Before & After Pics Of Karoline Leavitt Show How Her Style Has Changed Since Joining MAGA
Karoline Leavitt is Gen Z, but you wouldn't guess it by looking at her outfits and style in general. She goes for matronly dresses and frumpy outfits that prove she doesn't know how to dress her age. Karoline Leavitt's outfits not only make her look older, but they also come off as deeply disingenuous and make us wonder why exactly she dresses the way she does. To get the full story, we compared pictures of Leavitt's outfits before and after joining MAGA, and the difference is absolutely astounding.
Leavitt gained popularity in the MAGA sphere as White House press secretary in 2025, but she'd actually been working for Donald Trump as a full-time staffer since 2019. So, to understand her style journey, we traced all the way back to 2017, when she was 20 years old. Right off the bat, we noticed how typical her style was for her age. There wasn't a specific trend beyond the fact that she dressed and looked youthful. She wore everything from short skirts to fitted pants, like in this jean-and-sweater combo with a mustard-colored muffler from 2018. Sure, there were moments where she wore less revealing dresses, but they were flattering and complementary for her age.
The changes began around late 2019. Leavitt still dressed like the young woman that she was, but there were more formal outfits thrown into the mix. Her sheath dresses had decent cuts and were well-tailored, and her pants were just the right mix of snug-fitting and professional. She had a clear handle on how to put a creative spin on corporate wear, and came across as a youthful, stylish woman in the professional world. Soon, however, Leavitt settled into an interesting style trend more aligned with this dowdy look from 2025.
Leavitt began to dress conservatively after she became more popular
By 2022, Karoline Leavitt decided she wanted to run for Congress, and the before and after pics show a major style change. For her campaign appearances and interviews, she dressed almost exclusively in sheath dresses with the occasional jacket thrown on. There were few fitted pants, and the dresses became less trendy and more modest. It seemed as though she was trying her best to appeal to the conservative crowd — and it worked. She won the GOP primary in 2022, but ended up losing the actual election to a Democrat.
However, Leavitt clearly learned something important: if you wanted the support of the GOP crowd, you had to dress with less flair and more modesty. She continued dressing like women her age in non-professional settings and wearing conservative outfits for her political work. This period was when Leavitt wore some of her most tight-fitting outfits. The green spaghetti-strap top and white pants combo, for example, was worn at a 2023 basketball game.
Finally, 2025 rolled around, and Leavitt was appointed White House press secretary. She seemed to decide that she needed to fully cement herself as MAGA through her wardrobe, and went all in on conservative dressing. This is why outdated trends dominate Karoline Leavitt's wardrobe, and why the before and after pics are so different. Gone are the fitted and well-tailored outfits. Instead, she leans into outdated patterns and colors, oversized jackets like the green blazer she wore in 2025, as well as painfully boring outfits, just to name a few. Now, we're not debating her autonomy to choose her own clothes and style, but there's no doubt that Leavitt's style has changed since joining MAGA, and it's not for the better.