Belgian designer Walter Van Beirendonck said Tuesday that the fashion world was "afraid" of US President Donald Trump and failing to speak out against him for commercial reasons.

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Usha and JD Vance have three children. Their sons, Ewan and Vivek, are 7 and 4, and their daughter, Mirabel, is 3. The three kids will wear Anagrassia, a South Bend, Indiana, brand, for the inauguration.

Belgian designer Walter Van Beirendonck said Wednesday that the fashion world was "afraid" of US President Donald Trump and failing to speak out against him for commercial reasons.