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Meaning Behind Ivanka Trump’s Inauguration Ball Dress Revealed
Audrey Hepburn’s lad is not amazed Ivanka Trump drew inspiration from specified a just lady.
Sean Hepburn Ferrer—the lad of the My Fair Lady actress and her ex-husband Mel Ferrer—shared his thoughts connected the archetypal girl wearing the black and achromatic Givenchy gown (which was primitively designed for Hepburn for the 1954 movie Sabrina) to the 2025 Liberty Inaugural Ball successful solemnisation of her dada Donald Trump’s inauguration connected Jan. 20.
“It is nary wonderment that increasing up successful a household which knew our parent arsenic a household sanction she chose to gully inspiration from her,” Ferrer told DailyMail.com in a connection published Jan. 22, “to question the eventual elegance and people reference, for an juncture specified arsenic this one—the inauguration and the 32nd day of our mother's passing and, astir of all, Martin Luther King's day. What a cocktail!”
Referring to Hepburn’s bequest arsenic “transgenerational and transnational,” helium added, “Her elegance, which has its roots successful her interior quality and spirit, is often a notation point, an anchor, for galore celebrities, actresses and models successful these times successful which we look to person somewhat mislaid our way.”
For her part, Ivanka cited a long-held admiration for the Breakfast At Tiffany's star arsenic for wherefore she chose the look—a strapless couture formal that included achromatic floral detailing crossed the thorax and skirt, complemented by achromatic satin gloves, achromatic precocious heels and a diamond necklace.
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“Audrey Hepburn has agelong been a idiosyncratic inspiration to Ivanka,” a rep for Ivanka told Page Six Jan. 21. “She views it arsenic a large privilege to grant her bequest successful this way, and is incredibly grateful to the squad astatine Givenchy for bringing this infinitesimal to life.”
But the vintage formal wasn’t the lone benignant the 43-year-old—who shares kids Arabella, 13, Joseph, 11, and Theodore, 8, with hubby Jared Kushner—sported connected Inauguration Day 2025. The Apprentice alum besides wore an emerald greenish skirt suit, cinched astatine the waist with a bladed achromatic belt, and matching greenish chapeau during her dad’s inauguration ceremony.
For much photos of those successful attendance during Inauguration Day 2025, support reading…
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Barron Trump, Melania Trump & Donald Trump
Take them to church: Barron Trump joined ma Melania Trump (in a overgarment by American decorator Adam Lippes) and his father, president Donald Trump for services astatine Washington, D.C.'s St. John's Church arsenic portion of the 2025 Inauguration Day festivities Jan. 20.
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Ivanka Trump
Incoming archetypal daughter Ivanka Trump besides enactment connected her Monday champion for the religion services.
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Jill Biden, Joe Biden, Donald Trump & Melania Trump
"Welcome home," President Joe Biden said arsenic helium and First Lady Jill Biden greeted the Trumps astatine the White House.
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Usha Vance, Doug Emhoff, Kamala Harris & JD Vance
Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff were besides connected manus to invited VP JD Vance and his woman Usha Vance astatine the White House.
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Michael Boulous & Tiffany Trump
Pregnant Tiffany Trump and her hubby Michael Boulos joined her begetter astatine the St. John's Church services.
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Ivanka Trump & Jared Kushner
Former advisor Ivanka was joined astatine the services by hubby Jared Kushner and their kids Arabella, Joseph and Theodore.
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Elon Musk
Trump pal Elon Musk took successful the presumption arsenic helium arrived wrong the Capitol Rotunda.
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Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar & Donald Trump
Before delivering her speech, Minnesota legislator Amy Klobuchar led Biden and Trump retired of the White House. "While we person large differences of opinions connected argumentation and the like," she said of chairing the Joint Congressional Committee connected Inaugural Ceremonies, "I privation to marque definite this works,” Klobuchar said of the ceremony."
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Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, George W. Bush & Laura Bush
Among the erstwhile presidents and archetypal ladies connected hand: Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, George W. Bush and Laura Bush.
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George W. Bush, Laura Bush & Barack Obama
With woman Michelle Obama not attending, erstwhile president Barack Obama hung with the Bushes.
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Mike Pence
Trump's erstwhile vice president Mike Pence turned up solo for the ceremony.
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Eric Adams
New York City politician Eric Adams worked the country astatine the Capitol.
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Janet Jones & Wayne Gretzky
Canadian hockey fable Wayne Gretzky and his woman Janet Jones were among those who decided to instrumentality a changeable astatine watching the inauguration.
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Rupert Murdoch & Elena Zhukova
Former Fox Corporation president Rupert Murdoch (joined by woman Elena Zhukova) was among the billionaire businesspeople successful attendance.
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Sundar Pichai & Elon Musk
Tech talk: Tesla CEO Musk socialized with Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Trump's prime for caput of the Department of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy came to ticker him get sworn in.
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Mitch McConnell & Elaine Chao
Kentucky legislator Mitch McConnell held choky to woman Elaine Chao.
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Jake Paul & Logan Paul
Influencer turned boxer Jake Paul was connected manus with his brother, wrestler Logan Paul.
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Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai & Elon Musk
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg joined Amazon exec Jeff Bezos, his fiancée Lauren Sanchez, Pichai and Musk connected the dias astatine the Capitol.
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Eric Trump, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr.
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Barron Trump
Trump's youngest child—New York University pupil Barron—traveled to Washington, D.C. to ticker him instrumentality the oath of bureau for the 2nd time.
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Christopher Macchio
Opera tenor Christopher Macchio was tapped to sing the National Anthem. "I was looking guardant to seeing 100,000 radical dispersed crossed the National Mall," helium acknowledged to the Associated Press up of the events. "Unfortunately I won’t beryllium getting that ocular portion I perform, but it’s inactive going to beryllium specified a tremendous honor."
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Shou Zi Chew
Hours aft TikTok went acheronian (and past restored service) successful the United States, CEO Shou Zi Chew turned up astatine the inauguration.
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Tim Cook, Vivek Ramaswamy & Kristi Noem
Apple CEO Tim Cook posed alongside onetime statesmanlike campaigner Vivek Ramaswamy and South Dakota politician Kristi Noem.
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Melania Trump & Donald Trump
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JD Vance, Usha Vance & Donald Trump
Just earlier noon, Vance took the oath of bureau to go vice president portion woman Usha and girl Mirabel looked on.
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Rudy Giuliani
Former New York City politician Rudy Giuliani captured the festivities.
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Donald Trump
Minutes aft Vance was sworn in, Trump took his oath of bureau for the 2nd time.
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Bernie Sanders
What, nary mittens? Vermont legislator Bernie Sanders ditched the outerwear for the festitivites wrong the Capitol.
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Carrie Underwood
After method difficulties forced her to execute a capella, American Idol's play 4 victor Carrie Underwood blew the assemblage distant with her rendition of "America the Beautiful".
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