By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-01-21 12:26:49 | Updated at 2025-01-22 00:24:29
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A Cuban immigrant and couturier who dresses members of the first family is blasting calls to boycott Oscar de la Renta for designing pre-inaugural gowns for Ivanka Trump and Usha Vance as a major fashion don't.
Oscar Lopez - a Miami-based designer and favorite of Lara Trump, Kimberly Guilfoyle and other comely conservatives - called the liberal meltdown over the fashion house dressing the GOP powerhouses as 'hypocritical' and 'ridiculous.'
'This is nonsense to call for a boycott— you don't mix politics and art,' said the 52-year-old designer who escaped communist Cuba in 2004. 'They're all hypocrites and have their own agenda,' raged the feisty fashionista.
'I don't think they would want to boycott' if it were Ella Emhoff wearing the icon designer's dress had her step-mother Kamala Harris won the election instead of Trump.
Those protesting likely don't even appreciate their freedoms here in the US, added Lopez, who stressed how grateful he is to live the American dream, dressing members of the first family at a presidential inauguration.
'I came from a communist regime,' he said. 'When people have everything, it's easy to take things for granted,' he added about the baseless boycotts.
'It's such a double standard.'
Lopez was 'discovered' at Mar-a-Lago more than a decade ago, getting the attention of Lara, who took notice of a design of one of Lopez's clients. The rest is fashion history.
He's been designing iconic pieces for Lara Trump during historic moments — including an election night red, white and blue stunner — and Monday's inaugural balls.
Oscar Lopez (pictured with Lara Trump) is the favorite dress designer for Lara, Kimberly Guilfoyle and other comely conservatives
Lopez slammed liberals who called for a boycott of Oscar de la Renta, the fashion house that custom-made dresses for Ivanka Trump and incoming Second Lady Usha Vance for the pre-inauguration festivities on Sunday
Elon Musk talks with Ivanka Trump and Shivon Zillis, right, before Donald Trump spoke at a dinner on Sunday at the Building Museum in Washington D.C.
Vice President-elect JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, arrive to the dinner event in his honor at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. on Saturday
And it's made him a target of self-righteous liberal activists, who try to shame him for being a gay man working with the Trump family.
'They say, "How can you be gay and dress the Trump family?"' Lopez said, fighting back against the insinuation of homophobia. 'I have always felt supported by the family for who I am.'
Lopez said he hasn't come up for air in the weeks leading to the inaugural festivities, tasked with dressing about a dozen women, including members of congress, for the events.
He works with all populations, of course — and is also a favorite of everyone from the avant garde Miami crowd to religious Orthodox m women who seek a modestly chic look, and is often flown out by clients to society hotspots like NYC.
One of his favorite pieces was a dress for a client's anniversary party studded with LED lights, embroidered on back, 'I don't give a shit' and had four layers of tiffany blue tulle and seven layers of white tulle.
'I am living the American dream,' he said after Trump's swearing in. 'The best is yet to come.'
