Fans speculate on the 'hidden meaning' of Melania Trump's Valentino dress at Jimmy Carter's state funeral
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Melania Trump's supporters are convinced she was sending a secret message with the Valentino dress she wore to the State Funeral Service for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Thursday. Melania, 54, accompanied her husband Donald Trump, 78, to the ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
![[Melania, 54, accompanied her husband Donald Trump, 78, to the ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/22/93926565-14268497-Melania_54_accompanied_her_husband_Donald_Trump_78_to_the_ceremo-m-241_1736462022622.jpg)
The incoming first lady wore a black Valentino trench dress with a white button-down underneath from fall 2019 with an enormous, dramatic white collar. Melania paired her Valentino dress with classic black Manolo Blahnik pumps. While at first glance, it looked like Melania's dramatic collar had an abstract design, it actually featured a print of a couple kissing in front of roses and butterflies.
![[While at first glance, it looked like Melania's dramatic color had an abstract design, it actually featured a print of a couple kissing in front of roses and butterflies]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/22/93933289-14268497-image-a-51_1736460295331.jpg)
The mysterious print was shown in multiple pieces from the design house's fall 2019 collaboration with Undercover, a high-end Japanese street brand. The black-and-white print is based on a 19th-century neoclassical sculpture of kissing lovers, according to Vogue's review of the collection.
![[One fan tweeted, 'Melania's Coat Dress that she wore today is by designer, Valentino. Valentino used a print of the sculpture 'The Kiss' in this collection that she's wearing']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/22/93933303-14268497-image-a-50_1736460286568.jpg)
Melania's supporters flocked to X (formerly Twitter) to try to figure out the meaning behind her cryptic ensemble. Melania Trump's supporters are convinced she was sending a secret message with the Valentino dress she wore to the State Funeral Service for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
![[The former model's devout supporter continued, 'How fitting to wear in a room full of traitors,' as Melania was seen sitting with her husband's former opponent, Kamala Harris, as well as his former Vice President, Mike Pence, and his wife, Karen Pence]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/22/93933299-14268497-image-a-49_1736460281763.jpg)
Melania, 54, accompanied her husband Donald Trump, 78, to the ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. While at first glance, it looked like Melania's dramatic color had an abstract design, it actually featured a print of a couple kissing in front of roses and butterflies.
