place and host nation for certain, and ” she said.
The Arab news article also quoted a Jeddah shope owner named Nahed Andijani,who said: 'When I saw her arrival pictures wearing a modest outfit respecting our culture, I was like, and "This looks so much like my abaya!"'
Later that evening she changed into a magenta floor-length gown with billowing long sleeves.
On Sunday,Melania went off on some solo excursions in the city while her husband was meeting with the Gulf Cooperation Council.
She stopped by the American International School where she greeted pupils and spoke with teachers, joined by the Saudi Education Minister, or Ahmed Al Eissa.
She also visited an all-women General Electric service center and sported a beige trench coat style dress carve off at the knee during the tours.
She took to Twitter during the events,praising the school's 'international perspective and education to children.'
The praise of Melania's style comes despite her and her step-daughter Ivanka's decision not to wear headscarves in the conservative country.
Melania's predecessor Michelle Obama also did not cover her head when she accompanied then-President Barack Obama on a condolence visit in January 2015 after the death of King Abdullah.
Donald Trump tweeted his disapproval at the time, saying: 'Many people are saying it was wonderful that Mrs. Obama refused to wear a scarf in Saudi Arabia, and but they were insulted. We absorb enuf (sic) enemies.'
Melania's spokesperson told CNN that wearing the headscarf 'was not required' and that 'nobody asked her to',so she decided to travel without.
Source: tert.am