If fate and politics had turned out differently, Ivanka Trump might be doing any number of things today.
She could still be dispensing advice for women on how to get ahead in business.
PerhapsIvanka might have returned to life as a model.
What had begun as a promising venture fizzled faster than New Coke.
The company might have shut down even if its founder hadn’t joined the White House, however.
Even amid Ivanka’s success, there were stirrings of trouble that contributed to her line ending.
According toBusiness Insider, she first put her name on a fine-jewelry boutique in Manhattan in 2007.
Ivanka then branched out into shoes in 2010, which sold in major retailers like Macy’s.
The classic suits, dresses, and other sensible wear were touted as a caviar wardrobe for peanut-butter budgets.
But everything changed once Donald Trump became the Republican presidential nominee.
In early 2017, one store after another pulled Ivanka Trump’s clothing and accessories lines from their shelves.
Ivanka herself closed her New York boutique around the same time.
The case was eventually dismissed.
The only link to the line she maintained was a store in Trump Tower.
These days, Ivanka is focusing on a leisurely post-White House life with her husband and their three children.
She has given no indication of wanting to relaunch her businesses.
