Belgian designer #WalterVanBeirendonck said Tuesday that the #fashion world was "afraid" of US President #DonaldTrump and failing to speak out against him for commercial reasons.

Talking to AFP after his menswear show at Paris Fashion Week, Van Beirendonck said that he hoped more creative people and leaders in fashion would take a stand on Trump's "disgusting" rhetoric.

The comments by the outspoken Antwerp-based independent designer come two days after Trump's inauguration in Washington which was attended by French fashion tycoon Bernard Arnault and two of his children.

LVMH boss Arnault and his daughter Delphine, who runs Dior, were given prominent seats behind outgoing US president Joe Biden and other past American leaders.

The European corporate fashion business, which is dominated by France's LVMH and Kering, is known to be worried about the possible impact of a trade war between the United States and Europe under Trump.

High-end European clothing and leather goods could be targeted by Trump for tariffs, which would raise prices for American consumers at a time when the luxury market is facing a global showdown.
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