While a trillion dollars’ worth of tech money was on prominent display at Donald Trump’s inauguration, the presence of one billionaire and his children raised more eyebrows than Lauren Sanchez’s lace bra.

While millions know at this point that Melania Trump adores Dior, it seems that Ivanka has a soft spot for the European house, too. The former West Wing adviser wore a Dior dark forest green skirt suit with a thin black belt and a coordinating beret-style hat to the Inauguration ceremony at the U.

LVMH chief Bernard Arnault and Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani—the world’s fifth- and eighteenth-wealthiest people—attended President Donald Trump’s inauguration events Monday, marking a pair of surprise billionaire appearances at the event attended by a cadre of moguls worth well over $1 trillion.

Mr Trump is more transactional than presidents before him, which increases the risk of cronyism and self-dealing. But America’s economy, including its technology industry, is too unwieldy and dynamic to petrify into an actual oligarchy, whatever diplomats and departing presidents say. ■

Designers drop their resistance to the right as Usha Vance, Ivanka Trump and others set a new tone of American conservatism.

President Donald Trump's inauguration was packed with the ultra-rich, some seated closer to the incoming president than his incoming cabinet. The personal net worth of just three of these people combined (Mark Zuckerberg,

Trump's inauguration drew several business and tech CEOs, including Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and TikTok's Shou Zi Chew.

Melania and Ivanka Trump and Usha Vance wore a pastiche of bygone eras — perhaps a glimpse of what they hope the future looks like.

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk attend the Inauguration of Donald J. Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson – Pool/Getty Images.

From the color of their neckties to the fit of their suits, male politicians can be intentional with their choices.

Belgian designer Walter Van Beirendonck said Tuesday that the fashion world was "afraid" of US President Donald Trump and failing to speak out against him for commercial reasons.

Speaking after his menswear show at Paris Fashion Week, Walter Van Beirendonck said that he hoped more creative people and leaders in fashion would take a stand on Donald Trump's rhetoric.