Before Donald Trump’s win, virtually every other big name was berating the billionaire property mogul as loudly as they possibly could. But now he has emerged victorious, it seems that some of those voices are not expressing their contempt and distaste quite as forcefully.
Anna Wintour could be seen an example of a similar trend. In no time at all, the Vogue editor-in-chief has gone from being caught lambasting the President-elect on a crowded commuter train to being reported to have had a meeting with him.
A Trump transition official confirmed the pair met to ABC News and their journalist Candace Smith reported on Twitter that a source had informed her the pair had met for half an hour and “discussed a range of issues”.
Wintour is believed to have met with him on Tuesday - the same day that the soon-to-be President had a meeting with Kanye West at Trump Tower.
According to The Mirror, the Condé Nast artistic director was overheard rebuking Mr Trump and the Donald J Trump Foundation on a packed train. “Trump’s foundation has done nothing,” she is reported to have said, before adding that Mr Trump was going to use his presidency to “profit personally for himself and his family.”
Wintour however issued an apology to the paper saying she instantaneously regretted the remarks.
“I immediately regretted my comments, and I apologise. I hope that President-elect Trump will be a successful president for us all,” she said.
It is worth remembering that Wintour was previously an avid Clinton supporter, hosting several fundraisers for Ms Clinton throughout her presidential campaign and a pre-Fashion Week runway show which her daughter Chelsea Clinton attended.
What’s more, for the first time in its very history, Vogue officially endorsed Ms Clinton for president.
“Vogue has no history of political endorsements,” the editorial read. “Given the profound stakes of this one, and the history that stands to be made, we feel that should change.”
The fashion industry has been somewhat divided since Mr Trump’s win and designers have fiercely disagreed about whether to dress the soon-to-be First Lady Melania Trump. Tommy Hilfiger and Thom Browne might be keen but Marc Jacobs and Tom Ford are less so, while Jeremy Scott and Michael Kors have sat on the sense and have not expressed either way.
A representative for Mr Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
