Melania Trump's controversial choice of outfits while in Africa has been met with a range of reactions, which the First Lady is shrugging off.
Ms Trump finished her tour of Africa on Sunday by visiting some of Egypt's greatest landmarks, including the Great Sphinx.
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At the site she declared her support for newly sworn in Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, as well as admitting she often told her husband, the US President, off for his erratic use of Twitter.
"I have my own voice and my opinions, and it's very important for me that I express what I feel," she said, according to The Guardian.
But it's not her comments which are courting controversy, but rather her choice of outfits while on the tour.
While on the coast of Ghana, Ms Trump wore a khaki jacket and linen pants resembling the dress of military commanders. Awkwardly, the fort she visited was where hundreds of thousands of kidnapped Africans were shipped to the US as slaves.
In Kenya on safari, the First Lady put an Out of Africa-esque outfit on, including with safari boots and pith helmet. The get-up is similar to that worn by European explorers and colonists, who conquered parts of Africa and installed British rule.
Finally, Ms Trump's choice of beige suit, black tie and fedora-style hat for her Egypt tour has drawn comparisons to Indiana Jones villains, as well as Michael Jackson.
Her response to the clothing criticism has been to lament the fact that her outfits have drawn attention away from her work on children's issues.
"I wish people would focus on what I do, not what I wear," she said. Ms Trump then posed for pictures in front of the Egyptian landmarks, reports Reuters.
Charlene Lau, a fashion historian who has taught at Parsons School of Design told Vox that Ms Trump's choices resembled "mass stereotyping and superficial ideas" of African nationhood.
But she also said that was engrained within film, music and the visual arts.
The trip was Ms Trump's first solo tour as First Lady, and follows the President's remarks of some African nations being "shithole" countries.
Her wardrobe also received criticism when she wore a $39 Zara jacket with the text "I really don't care, do u?", to the US-Mexico border.
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