Melania Trump – wore an off-shoulder cream gown by Hervé Pierre for the Inauguration Ball. Michelle Obama – wore a red Jason Wu mélange tweed jacquard dress with a matching Jason Wu double-breasted coat and stud earrings by Harry Kotlar. Hillary Clinton – wore a cream Ralph Lauren Collection jewel neck suit and a Ralph Lauren Collection double-face cashmere cream coat. Ivanka Trump – wore an ivory Oscar de la Renta asymmetrical-cut long jacket over a matching pantsuit. Tiffany Trump – wore a custom Taoray Wang white double-breasted coat. Dr Jill Biden – wore a bright pink dress with grey suede shoes. Karen Pence – wore a dark, fit-and-flare coat with a chunky necklace. Kellyanne Conway – wore a blue and white Gucci jacket with a red Target hat. Melania Trump – wore a Ralph Lauren Collection sky blue double-face cashmere cropped jacket over a matching Ralph Lauren Collection cashmere mock turtleneck dress with Ralph Lauren Collection suede gloves. The inauguration of the president of the United States is a ceremony to mark the commencement of a new four-year term of a president of the United States. An inauguration ceremony takes place for each term of a president, even if the president continues in office for a second term. Since 1937, Inauguration Day takes place on January 20 following a presidential election. The term of a president commences at noon on that day, when the chief justice administers the oath to the president.