The inauguration is really about swearing in the next president, but first ladies throughout history have stolen the show with their inaugural gowns.

Melania Trump wore a custom Hervé Pierre dress for the balls, as she did in 2017. Much of the strapless dress was white, though it had a zigzag of black fabric running across the bodice.

Melania and Usha drew praise for their fashion senses at the Commander in Chief inaugural ball. Melania wore a white dress with a black strip running through it, forming a “Z” on her torso. Usha wore ...

President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump wore a dress to the Liberty Inaugural Ball on Jan. 20 that paid tribute to an iconic look Audrey Hepburn sported in her 1954 film Sabrina.

Image Ivanka Trump in a custom-made Givenchy dress inspired by the 1954 film “Sabrina.”Credit...Carlos Barria/Reuters Givenchy remade for Ms. Trump the famous white sleeveless organdy ball ...