Doug Mills/The New York Times Supported by By Vanessa Friedman The author has covered political image-making and its influences ... white sleeveless organdy ball gown with black embroidery that ...

Melania Trump wore a custom look -- a strapless white gown with a geometric black trim and a small slit -- to the inaugural ball Monday night, completing her series of the day's outfits with a ...

Kennedy’s inauguration ball, Jacqueline Kennedy wore a white gown and cape that she designed herself in collaboration with Bergdorf Goodman’s Ethan Frankau. She was making a statement by ...

But the tradition of making a statement through clothing goes back to 1912, when Helen Taft donated her gown from the inaugural ball to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

First daughter Ivanka Trump channeled Audrey Hepburn with her inaugural ball gown Monday night celebrating Donald Trump's return to the White House. Her white and black dress was designed by ...

The 43-year-old turned heads at the 2025 Liberty Inaugural Ball by donning a gown previously worn by legendary ... Of course, Ivanka didn't just make a fashion statement at the Inaugural Balls.