As if she'd choose something basic for Halloween, FLOTUS Melania channeled Cher Horowitz, aka everyone's favorite '90s style icon to pass out candy at the White House.  Mrs. Trump wore the boxy yellow plaid coat from Italian label Bottega Veneta to celebrate Halloween festivities with kids.

Ever the style maven, Melania paired the checkered wool coat, which hit right at the knee, with black point Christian Louboutin heels.  The coat is from Bottega Veneta's pre-fall ’18 collection.

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Mrs. Trump embarked on her solo tour of four African countries earlier this week with stops in Ghana, Malawi and now Kenya.  The first two stops went swimmingly well both diplomatically and sartorially.  Today, however, her choice of clothing for a safari turned some heads when she showed up at the Nairobi National Park in a crisp white Ralph Lauren button-down shirt, khaki pants and brown boots with a pith helmet.

Many people thought the pith helmet was in poor taste because it is "considered a symbol of colonial oppression."  The choice of headgear overshadowed the mission of Mrs. Trump's trip, which was to visit an orphanage and highlight conservancy issues at an elephant sanctuary. 

 First Lady Melania Trump touched down in Nairobi, Kenya last night dressed in an old Erdem dress worn earlier this summer.  She went on an hour-long safari this morning.   She visited The Nest orphanage where she was greeted by smiling happy kids eager to meet her with the gift of song.

Mrs. Trump, often stoic in public was radiant and all smiles and she danced and played with the children. She also read to the kids, which is part of her mission of literacy.

“Thank you for what you do and taking care of them,” Mrs. Trump said, while holding a baby girl originally handed to her wrapped in a blanket bearing the logo of Be Best, the child welfare initiative she launched this year and is promoting during this week’s Africa visit.

Mrs. Trump wore a yellow striped caftan by Theirry Colson.  The Iolanda striped cotton dress has a loose silhouette, gathered with a self-tie waist and balloon sleeves.  She paired her sunshine yellow dress with white pointed toe flats, which look like the Louis Vuitton Lady flats.