Even if Ivanka Trump has insisted that she doesn’t plan to move back to Washington, D.C., and take a prominent role in her father’s White House, she seized on her father’s second inauguration to once again cast herself in a quasi-princess role in American society.
Donald Trump’s oldest daughter did so by stealing an iconic look from Hollywood royalty for her appearance at her father’s inaugural Liberty Ball Monday night. She wore a re-creation of the haute couture black-and-white gown that Hubert de Givenchy’ designed for Hepburn to wear in the 1954 film “Sabrina.”
A White House representative that Ivanka Trump was “honored” to wear the gown and “incredibly grateful” that the Arnault family, which owns Givenchy atelier as part of the LVMH conglomerate, created “this masterpiece” of a gown for her. Ivanka Trump praised the designers for “capturing the original artistry and elegance with remarkable precision and craftsmanship.”
told the Daily MailSons of US President Donald Trump Eric Trump (2nd R) and son Donald Trump Jr. (L), his daughter Ivanka Trump (R) and granddaughter Kai Madison Trump attend the Liberty inaugural ball in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
And, it’s probably no surprise to learn that “Audrey Hepburn has long been a personal inspiration to Ivanka,” as the representative said.
In this way, Ivanka Trump isn’t terribly original. Hepburn, revered for her European-bred elegance and slender figure (possibly the result of suffering starvation during World War II), has long been a style icon for women of a certain age.
Perhaps also significant for Ivanka Trump, the actress, who died in 1993, won her Academy Award for playing a princess in “Roman Holiday” and she donned the Givenchy gown to play a Cinderella-type character in the romantic comedy “Sabrina.” (It’s probably not surprising that Ivanka Trump didn’t borrow from an even more iconic Hepburn movie look for her father’s inaugural ball: The black satin sheath evening gown that Givenchy designed for her call girl character Holly Golightly to wear in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”)
During her father’s first administration, Ivanka Trump became known as she became a senior White House adviser for her father, according to multiple biographers.
