A presidential inauguration is ostensibly a dignified occasion, but in 2025, some attendees treated it as an opportunity to evoke cartoon villains or show off their bedroom attire.
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00:00A presidential inauguration is ostensibly a dignified occasion, but in 2025, some attendees
00:06treated it as an opportunity to evoke cartoon villains or show off their bedroom attire.
00:12Attending a nerve-wracking event like the inauguration could make just about anyone
00:16nauseous, so in a weird way, it was actually kind of appropriate for incoming second lady
00:21Usha Vance to wear a coat that looked just like a bottle of Pepto-Bismol. The color and
00:26unusual shape left plenty to be desired, and it was rendered even worse by the beige gloves
00:31and matching boots. It all added up to an ensemble that was equal parts confusing and
00:36blah.
00:37Melania Trump may have a reputation for disappearing from the public eye without warning. However,
00:42she did manage to show up to her husband's second inauguration, although it looked like
00:46she may have been hiding in her shadow-shrouded, apparently Carmen Sandiego-inspired look.
00:51With the gloves, dark coat, hat covering her eyes, and her signature scowl, she also resembled
00:56Judge Doom from Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
00:59I feel like dispensing some justice. Bring me some dip.
01:08It's unclear why she chose to be so sinister for Inauguration Day, but it undoubtedly earned
01:13her a spot on the worst-dressed list.
01:16With Barron Trump constantly towering over just about everyone around him, he's hard
01:20to miss in a crowd. That was certainly the case once again at the 2025 inauguration,
01:24which made it particularly tough to ignore the disturbing abundance of product in his
01:28hair. The rest of his ensemble wasn't especially noteworthy, as he opted for a basic dark suit.
01:33Unfortunately, though, he also followed in his dad's footsteps up top with a disaster
01:38do that stole the show.
01:40We shouldn't have expected Donald Trump to wear a tie of an appropriate length at his
01:43second inauguration, considering that he's never really done that before. Still, that
01:48doesn't make it any more defensible. He could have at least overcome that misstep by taking
01:52the advice of a famous group of orphans who declared that you're never fully dressed without
01:56a smile. Indeed, if Trump had just turned his signature frown upside down, it would
02:01have been the best accessory on what presumably should have been a happy day for him.
02:06For reasons we'll probably never know, Israeli-American physician and billionaire donor Miriam Adelson
02:11showed up to the inauguration looking like a cross between The Ghost of Christmas Past
02:16and John Lennon. Needless to say, it was a baffling choice, and her apparent decision
02:20not to brush her hair was the cherry on top of this one-of-a-kind look.
02:25If you watched the inauguration, it was hard to miss Lauren Sanchez, the journalist who's
02:29been engaged to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos since 2023. She's made a habit out of wearing
02:34inappropriate outfits, and this was perhaps the worst yet, as she completely neglected
02:38to wear a shirt, instead opting for some white lingerie beneath her suit jacket.
02:43No shirt, no shoes, no service is a common rule at restaurants, and we're surprised that
02:47it doesn't also apply to the inauguration. Although, maybe Sanchez just prefers to do
02:51her own thing.
02:53A pop of color can be so refreshing in a sea of neutrals. With that in mind, we at least
02:57appreciate the effort that Debbie Boehner put in. Unfortunately, with everyone else
03:02around her wearing what looked like funeral attire, she stuck out like a sore thumb. With
03:06a bold pink jacket and a bad tan that rivaled the president's, she looked like, quite frankly,
03:12a hot dog wrapped in a piece of chewed bubblegum.