Ivanka Trump’s inauguration dress gives an Audrey Hepburn edge as the star’s son shares ties between famous families
As Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, his daughter Ivanka Trump made a bold statement at the inauguration by recreating Audrey Hepburn’s iconic dress.
The first daughter turned heads at the historic event as she wore a custom black and white Givenchy Haute Couture gown, a design originally made for Hepburn for the 1954 film “Sabrina,” to the inaugural Liberty Ball honoring her father.
Hepburn’s son, Sean Hepburn Ferrer, was not at all surprised that Ivanka drew inspiration from his legendary mother in a major fashion moment.
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Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump were spotted at Liberty’s inaugural ball. Ivanka Trump wore custom-made Givenchy Haute Couture, a reconstruction of Audrey Hepburn’s iconic dress. (Reuters/Carlos Barria)
“It’s no wonder that growing up in a family that knew our mother as a household name, she chose to draw inspiration from her,” Ferrer told Daily Mail.
“Looking for the ultimate elegance and class reference, for an occasion like this – inauguration and the 32nd anniversary of our mother’s death and, most of all, Martin Luther King Day. What a cocktail!”
The mother of three stepped out hand-in-hand with her husband Jared Kushner for a romantic dance during the fathers’ Liberty Ball in Washington, DC, on Monday.
President Trump’s daughter Ivanka wore a custom Givenchy Haute Couture gown to the inaugural event on Monday. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The elegant ensemble consisted of a black and white strapless dress decorated with delicate flowers along the bodice and skirt. Ivanka styled her hair in a smooth updo, and completed her look with diamond jewelry and long black gloves.
Meanwhile, Ferrer revealed the connections between his mother and President Trump’s family.
He referred to how Donald and Ivanka’s stepmother, Marla Ann Maples, was on the advisory board of the Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund in the early 1990s.
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Ivanka Trump dances with her husband, Jared Kushner, during the Liberty Ball on the inauguration day of Donald Trump’s second term as president in Washington, DC, on Monday. (Reuters/Carlos Barria)
Ferrer further pointed out that the Fund organized a charity event for Ivanka’s half-sister Tiffany for her first birthday. The theme was “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” in honor of Hepburn’s 1961 film “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”
He went on to share how Ivanka’s nod to his mother during the inauguration underscored how Hepburn is an “anchor” for many celebrities.
“Her elegance, rooted in her inner beauty and spirit, is often a point of reference, an anchor, for many celebrities, actresses and models in these times where we seem to have lost our way.”
“Over the past 71 years, her legacy has grown to become transgenerational and transnational,” noted Ferrer.
“Her elegance, rooted in her inner beauty and spirit, is often a point of reference, an anchor, for many celebrities, actresses and models in these times where we seem to have lost our way.”
Promotional material from the 1954 film Sabrina. In this studio recreation of a scene from the film, Audrey Hepburn and William Holden take on the characters. (Bettmann/contributor/Getty Images)
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Another link between the Hepburn and Trump families is Roffredo Gaetani — a count who was once in a relationship with Ivana Trump, and who was also the eldest son of Lorian Gaetani, Hepburn’s friend.
Meanwhile, A Hollywood icon Hepburn won hearts during the 50s and 60s.
Audrey Hepburn with her son Sean, 3 years old. She just finished “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and “Children’s Hour”. (Getty Images)
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After Hepburn rose to fame, she never forgot her past. During her later years, she traveled the world to raise money and awareness for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) as a goodwill ambassador.
Hepburn died in 1993 at the age of 63 from cancer.
In 2020, Ferrer and his wife Karin teamed up to write a children’s book titled “Little Audrey’s Day Dream,” which explored Hepburn’s tumultuous childhood in the Netherlands and how fantasies of a better future kept her alive during terrible times.
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Fox News Digital’s Stephanie Nolasco contributed to this report.
