During Donald Trump's first term, Melania Trump remained something of an enigmatic first lady and strayed from long-held White House traditions.

The black-and-white photo is presumably meant to convey a sense of power and control as she settles into the White House again.

Despite Melania Trump's high-fashion savvy as a former model, Vogue Global Editorial Director Anna Wintour has appeared to shut out the first lady over politics.

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.

Melania Trump and Vogue are continuing its alleged beef into 2025 with the outlet's review of her portrait. Has the first lady ever been on the cover?

Melania Trump's official White House portrait gets an unapologetically harsh review from 'Vogue.' The fashion and style magazine said of the first lady's black-and-white photo, 'The choice to wear a tuxedo — as opposed to a blazer or blouse — made [Melania] look more like a freelance magician than a public servant.

Melania Trump is back in the White House, but she still isn’t on the same page as Vogue, which mocked the first lady’s official portrait as tacky. “Indeed, Trump looked more like she was guest starring on an episode of ‘The Apprentice’ than assuming the role of first lady of the United States,

Vogue magazine attacks first lady Melania Trump’s White House portrait "For a magazine that purports to champion women... why are they so terrified of, and not respectful of, a first lady who comes in and says,