The New York-based fashion designer added that as an immigrant to the U.S., \"who celebrates and strives for diversity, individual freedom, and respect, for all lifestyles, I will not participate in dressing or associating in any way with the next First Lady.\"
The designer, who launched her label in 2007, won the prestigious CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award in 2009. Theallet has dressed many celebrities, including Shailene Woodley, Neve Campbell and Gabrielle Union.
Still, not all designers are shunning the incoming first lady. Carolina Herrera told the Business of Fashion earlier this month that she predicts designers will soon be flocking to Melania Trump to dress her.
his 1953 Sophie of Saks Fifth Avenue cocktail dress features three-quarter length sleeves and a full skirt with a zipper front (Fig. 1). The skirt reaches the calves and is fitted at the waist, emphasizing the hourglass figure so popular at the time. The neckline comes down in a deep v-neck and both the top and skirt are studded with bands of sequins and rhinestones, which gives the impression that the dress is covered in stars. The dress is made of silk faille, which was a popular fabric for evening attire.