Melania Trump's $13,000 Dior 'turkey coat' mocked at Thanksgiving

Melania at the White House's annual Thanksgiving turkey pardoning event. Photo / Getty

Few people can make international headlines thanks to their choice of coat like Melania Trump.

Jaws dropped globally in June when she visited the hostile US/Mexico border in a khaki Zara jacket with the words "I really don't care, do u?" emblazoned on it. Which people thought was … a little tone deaf.

Perhaps the most controversial of Melania's wardrobe choices to date is this Zara jacket. Photo / Getty

She's done it again this week by wearing an eye-wateringly expensive Dior coat to the White House's annual Thanksgiving turkey pardoning event.

How expensive? It retails for around $US9,000 ($13,200).

She teamed it with a pair of suede Christian Louboutin boots that brings the total cost of the outfit to around $16,500.

It's fair to say people on Twitter were not loving the coat. Many people thought the pattern resembled a turkey.

People are comparing her appearance to that of the turkeys. Perhaps SHE was hoping to get the presidential pardon and get shipped off to a farm!! 😂 🦃 #AllHopeGoneGirl #PeasAndCarrotsAndMelania https://t.co/yKzDniajZe

— Schrödinger’s Counselor 😉 (@ata2d1969) November 21, 2018

If you want people to take you seriously and stop focusing on what you’re wearing, then don’t dress like a clown. (And I sure hope American taxpayers aren’t on the hook for that $10,000 hot mess of a Dior. Your thousands-of-dollars-a-day hotel stays are quite enough.) pic.twitter.com/YPxTLRK1kC

— Eunice Burns (@TheEuniceBurns) November 21, 2018

Melania trying to be sneaky. “S’cuse me. I am turkey. Please pardon.” pic.twitter.com/LHLnV4IrRD

— 6 Tweets/Year (@Freemealwill) November 20, 2018

How nice of Melania to dress up like the guest of honor. pic.twitter.com/3Onsw77Dk6

— Tom Myers (@Tom_Myers) November 20, 2018

After the official turkey pardoning, the First Family — including Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner — boarded Air Force One to enjoy Thanksgiving at Mar-a-Lago, their private Florida estate.

Where Melania will not be needing that coat.