Anna Wintour has welcomed the idea of putting Melania Trump on the cover of Vogue despite some designers being vocal about their stand on whether to dress or not to dress the first lady. Time came out with a compilation of 17 fashions designers' opinions on whether to dress or not to dress Trump. For instance, Marc Jacobs expressed on WWD, "I have no interest whatsoever in dressing Melania Trump. I didn't see [Sophie Theallet's] letter. Personally, I'd rather put my energy into helping out those who will be hurt by [Donald] Trump and his supporters."
Meanwhile, Diane von Furstenberg explained that respect should be accorded to the first lady, emphasizing the designer's role in the fashion industry is "to promote beauty, inclusiveness, diversity. We should each be the best we can be and influence by our example."
Wintour stressed, as published on The Wall Street Journal, that the same courtesy will be extended to Trump, just as the previous first ladies who appeared on Vogue. She commented, "We have a tradition of always covering whoever is the first lady at Vogue and I can't imagine that this time would be any different."
The Vogue editor-in-chief was an outspoken supporter of the former Secretary of the State Hillary Clinton. The famous magazine even endorsed Clinton on her bid to the highest position in the country in 2016.
Wintour also talked about how the current state of political affairs can affect the fashion industry. She encouraged on The Wall Street Journal, "Designers don't live in a vacuum, they are not blind to what's going on. They too will be inspired by what they see and that will come out in their work. The next few years are going to be incredibly creative. [Vogue's] mission is to recognize that and support that and bring that to our audiences."
Should the cover push through, this is not the first time that Trump has appeared on the prestigious publication's cover. She graced the cover of Vogue in 2005 in a gown she wore during her wedding with the now President Donald Trump.
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