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Pair it with booties, heels, or flats for the ultimate statement

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She paired the gown with matching sparkly heels and some eye-popping jewelry pieces First Daughter Ivanka Trump, 43, and husband Jared Kushner, 44, took to the stage to share in a loving moment during the Liberty Ball in Washington, D.C., on Monday evening

So on the one hand, there has been a slow and steady acceptance not only of the reality of professional women, but of the shifting cultural dress standards in professional life in America more generally