Ivanka Trump’s branded clothing is reportedly being donated or offered for second-hand sale at an increasing rate.
Ivanka Trump’s branded clothing is reportedly being donated or offered for second-hand sale at an increasing rate.
According to Fortune, workers at donation centers like a Goodwill in San Francisco and a New York-based non-profit called Housing Works have noticed an uptick in people dropping off her clothing since her father was elected president.
The media outlet also notes that “startup fashion resale website Thredup found that in 2016, users listed 223% more Ivanka Trump-branded items compared to the same period a year earlier. That trend has continued into 2017, with users listing 111% more items in the first five months of the year.”
The trend has likewise been reflected on social media, with one person tweeting in early February, “I had an Ivanka Trump signature scarf. Loved it until Trump. Consigned it. No one would buy it. Goodwill.”
This isn’t the only battle the first daughter’s clothing line has faced; Business of Fashion reported in April that G-III, the company that actually makes and sells her line, began relabeling items under a different name and selling to Stein Mart stores across the country.
The swap was said to have been motivated by “negative feedback from customers regarding Ivanka Trump product.”
Her clothes were also dropped from Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus and scaled back from retailers Sears, K-Mart, Belk, and Burlington Coat Factory.
And though Trump is no longer involved in her company’s daily operations due to her government position, she has continued to face criticism over having her clothes made overseas even though her father is an advocate for American manufacturing.
Despite the controversies, in early March, Abigail Klem, the president of her fashion line, reported strong post-inauguration sales.
