Ivanka Trump and new Second Lady Usha Vance have inspired some liberals to call for a boycott of Oscar de la Renta, the fashion house that designed the dresses both women wore to pre-inauguration events this weekend.
The daughter of President-elect Donald Trump stunned with her dress, which was described as a custom off-the-shoulder gown with crystal and pearl-embroidered empire waist and a silver stole.
She wore it on Sunday night to a candlelight dinner at the National Building Museum in Washington DC, where she stood shoulder to shoulder with Elon Musk and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
At one point, cameras captured the president-elect's daughter hugging Lauren Sanchez, Bezos' fiancée.
Usha, wife of newly elected Vice President JD Vance, was spotted at the same Sunday event. Her own custom Oscar de la Renta dress that she wore to Saturday's vice president dinner also sparked backlash.
A photo of Usha wearing the velvet noir dress with asymmetrical floral accents and a sweetheart neckline was the lightning rod that led one person on X to call for a boycott of Oscar de la Renta.
Another person wrote: 'Hi Oscar de la Renta. I know you won't get canceled, but I will because you have no damn morals.”
One self-described Swiftie wrote that she hopes Taylor Swift, who endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in September, will stop wearing Oscar de la Renta.
Oscar de la Renta, who goes by the same name as the late Dominican fashion designer who founded the company, has a long history of dressing First Ladies.
Ivanka Trump is pictured in her custom Oscar de la Renta dress before hitting the town on Sunday to celebrate her father's return to the White House
The dress was described as a custom off-the-shoulder, crystal and pearl embroidered empire waist dress with a silver stole (Ivanka is not wearing the stole in this photo)
Elon Musk talks to Ivanka Trump and Shivon Zillis before President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a dinner at the Building Museum in Washington DC
Oscar de la Renta posted a photo of Usha Vance with her husband on X.
Vice President-elect JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance arrive at the dinner event in his honor at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC on Saturday
De La Renta, who died in 2014, first became popular when he dressed Jackie Kennedy. He also made outfits for Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush and Nancy Reagan.
Nevertheless, people flooded the fashion house's Instagram page to bash them for designing evening wear for the ladies closest to Trump and Vance.
Some of the most popular comments on the post showing Ivanka's dress called out Oscar de la Renta for his support of “fascism.”
“Fascism – but make it fashion,” read one of the most popular comments below the post.
“Just like it happened during the rise of the Nazis, the big brands are once again supporting evil in the name of higher profits,” wrote another.
“Boot licking is never the right season,” a third wrote.
'Always loved. Sad to experience [Oscar de la Renta]. I don't support brands that support fascists,” wrote a fourth.
Trump's other female family members were spotlighted this weekend in preparation for taking the oath of office.
Kai Trump, the president-elect's granddaughter, and Tiffany Trump, his daughter, both looked their best at various events in Washington DC
First Lady Hillary Clinton is pictured in an Oscar de la Renta dress at Bill Clinton's 1997 inaugural ball after he defeated Bob Dole
Trump's 17-year-old granddaughter Kai, who shot to stardom in 2024 by appearing at campaign events with her family, has shared several key moments on her social media
Tiffany and her husband Michael Boulos posed in front of glittering fireworks
Dozens of comments on Oscar de la Renta's Instagram post showing Ivanka's dress criticized them for supporting 'fascists'
During Sunday's soiree, Trump took time to deliver a speech from a podium, where he revealed how Republican senators had been very understanding about his choices for his Cabinet positions.
He also criticized the Biden administration and summed up his only term in office as a failure.
Trump also said he would sign “nearly 100” executive orders on Monday.
“We will not waste a moment in fulfilling our promises to the people,” he said.
One of these is expected to be a decree that will temporarily lift the ban on TikTok, giving Chinese owner ByteDance more time to sell.
In concrete terms, Trump wants an American company or companies to have a 50 percent stake in the app, according to his post on Truth Social.
TikTok went dark for US users on Saturday evening after the law banning its existence officially went into effect. Service was restored the next day following Trump's public statements pledging not to enforce the law's financial penalties.
Trump is preparing for a whirlwind first day back in power, promising he will waste no time in delivering on his bold campaign promises.
Trump dances at the end of his rally in Washington DC on Sunday evening
During an energetic rally held at the Capital One Arena in Washington DC on Sunday evening, Trump outlined his ambitious plans to sign an unprecedented 200 executive orders on his very first day.
These actions, according to Trump, will focus on strengthening border security, lowering energy costs, lowering the cost of living and dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs within the federal government.
Taking the stage to Lee Greenwood's patriotic anthem God Bless the USA, Trump thrilled the crowd with his fiery rhetoric and triumphant tone.
“We won,” he declared to thunderous applause as he laid out his vision for what he described as the most transformative first days of a presidency in modern history.
Trump made his intentions on immigration policy abundantly clear, warning migrants to stay away from the southern border and promising a record-breaking deportation campaign.
During the campaign, he promised on day one to launch “the largest criminal deportation program in America's history.”
'These are rough people [coming over the border] and they're leaving our country — they're gone,” Trump said Sunday night.
He continued: “The border security measures I will outline in my inaugural address tomorrow will be the most aggressive, sweeping effort to repair our borders that the world has ever seen.”
