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On July 3, 2020, as Melania Trump arrived at Mount Rushmore for an event celebrating Independence Day, social media lit up with comments about the first lady's wardrobe. Some social media users criticized her dress -- a garment created by the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen -- saying it looked like it was covered in scribble. Others, however, claimed that Trump's dress actually featured drawings by children who had been victims of sexual abuse: While the dress pictured was designed by Alexander McQueen, it does not feature drawings created by children who had been victims of sexual abuse. This dress actually features sketches done by students during a life drawing class. Express reported: An article published in Glass magazine in May 2020 provided additional details about how this dress was made. According to Glass, the designs on this dress were created during a life drawing class as students from the London arts and design college, Central Saint Martins, made continuous, spontaneous sketches of dancing girls: Sarah Burton, the director of the Alexader McQueen fashion brand, also noted how this dress was special as the entire team contributed to hand stitch the design: It should also be noted that while some criticized Melania Trump for wearing an expensive dress (the dress is available on Alexander McQueen's website for $3,840), the first lady's wardrobe isn't paid for with taxpayer dollars. As we noted while addressing similar accusations toward first lady Michelle Obama, the first lady's sartorial choices are typically paid for out-of-pocket, although designers may donate items or offer them for a discounted price.
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