Melania Trump's State Dinner Dress Is So Awful, We Almost Missed Donald's Ghastly Makeup Fail

After donning a trench coat and dark sunglasses followed by a hat that inexplicably covered the majority of her face, Melania Trump has finally put on an outfit during the 2025 presidential U.K. state visit that doesn't look like some sort of weird disguise. And, thanks to some unfortunate luck or just unmatched levels of bad taste, she has given us yet another fashion fail. In fact, this look was so bad that it was nearly distracting enough to keep Donald Trump's makeup-smeared hand from setting off major alarm bells this time. Sorry, Donald — you were so close.

Earlier in the day on September 17, eyes were on Melania Trump's U.K. look for all the wrong reasons; her hat left folks wondering if she was trying out her "Spy vs. Spy" Halloween costume a month early. When it came time for the state dinner, however, Melania changed into something a bit less cartoonish-looking. Yet, she still managed to draw attention, and not because it was one of her best fashion moments. Instead, it was because of her outfit's bizarre color palette.

When Melania Trump headed to the U.K. state dinner alongside her husband, she wore a long sleeve, off-the-shoulder dress in a bold yellow shade. Around the waist, it had a thick, bubblegum-pink belt, and she accessorized with green statement earrings surrounded by diamonds. Every detail of this look was perplexing. None of these colors worked together, and they didn't particularly work with Melania's coloring, either. The thick belt looked casual and like it belonged with an entirely different ensemble. This dress would have looked better without the belt ... and in a different color ... and if it were an entirely different dress.

It's hard to imagine what would inspire Melania to wear this look for this occasion, when she has all the money and connections in the world to wear basically anything. Yet, perhaps her goal was to make us ask these exact questions. After all, folks' confusion surrounding her look likely ensured that it took them even longer to notice that, once again, Donald Trump had too-light makeup all over his constantly bruised hand. Earlier this month, it seemed like Trump finally found the right concealer for his hand bruise. Yet, either his color-matching skills have regressed, or the Windsor Castle lighting is particularly unforgiving, since his covered-up bruise was as visible as ever. More bruise evidence is sure to make Donald Trump's attempts to squash health rumors fall flat again.