Given the fact U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will once again serve as President of the United States come January, the topic has arisen on theFashionSpot forums whether or not Anna Wintour will grant Melania Trump the cover of Vogue – again.
Throughout her storied tenure at American Vogue, Wintour has endorsed the likes of Hilary Clinton, Michelle Obama, and Jill Biden via the magazine’s front covers – often on more than one occasion. After all, it has become somewhat of a tradition for Vogue to profile the First Ladies of the United States. The first was when Lou Henry Hoover (wife of President Herbert Hoover) sat for a portrait by photographer Edward Steichen in the 1920s.
You’re no doubt aware it wouldn’t exactly be the first time Anna Wintour endorsed Mrs. Trump as a Vogue cover star. Ahead of the lavish Trump Mar-a-Lago wedding ceremony in 2005, Wintour gave up the February 2005 issue to the former model, who posed for photographer Mario Testino. In the cover photograph, Melania was exclusively profiled wearing her Christian Dior wedding gown (designed by John Galliano). Melania Trump was later notably absent from the cover and pages of Vogue during her time as First Lady from 2017 until 2021. However, will Anna (a noted Democrat supporter) give up the cover of Melania this time around?
Melania Trump for Vogue February 2005 by Mario Testino:
Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:
“This digital cover just reiterates the ridiculous childishness of Anna Wintour for her refusal to put Melania Trump on the cover of Vogue. People are evidently supportive of this woman, and as a First Lady (for the second time I might add), it is about time that the fashion industry stops being so biased.” [Frederic01]
“It will probably never happen. I think Trump is such a divisive person and that some people of the fashion industry have voiced their dislike of his politic than it’s irreparable. Putting Melania Trump on the cover would show a great deal of hypocrisy.” [Lola701]
“It’s weird to me that people act like First Ladies getting a Vogue cover is a real tradition, Anna just put Michelle, Hillary and Jill on the covers. There was no precedent. First Ladies belong on magazines like Ladies Home Journal or Redbook, not Vogue. Period.” [blueorchid]
“Queen Melania doesn’t need some worthless Vogue cover.” [mepps]
“I mean I don’t think she should get a cover. It would be a signifier of a mood shift though, of Vogue not being married to a single party. They do want to sell to everyone I assume without prejudice.” [NakedAndAfraid]
“Melania had her cover during the golden years. I’d like it if she got another one. She’s actually fashionable, regardless of what people think of Trump.” [Scotty]
Share your own thoughts on whether or not Melania Trump deserves the cover Vogue (again), here.
