From Melania to Tiffany Trump: Best and worst dressed at POTUS’ military parade honoring Army’s 250 years

Mela­nia Trump and Tiffany Trump were among the best-dressed at the US Army’s 250th anniver­sary parade on June 14 (Get­ty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump marked his 79th birth­day with a grand mil­i­tary parade in Wash­ing­ton, DC, held in hon­or of the US Army’s 250th anniver­sary. The event aimed to cel­e­brate the Army’s long and sto­ried his­to­ry, fea­tur­ing troops in peri­od uni­forms, vin­tage mil­i­tary equip­ment, and a dra­mat­ic fly­over by a World War II-era B‑25 bomber.x

The event fea­tured a for­mi­da­ble show of strength, includ­ing near­ly 7,000 sol­diers, tanks, mil­i­tary vehi­cles, and march­ing bands. The spec­ta­cle on the Nation­al Mall wasn’t just about tanks, troops, and his­toric fly­overs — it was also a fash­ion moment for those watch­ing close­ly.

From clas­sic ele­gance to eye­brow-rais­ing ensem­bles, here’s a roundup of the best and worst dressed at the high-pro­file event.

Best dressed at Donald Trump’s grand military parade

1. Melania Trump

Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump and first lady Mela­nia Trump walk on stage dur­ing a cel­e­bra­tion of the Army’s 250th birth­day on the Nation­al Mall on June 14, 2025, in Wash­ing­ton, DC (Get­ty Images)

The first lady Mela­nia Trump stunned in a struc­tured beige pin­stripe skirt suit by Adam Lippes, paired with clas­sic grey stilet­tos and her sig­na­ture soft waves draped over one shoul­der, accord­ing to theDai­ly Mail. The out­fit was crisp and effort­less­ly glam­orous, prov­ing once again why she’s a fash­ion fix­ture at polit­i­cal events.

2. Tiffany Trump

Tiffany Trump, fresh into moth­er­hood, chose a flat­ter­ing black midi dress with dra­mat­ic sleeves and a waist-cinch­ing belt. She com­plet­ed the look with a pair of gleam­ing gold heels and a luxe Her­mes Kel­ly bag.

3. Usha Vance

Vice Pres­i­dent JD Vance’s wife, Usha Vance, went for a more under­stat­ed ensem­ble, but one that earned qui­et applause. Her $79 white lace top from NVLT was praised for its approach­able price point and breezy sophis­ti­ca­tion.

Worst dressed at Donald Trump’s grand military parade

1. Bettina Anderson 

Don­ald Trump Jr and girl­friend Bet­ti­na Ander­son arrive at the mil­i­tary parade on June 14, 2025, in Wash­ing­ton, DC (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Don­ald Trump Jr’s girl­friend, Bet­ti­na Ander­son, opt­ed for an all-white pleat­ed skirt and blouse ensem­ble that came off more “office for­mal” than parade fes­tive. The stiff sil­hou­ette lacked ener­gy and fell flat amidst a back­drop of more dynam­ic looks.

2. Susie Wiles

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles watch­es a mil­i­tary parade on June 14, 2025, in Wash­ing­ton, DC (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles start­ed strong with a pat­terned jack­et from Lafayette 148, but her over­sized mir­rored sun­glass­es dis­rupt­ed the bal­ance and took the focus off an oth­er­wise sol­id out­fit.