Ignoring the ‘Flood Barbie’ jibes, Melania in snakeskin stilleto heels
FIRST Lady Melania Trump’s ‘flood fashion’ caused raised eyebrows for a second time yesterday as she left the White House for a tour of Hurricane Harvey-ravaged Houston in 4in snakeskin stilettos.
The former fashion model was praised by Trump supporters for wearing a trendy khaki shirt dress and the towering heels as she boarded a helicopter alongside her husband.
The defiant First Lady appeared to be hitting back at critics who ridiculed her on Tuesday when she wore 5in black alligator skin heels as she set off for flood-hit Corpus Christi.
While she changed into white trainers on board Air Force One, she was mocked by social media users and branded ‘Flood Watch Barbie’.
Yesterday, she faced similar criticism, with Vogue magazine tweeting: ‘No, Melania Trump, you cannot wear those shoes to a flood zone.’
Again, Melania changed outfits in transit, opting for a denim shirt, tight green jeans and blue trainers topped with a green Texas baseball cap.
Trump’s adviser Kellyanne Conway blasted critics, calling the attacks ‘predictable’, adding: ‘We should be looking at what’s in the First Lady’s heart, not what’s on her feet. She only wore stilettos on the plane, not in Texas.’
Yesterday, the Trumps toured Houston, America’s fourth-largest city, which suffered 51in of rainfall after Harvey hit nine days ago, and Lake Charles, Louisiana, also swamped with heavy rain. The worst natural disaster in US history, Harvey has left more than a million people displaced and caused more than £1bn of damage.
So far, 47 people have been confirmed dead, although officials say that number will ‘increase significantly’ as floodwaters recede and rescuers are able to reach remote areas.
Last night, 50,000 people remained in temporary storm shelters. 80% of those affected don’t have flood insurance.
Mr Trump said yesterday the hurricane ‘has profoundly affected our entire nation’ and praised the ‘heroic effort’ of rescuers in its wake.
‘Look at what’s in her heart, not on her feet’