Lara Trump’s Most Controversial Outfits to Date

How inappropriate is this look? Let us count the ways. Between the exposed bust, sky-high slit, and the sheer bodysuit, this dress shows more of Lara Trump than most of us ever needed (or wanted) to see. It might have been excusable if the event were a private date night, but for whatever reason, she chose this inappropriate outfit to wear to a New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago that was packed with guests and other families in 2023. This choice of clothing is quite puzzling, given that Lara constantly champions “traditional values.”

There’s no doubt Lara Trump has a great body and every right to show it off. However, some events, like a children’s hospital fundraiser, aren’t just appropriate for revealing outfits. This is why it rubs a certain way that Lara showed up to a philanthropic event for sick children in May 2025, in a short, tight blue-snakeskin dress with a gaping side cutout that screamed “look at my abs,” not “let’s support sick children.” To be clear, we love a good exposed-side moment, but this outfit lacked situational awareness and felt completely out of step with the tone of the event.

February 2023 was a sad month for public safety in the U.S., with over five mass shootings recorded between the 18th and 20th alone. One of the deadliest incidents took place at Galena Park in Houston, Texas, on the 18th, where three teenagers lost their lives in yet another senseless act of violence. Hours after the tragedy, Lara Trump posted a photo posing with four friends in matching camo leggings, massive rifles, and ear-to-ear grins. While it’s possible she hadn’t heard about that specific shooting, it’s unlikely she was unaware of the rising wave of violence or the larger conversation around gun control. 

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At first glance, the peacock-feather outfit Lara Trump wore to Mar-a-Lago in February 2024 isn’t exactly inappropriate. Gaudy, maybe, but not scandalous. That is, until you remember who she’s married to. Eric Trump has a well-documented history of posing with dead exotic animals. There are unseemly photos of him and a dead leopard, an unalived rare antelope, and many more — all in the name of “sport.” So when Lara stepped out in a peacock-feathered dress, it didn’t scream fashion. It whispered, “Did Eric kill that too?” It also subtly announced that the family’s love for “rescuing animals” has fine print: Only the cute ones get saved. The rest get bullets.

The Trumps are no strangers to monetizing just about anything, but even MAGA loyalists gave the side-eye when Lara Trump tried to cash in on the nostalgic Barbiecore fashion trend with this outfit in December 2023. She shared an image wearing a Barbie-styled “MAGA” hat, which she just so happened to be selling for $47. To sweeten the pitch, she added a polarizing caption: “Be a Trump girl, in a Trump world.” If slapping a $47 price tag on a hat in a struggling economy seemed inappropriate, Lara didn’t get the memo. But plenty of Trump supporters did. One X user put it plainly: “I support the cause. BUT $50 for a hat is insane!”

When Lara Trump visited the Mexico-United States border in September 2024, she wasn’t holding any official role. But that didn’t stop her from showing up in full camouflage, as if she were about to join a tactical mission. Camo is used to show military involvement, so when it is worn to such a location by someone with no operational involvement, it comes off as awfully performative. It didn’t help that she showed up with a blowout and full-face glam. Unsurprisingly, the comment section was littered with MAGA and non-MAGA users calling her out for her photo shoot at the border.

As the Trump family gathered to celebrate Donald Trump’s second win in 2024, everyone showed up in their Sunday best. Lara Trump, however, took a detour into clubwear with a sheer mesh blouse that left little to the imagination. She paired the see-through top with cute flared black trousers, but clearly didn’t check coverage beneath lighting beforehand, which is one of the styling mistakes to avoid when jumping on the sheer trend. This faux pas was inexcusable given that this was a nationally televised moment watched by millions around the globe. Lara’s outfit might have been stylish, but it lacked decency and self-awareness.