The 46-year-old former model donned a double breasted black coat, a black skirt, and black Christian Louboutin pumps on Thursday, choosing a rather somber outfit for their appearance at the nation's capital Washington D.C.
Although Mrs. Obama wasn't seen at all during the trip, Melania Donald had a private meeting with the First Lady and Joe Biden's wife Jill before she and the president-elect traveled to Capital Hill together.
Melania Trump's monochromatic ensemble was a far cry from the $4,000 white Ralph Lauren silk crepe jumpsuit she wore on election night.
And while Michelle is a fashion icon in her own right, it's unclear what she wore to greet Melania Trump in the White House for the first time.
While Barack Obama and the president-elect Donald Trump met at the White House on Thursday morning for more than 90 minutes in a public display of unity following the election, Mrs. Michelle was no where to be seen.
During the trip, Donald Trump and Melania Trump were photographed holding hands as they walked alongside Majority Leader Mich McConnell and Vice President-elect Mr Pence.
The couple met with House Speaker Paul Ryan, who showed them the views of Pennsylvania Avenue, as well as the inaugural stand that is being built, from his balcony on Capitol Hill before they posed for photographs together.
The Slovenian born mother-of-one Melania Trump left her highlighted hair loose around her shoulders, opting for natural-looking make-up and a nude lip.
Donald and Melania departed from LaGuardia airport in New York at 9:36 am on his way to Washington on Thursday morning on his personal aircraft, a 757, emblazoned with his name. They arrived at Ronald Reagan National Airport just after 10:30 am.
The future first couple Mr and Mrs. Donald Trump entered the White House complex twenty minutes later via a back entrance through the South Lawn that is inaccessible to media.
Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, owner of the New York Observer and a senior adviser to the president-elect’s campaign, was also in tow.
Jared, who is married to Donald's oldest daughter Lvanka Trump, was seen in the Oval Office as Donald and President Obama spoke to the media.