Melania's charm offensive: First Lady chats with Brigitte Macron at a classical concert and stuns in navy dress at Belgium chocolate tasting while her husband opens NATO summit with fiery attack on Germany
- First lady Melania Trump toured the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Waterloo
- She heard chamber music and wore a Calvin Klein dress
- Her husband bashed Germany and said it was 'captive of Russia'
- The former model also is attending a fashion show
First lady Melania Trump smiled as she took in a concert with French First Lady Brigitte Macron after her husband blew up at a breakfast meeting over Germany at the start of the NATO summit.
She flashed a broad grin as she was seated next to Macron while her husband met with other world leaders after the tirade – including German chancellor Angela Merkel, who has been the subject of his attacks on defense funding.
The former model also was to attend a chocolate tasting and fashion show as they soaked in local culture in a display of unity and common bonds that have held the military alliance together for decades.
First lady Melania Trump was all smiles as she took in a concert with French First Lady Brigitte Macron on Wednesday
The first lady was visiting a music academy outside of Brussels where she was treated to a a Tchaikovsky performance
The first lady changed into an elegant white dress to meet Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, Amelie Derbaudrenghien for dinner later on Wednesday
The two women laughed as the greeted each other alongside their respective partners
Also there was Mojca Stropnik, the first lady of Slovenia, the first lady's home country.
The first lady was visiting a music academy outside of Brussels where she was treated to a a Tchaikovsky performance along with other material at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Waterloo.
The 48-year-old Trump wore a navy blue Calvin Klein calf-length dress with white and green detail on the lapel and white Louboutin heels with their trademark red soles.
The dress was designed by a Belgian, Raf Simons, for Calvin Klein.
The spouses were welcomed to the music center by Amelie Derbaudrenghien, the partner of Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, and Ingrid Schulerud, the wife of NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. They toured the center and attended a piano and violin concert.
Other participating first ladies include Brigitte Macron of France and and Emine Erdogan of Turkey.
WATCH YOUR STEP: The 48-year-old Trump wore a navy blue Calvin Klein calf-length dress with white and green detail on the lapel and white Louboutin heels with their trademark red soles
Melania beamed as she arrived at the spouses program on the sidelines of the NATO summit
The spouses were welcomed to the music center by Amelie Derbaudrenghien, the partner of Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, and Ingrid Schulerud, the wife of NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg
The music academy focuses on singing, violin, piano, cello, viola, and chamber music.
Also there was Ingrid Schulerud, wife of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who has backed up Trump's call for NATO members to pay more for defense, while simultaneously reminding the president spending has been on the rise since 2014.
After a tour, the spouses heard the concert in a room with tall windows.
Trump was seated up front between Macron and Amelie Derbaudreghien.
The spouses first heard three pieces of classical music (one a Tchaikovsky) from two young women who train at the school, a pianist, the other a violinist. Details on names and exact music to come.
First lady Melania Trump and France's first lady Brigitte Macron share a moment as they attend a concert at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Waterloo, Belgium
Sandwiched between Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel's partner Amelie Derbaudrenghein (left) and Brigitte Macron (right), the first lady smiled and waved to the crowd
Amelie Derbaudrenghien, the partner of Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, left, was seen -chatting with U.S. first lady Melania Trump during the concert
All of the musicians performing at this mini concert today are female, and all have been dressed for the occasion by local Belgian design house, Natan, famous here for dressing members of the Belgian royal family. This detail was featured prominently in opening remarks by the school's Dean.
After the concert there will be a chocolate tasting for the spouses, as well as a presentation of a fashion show featuring hats by yet another local designer.
First Lady Melania Trump walks to Marine One prior to departure from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, July 10, 2018, as US President Donald Trump travels on a week-long trip to Europe, with stops in Brussels
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