Fashion was front and center at Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration. With first lady Melania Trump, former first lady Jill Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris in attendance, Monday’s festivities featured a slew of well-dressed figures ready to make a statement.

Outgoing President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed President-elect Donald Trump and incoming first lady Melania Trump to the White House for tea before the inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20

As the world watches for the transition of power on Inauguration Day, the fashion industry eyes the ensembles of the first ladies.

The returning first lady and Barron Trump, the son she had once shielded from the public eye, used Monday’s inauguration to reintroduce themselves.

Donald Trump’s increasingly close relationship with tech leaders has been noted for weeks now. They’ve donated millions to his inauguration fund, taken trips to the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago resort and, in the case of Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, altered Facebook’s moderation policies to accommodate conservative concerns.

Before Donald and Melania Trump sent their predecessors off in a farewell ceremony, the Bidens gave a warm goodbye to Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff

With her eyes almost entirely obscured by the rim of her wool boater-style hat, Melania Trump stood next to president-elect Donald Trump on stage at the inauguration ceremony as he pledged the oath of allegiance.

"Today, I will attend the Inauguration of President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance at the U. S. Capitol," Pence wrote on X. "This is a day when every American does well to celebrate our democracy and the peaceful transfer of power under the Constitution of the United States."

Donald Trump took to the rally-like atmosphere of Capital One Arena to sign a series of executive orders, including one that withdraws from the Paris Climate Accords and others that freeze much of non-military federal hiring and new regulations.

On a frigid holiday Monday in Washington, D.C., Donald Trump took the oath of office for a second time to become the 47th president of the United States.

Fashion was front and center at Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration. With first lady Melania Trump, former first lady Jill Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris in attendance, Monday’s festivities featured a slew of well-dressed women ready to make a statement.