NEW DELHI: Ivanka Trump made a simple yet powerful statement in a classic white sherwani at the ceremonial welcome for US President Donald Trump at Rashtrapati Bhavan earlier today. Mirroring the US First Lady, Melania, who also chose to wear white, Ivanka donned an Anita Dongre sherwani made out of handwoven silk from Murshidabad, West Bengal.
When asked, designer Anita Dongre called the outfit ‘timeless and such a classic’.
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US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
“Beautifully Relevant” “We created this style twenty years ago and it's amazing to see how beautifully relevant it is even today,” said Dongre.
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Ivanka Trump joins foreign dignitaries like Kate Middleton, Sophie Trudeau, and Hillary Clinton in picking an outfit by designer Anita Dongre.
“A powerful, standout silhouette, a sherwani carries the same charisma in absolutely any colour but my personal favourites are the evergreen blue, white and black."
Trump is not the first foreign dignitary to pick an Anita Dongre creation. In the past, Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Sophie Trudeau, the First Lady of Canada and Hillary Clinton, Former First Lady of the United States have all worn outfits by the designer.
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