Dolce & Gabbana has been one of the few fashion houses to unabashedly embrace First Lady Melania Trump — and the brand is now reaping the spoils.
Melania has been parading around Europe in the label’s sumptuous designs, most recently stepping out in Sicily on the first day of the G-7 summit wearing a bright, floral jacket (right) that retails for $51,500.
The “3-D flower” jacket isn’t even in stores yet, but has already sold out on the luxury retail site Moda Operandi, where fashionistas had to plunk down a $25,750 deposit for the colorful garment.
Melania paired the outfit, which she wore to a lunch with other G-7 leaders’ wives, with a matching $1,630 purse, also adorned with splashy silk flowers, and a simple cream-colored dress.
Designer Stefano Gabbana gushed about Melania and her ensemble on his Instagram page, posting several photos with hearts and the hashtag “DGWoman.”
“THANK YOU,” he wrote.
On Friday evening, the first lady ditched the splashy jacket for a custom Dolce & Gabbana creation — a sparkly, silver frock with long sleeves — that she wore to a concert by the La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra.
President Trump’s first international tour has presented Melania with numerous opportunities to show off her style — and loyalty to designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana.
Dolce was her designer of choice during their meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, where she wore a somber, long-sleeved black dress and lace veil.
She touched down in Italy on Tuesday wearing a black coat with gold embroidery by the designer, and proudly held the brand’s “Sicily” tote on her way out of Rome.
“Welcome to Italy 🇮🇹 #Roma #DGWoman THANK YOU,” Stefano Gabbana wrote next to an Instagram photo of Melania and President Trump walking out of Air Force One.
During the NATO summit in Brussels on Thursday, Melania wore head-to-toe Dolce & Gabbana — including a lace, off-the-shoulder dress — to a meeting with Queen Mathilde of Belgium at the Royal Castle of Laeken.
“my fav shoes,” Stefano Gabbana enthused in an Instagram post of the outfit.
The designer has been nothing but proud of the first lady’s preference for his clothing — which she wore for her first official portrait — even as critics have attacked him on social media.
On Tuesday, he posted a crude meme on his Instagram page, dismissing his “haters.”
“Isn’t it weird? Yesterday at 11pm we had 13.7 million followers. Today at 12 AM after all the people saying ‘unfollowing you’ we have 13.7 million #DGHaters #boycottdolce&gabbana #DGLAVERITA,’” he then wrote on Wednesday.
But not all designers have embraced the first lady like Dolce.
Mark Jacobs has told Women’s Wear Daily he has “no interest” in dressing her.
“Personally, I’d rather put my energy into helping out those who will be hurt by [Donald] Trump and his supporters,” he said.
Tom Ford simply said Melania is “not necessarily my image.”
With Post wires