NORDSTROM dropped it. Donald Trump and his top adviser Kellyanne Conway are defending it. But there’s another reason why Ivanka Trump’s clothing line is failing.

And that’s because it’s “daggy”, “basic” and heavily influenced by high-end designers, fashion followers say.

The First Daughter’s range was dropped by US department chain Nordstrom, then top White House adviser Kellyanne Conway was today accused of violating White House ethics by promoting the fashion line during a TV interview.

Ivanka’s prices are for the average customer ($60 to about $130) ... and so are her designs.

Ivanka — who has a formal advisory role in the White House — seems to have taken inspiration from top labels Celine, Gucci, Chloe and Mansur Gavriel with frills, suede tassels and structured work bags all featuring in her collection.

The collection includes floral-printed wrap dresses ($120), cropped trousers ($60), pencil skirts ($79), and pastel-coloured jackets ($115), which can be seen here.

The looks have been branded “daggy”, “ugly as” and “very safe” by the fashion followers News Corp Australia spoke to today, who also said the First Daughter took too much inspiration from high-end designers “but made more simple and basic versions” of the clothes, shoes and accessories.

One was blunt: “It’s ugly as, she hasn’t been original”.

Her shoe collection is where Ivanka really shows just how unqualified she is to have her own collection. Sure, Ivanka, 35, dresses well ... but that doesn’t make her a designer.

One pair of shoes is best described as constructed from cork, with a slingback strap and heel also made from cork (‘cause we needed more cork).

And then there are the frills, like a Manolo Blahnik heel you’d have seen in the late 90s, and embroidered floral pumps that are “quite Gucci”, according to one fashion follower.

She has also done a version of the Gucci loafers that are ubiquitous at the moment, but instead Ivanka’s are backless and suede, with a fringed tassel ($120).

If you’re after a pair of gold stiletto boots, with a peep-toe and strappy boot-like shape, then you can’t go past Ivanka Trump’s “Hela” heel ($140). And she’s done a suede strappy heel with a bow detailing for that market that’s really into bows (I mean, who?).

In an interview with Fox News, White House adviser Conway said Ivanka had “developed another fully, unbelievably, entrepreneurial, wildly successful business that bears her name” and urged viewers to buy her products.

“They (Nordstrom) are using her, who’s been a champion for women’s empowerment and women in the workplace, to get to him. So I think people can see through that,” Conway told Fox & Friends.

“Go buy Ivanka’s stuff, (is) what I’d say. I hate shopping, I’m going to get some myself today,” she said.

“It’s a wonderful line. I own some of it. I’m going to just, I’m going to give a free commercial here. Go buy it today everybody. You can find it online.”

The law forbids employees of America’s executive branch, such as Conway, from the “endorsement of any product, service or enterprise”.