Régine Mahaux, who has been photographing the Trumps since 2008, told Vanity Fair that Melania’s new portrait “didn’t need to be retouched.”

The White House released First Lady Melania Trump's official portrait. Renowned Belgian photographer Régine Mahaux took her picture on January 21.

First Lady of the United States Melania Trump, 54, unveiled her official White House portrait on Jan. 27 following her husband, President Donald Trump's

Written by Hannah Jackson, Vogue felt like the look made Melania look like a "freelance magician," while also saying that she "looked more like she was guest starring on an episode of The Apprentice than assuming the role of first lady of the United States," referring to her husband Donald Trump 's famous reality TV series.

The new White House portraits of the first lady and the president tell a story of hard-nosed power and all-encompassing anger.

Melania Trump’s official portrait differs notably from first lady portraits that came before and not just because it was taken in stark black and white.

First lady Melania Trump’s office has released her official White House portrait, a black-and-white photo that appears geared toward setting the tone for her return to Washington.

Channeling her husband Donald Trump’s campaign of portraying strength, she was shot in black and white by Belgian photographer Régine Mahaux. Melania posed in a menswear-inspired tuxedo with contemporary femininity: a tailored black blazer with wide lapels over an unbuttoned white top. It was teamed with a cummerbund and trousers.

First lady Melania Trump released an official portrait Monday, a week after her husband Donald Trump was sworn as the 47th President.