First Lady Melania Trump sparked comparisons to Jacqueline Kennedy after wearing an estimated $80,000 pale-pink Christian Dior Haute Couture gown at the White House state dinner for King Charles III and Queen Camilla. The white-tie event, the most formal in nearly two decades, revived debate over Melania's place among iconic first ladies, even as criticism resurfaced over her Rose Garden changes that departed from Kennedy's legacy. The Jackie connection The comparisons were direct.