Designer clothes, they're just like us! Marla Maples' Lanvin threads spotted riding Manhattan crosstown bus

  • Messenger spotted carrying garment bags with Maples' address on front 
  • The clearly marked bags were from the French fashion house Lanvin
  • Messenger was riding the M72 crosstown bus, likely to her Upper East Side pad
  • Top DC stylist claimed Maples and Tiffany Trump asked for free hairstyling
  • Tricia Kelly claims she was contacted to work with them for Inauguration Day
  • Kelly said Maples' rep asked her to work for free in exchange for exposure 
  • She turned it down and said she wasn't happy with Maples' 'entitled' behavior 

By Dailymail.com Reporter and Regina F. Graham For Dailymail.com

Published: 17:07 EST, 18 January 2017 | Updated: 17:10 EST, 18 January 2017

Marla Maples' designer clothes from Lanvin were spotted on an M72 crosstown bus in Manhattan on Wednesday 

Marla Maples clothes may have designer labels, but that doesn't mean they're too glamorous to take a ride on public transportation. 

A messenger was spotted carrying garment bags from the French fashion house Lanvin that had Maples' Manhattan address written on front. 

The messenger was taking the M72 crosstown bus on Wednesday afternoon, likely headed toward Maples' Upper East Side apartment, according to Page Six. 

It remains unknown if the bags held Maples' inauguration outfit, but at least one stylist has made it clear she won't be helping with Trump's ex-wife's hair. 

Freelance hairstylist Tricia Kelly said she turned down Maples and Tiffany Trump's request to have their hair styled for free in exchange for exposure. 

Kelly said she was first contacted by contacted by one of her longtime clients who has ties to the new first family about an opportunity to work with them, the Washington Post reported. 

The stylist, who in the past has worked with many contestants in the Miss America and Miss USA competition, said she was interested in working with the pair.

She said she explained her styling rates of a $150 fee to travel in addition to the cost of her services.  

However, through Maples' assistant, Kelly claims the mother and daughter made it clear they were unwilling to accept the initial cost.

'I was told they had a $300 budget for both of them for hair and makeup,' Kelly told the Post. 

Freelance stylist Tricia Kelly (left) claims Maples attempted to get her and her daughter Tiffany Trump's (pictured right) hair styled for free in exchange for 'exposure on Inauguration Day

Kelly says she was contacted by one of her longtime clients who has ties to the Trumps about an opportunity to work with Marla Maples and her 23-year-old daughter

The Washington-based hairstylist said that after some back and forth she agreed to be compensated $200 total, as a makeup artist would earn $150 to get the mother-daughter duo ready for the big day. 

However, the actress' assistant apparently contacted her again to propose the idea of having the services done for free in exchange for getting 'exposure' with Maples mentioning her on social media. 

Kelly, who declined that proposal, said: 'I told them...I work for a fee, not for free.' 

The hairstylist explained that she usually turns down having clients who are involved in politics provide exposure of her work because she does not want to appear partisan, as many of the people she has worked with are prominent Republicans and Democrats.

Kelly added that she was 'reluctant' to speak out about the situation with Maples, as she also prides herself on 'discretion'. 

However, she told the Post that she was not happy with Maples' 'entitled' behavior and that's why she went public with her story on the situation. 

'There are people who make far less than they do who pay full price,' Kelly said. 

'People on staff — the incoming White House and the outgoing one — pay full price. 

'It seemed like they were trying to see how much they could get for free based on their names.'  

A rep for Maples declined to comment on the claims made by Kelly. 

After some back and forth about prices, they settled on a deal that would have seen Kelly (above) and a make-up artist be compensated for work

But the Maples' assistant apparently contacted Kelly again to propose the idea of having the services done for free in exchange for getting 'exposure' with Maples (pictured right with Tiffany) mentioning her on social media

The hairstylist claims that she received inauspicious messages from her client that first put her in contact with Maples' team after the Post tried to contact the second-wife of Trump. 

'You are messing with the president of the United States,' the Maples contact allegedly wrote to Kelly. 

The contact also claimed to Kelly that Maples is concerned about her financial situation since her daughter finished college, which concludes her child-support payments from the billionaire businessman. 

'She is used to a certain lifestyle and you don't understand that,' the contact apparently told Kelly.  

Elected officials, lawmakers and other government officials are banned from accepting giveaways. 

But for Maples and her daughter, accepting freebies is not illegal since the president is required to report any 'gifts' over $300 that is received by him, his spouse and any minor children.

Maples and the youngest daughter of the Trump family are not bound by those rules, attorney Jan Baran, who served on President George H.W. Bush's ethics commission, told the Post.  

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