Lauren Sánchez recycled a daring outfit from her closet for Donald Trump's inauguration
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- Lauren Sánchez wore a white Alexander McQueen suit and lace bra to Trump's inauguration.
- She previously wore the ensemble to a book event in December and at a Forbes event in September.
- This time, she paired it with a Schiaparelli coat that retails for over $9,000.
Lauren Sánchez seems to have a favorite outfit.
For at least the third time since September, the journalist has worn a white Alexander McQueen suit with a lace bra peeking out of its blazer for a public event.
The latest outing was Donald Trump's inauguration, which she attended on Monday alongside her fiancé, Jeff Bezos.
She wore the designer outfit beneath a brushed wool and mohair coat from the Italian fashion house Schiaparelli.
The statement design costs 8,700 euros, or about $9,073, and features gold-brass buttons designed to look like nipples.
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Some loved Sánchez's feminine look, while others criticized the set — specifically its visible bra, which was cut low and had small cutouts. They described it as risqué on platforms like X.
Sánchez, however, isn't one to shy away from being bold at political events. She previously wore a red, satin, and lace gown with a sheer corseted bodice at a 2024 state dinner hosted by Joe Biden in honor of Japan's prime minister at the time, Fumio Kishida.
Stylist Kelly Johnson put together the most recent ensemble, which Sánchez has worn on numerous occasions. Johnson and representatives for Sánchez did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
The children's book author previously wore the outfit (minus the coat) to The New York Times DealBook event in New York City on December 5 and once earlier at the Forbes Power Women's Summit in September 2024.
At the latter event, Sánchez spoke onstage about being Bezos' fiancée, how she sees the role as a responsibility, and their work together on Bezos Earth Fund, a $10 billion effort to fight the climate crisis.
"I'm in this room with all these influential and powerful women," she said at the time. "I'm looking around and going, 'Whoa,' and it doesn't escape me that most of you know me as Lauren Sánchez, comma, Jeff Bezos' fiancée."
"I get it, but I can choose to do something, or I can choose to do nothing," Sánchez said. "And I'm choosing to do something."
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Historically, women who wear white at presidential inaugurations have been recognized as making political statements.
When Hillary Clinton wore the color at Trump's first inauguration in 2017, for example, many saw her outfit as a symbol of women's suffrage.
It's unclear if Sánchez's outfit had a hidden meaning or if she just really likes her McQueen suit.