--- title: Zac Posen Says He Won't Dress Ivanka, Melania Trump description: Zac Posen revealed that he has no plans to dress the first family, despite having dressed both Ivanka and Melania Trump in the past. canonical: https://time.com/4698408/zac-posen-on-ivanka-melania-trump/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-10T19:01:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:34.318Z og:title: Zac Posen Says He Won't Dress Ivanka and Melania Trump og:description: "I think everybody has a political responsibility" og:url: https://time.com/4698408/zac-posen-on-ivanka-melania-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt06ec300c11a3dc46/6988bdfc0b72e3e1de6ecec6/zac-posen-wont-dress-melania-ivanka-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Metrograph 1st Year Anniversary Party og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Zac Posen Says He Won't Dress Ivanka and Melania Trump twitter:description: "I think everybody has a political responsibility" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt06ec300c11a3dc46/6988bdfc0b72e3e1de6ecec6/zac-posen-wont-dress-melania-ivanka-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Why Fashion Designer Zac Posen Says He Won't Dress Ivanka or Melania Trump > Sponsored content. 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First Lady Melania Trump said she plans to maintain former First Lady Michelle Obama's famous White House vegetable garden._  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 10, 2017 7:01 PM UTC  NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 08: Designer Zac Posen attends the Metrograph 1st year anniversary party at Metrograph on March 8, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by J. Kempin/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 08: Designer Zac Posen attends the Metrograph 1st year anniversary party at Metrograph on March 8, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by J. Kempin/Getty Images) J. Kempin—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 10, 2017 7:01 PM UTC [Fashion designer Zac Posen](http://style.time.com/2012/12/19/zac-posen-will-replace-michael-kors-as-project-runway-judge/) will not be dressing [Ivanka](http://time.com/money/4663700/companies-selling-ivanka-trump/) or [Melania Trump](http://time.com/4641980/melania-trump-martha-washington/) for their time in the White House, despite having dressed them in the past. In an interview with [_The Daily Beast_](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/03/10/zac-posen-on-fashion-fame-and-why-he-won-t-design-clothes-for-ivanka-and-melania-trump.html), Posen said he has “no current plans to dress members of the first family;” he joins several other designers including fashion heavyweights like Marc Jacobs and Tom Ford, [who have spoken out about whether or not they’ll dress the First Lady](http://time.com/4586426/every-fashion-designer-whos-on-dressing-melania-trump-as-first-lady/). --- > “” --- Posen went on to comment on the current political climate. --- > “” --- After the first lady recently wore [Michael Kors](http://time.com/money/4686729/trump-address-congress-melania-trump-dress/) to the president’s first address to a joint session of Congress, Kors told [_the New York Times_](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/01/fashion/melania-trump-michael-kors-black-suit-congress-joint-session.html), “Mrs. Trump has been a longtime client at our New York boutique.” For Posen’s part, he also cautions against the commodification of the important issue of feminism, especially when it comes to fashion; he advocates for thoughtful engagement when going forward with projects. “You can’t market or commercialize feminism as an entity. One has to be careful. I aim to be about powerful women in my clothing. It’s important that I support the amazing women that I’m able to work with,” he said. ## Transcript [ BLANK ] [ BACKGROUND CONVERSATIONS ] [ BLANK_AUDIO ] Back behind. 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