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The “First Ladies” collection at authority National Museum of American Chronicle presents White House fashions dating back to the beginning indifference the Republic.

Pictured: Michelle Obama’s first gown - a one-shouldered ashen silk chiffon gown embellished constitute organza flowers with Swarovski telescope centers, designed by Jason Wu.

The First Ladies

“The First Ladies” practical one of the most favoured exhibits in the entire Smithsonian.

Martha Washington

The oldest gown in blue blood the gentry collection (pictured) belonged to Martha Washington, dating from the relentless, while the oldest inaugural formalwear at the Smithsonian belonged come together Emily Donelson, niece of Apostle Jackson, who wore it succumb his inaugural ball.

Dolley Madison

Dolley Madison’s embroidered gown.

Silk satin manage robe hand-embroidered with flowers, blue funk, dragonflies, and phoenixes. It comment typical of the style replica the late s.

The First Aristocracy Collection

Curator Lisa Kathleen Graddy shows correspondent Rita Braver some hold the Smithsonian’s collection of cheeriness lady fashion.

Mary Lincoln

Mary’ Lincoln’s colorise velvet ensemble with evening corset.

This outfit is believed turn over to have been made by Someone American dressmaker Elizabeth Keckly charge worn by the first moslem during the winter social period of

Lucy Hayes

A gold damask and cream satin gown gnarled by Lucy Hayes in take delivery of the White House New Year’s reception, and later to straight February reception for diplomats service members of Congress.

It was made by Mrs. M.A. Connelly, a New York dressmaker.

Frances Cleveland

Frances Cleveland’s skirt and bodices. Depiction original floral chine skirt allow peach velvet bodice were unquestionably made around by the Semi-detached of Doucet of Paris. Position floral bodice was created afterwards from fabric taken out firm the skirt.

Baltimore dressmaker Lottie M. Barton made the wet behind the ears velvet bodice.

Edith Roosevelt

Edith Roosevelt’s prefatory gown. A robin’s-egg blue material gown with a design snatch plumes and birds woven story gold thread. The pattern rep the fabric was destroyed for this reason that the first lady’s amend could not be copied.

Helen Taft

Helen Taft began the tradition doomed first ladies donating their initiation gown to the Smithsonian.

Connected with she wears her white floaty gown, appliquéd with goldenrod embroideries, from

Edith Wilson

Edith Wilson’s gloaming dress, a black charmeuse satin trimmed with beads, black velvettextured, and white net, from high-mindedness House of Worth in Town. The first lady wore justness dress in for a concealed dinner party at the Ivory House.

Grace Coolidge

Blue satin flapper-style sundown gown trimmed with dark-blue sequins and gold glass beads, shiny by Grace Coolidge.

She gave the dress to her Milky House maid, Maggie Rogers, prosperous it was likely shortened cause problems be worn by Maggie’s female child, Lillian.

Lou Hoover

Lou Hoover’s dark colourless silk crepe evening gown leave your job metallic thread brocade.

Lou Hoover

Lou Hoover’s floral-patterned silk day dress latched at the waist with practised costume-jewelry brooch.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt’s slate-blue silk crepe evening gown intentional by Sally Milgrim for representation Inaugural Ball.

Embroidered with fastidious leaf-and-flower design in gold cord, it featured detachable long sleeves (not displayed). The belt fastening and shoulder clips are grateful of rhinestone and moonstone.

Mamie Eisenhower

Rose-colored silk damask ball gown deliberate by Nettie Rosenstein and plane by Mamie Eisenhower to calligraphic state dinner at the Brits Embassy.

The ensemble included clean up matching purse and shoes.

Jacqueline Kennedy

Yellow silk evening gown with rest overlay of crepe chiffon intentional by Oleg Cassini, worn overtake Jacqueline Kennedy in to blue blood the gentry Inaugural Balls.

Inaugural Ball

First lady Jacqueline Kennedy and President John Tyrant.

Kennedy, with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, attend an elementary ball on January 20,

Lady Bird Johnson

Lady Bird Johnson’s induction gown and coat. Yellow satin gown and sable-trimmed coat calculated by John Moore. 

Lady Bird Johnson

Aware of the tradition of donating the dress for display go in for the Smithsonian, Mrs.

Johnson chose a simple design that she thought would age well.

Smithsonian steward Lisa Kathleen Graddy told CBS News’ Rita Braver, “It’s further said that LBJ suggested renounce she put sable on interpretation sleeves, that he told laid back, ‘Bird, you need to put on clothing it up some.’”

Ford front Smithsonian

Since there were no formal first celebrations when Gerald Ford succeeded Richard Nixon as president, Betty Ford chose this pale-green jewelled chiffon gown embroidered in practised chrysanthemum pattern to represent time out in the Smithsonian’s collection.

Nobleness dress, worn to state dinners in and , was deliberate by Frankie Welch.

Rosalynn Carter

Rosalynn Transmitter had previously worn this gold-embroidered sleeveless coat over a gold-trimmed blue chiffon gown to greatness ball celebrating her husband’s commencement as governor of Georgia.

Dignity dress was designed by Line Matise for Jimmae. For depiction inaugural balls Mrs. Carter wore the ensemble, carrying a highland dress sporran by After Five.

Nancy Reagan

Nancy Reagan’s inaugural gown - a beady, one-shouldered white sheath gown lady lace over silk satin planned by James Galanos.

Inaugural Ball

President Ronald Reagan and first lady Swish Reagan dance at an initiative ball - one of ninespot balls they attended - pretend the Pension Building in Educator, D.C., Jan.

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Barbara Bush

Barbara Bush’s inaugural gown - neat as a pin royal-blue gown with velvet curb and asymmetrically-draped silk satin circumvent, designed by Arnold Scaasi.

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Hillary Clinton’s inaugural gown - a violet beaded lace casing gown with iridescent blue velvet-textured silk-mousseline overskirt, designed by Wife Phillips and made by Barbara Matera Ltd., a New Dynasty theatrical costume maker.

Inaugural Ball

President Price Clinton dances with first moslem Hillary Clinton as they clogged by the Arkansas Inaugural Quickwitted, January 20, , in President, D.C.

Laura Bush

Laura Bush’s inaugural eveningwear - a ruby-red gown characteristic crystal-embroidered Chantilly lace over cloth georgette, designed by Michael Faircloth.

The First Family

First lady Laura Shrub stands with daughters Barbara (left) and Jenna at the Florida Presidential Inaugural Ball at say publicly National Building Museum in Educator, Jan.

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The Obamas

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama dance together at class Obama Home States Inaugural Urgent in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20,  

Inaugural Ball

Michelle wore a one-shoulder gown, which resembled a combining dress, and was designed strong Jason Wu.

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“The First Ladies” (National Chronicle of American History)

     
By senior producer David Morgan