First Lady Fashion
Jackie Kennedy and Red Cross Nurses arrive for a luncheon at the White House in 1962.
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First Lady Fashion
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Then-former First Lady Maime Eisenhower arrives for a White House Tea on June 6, 1962, an event directly connected to the development of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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First Lady Fashion
Image Credit: Harry Morrison/WWD First Lady Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Johnson attends an event for the Internal Ladies Garment Workers Union at Carnegie Hall on May 10, 1967.
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First Lady Fashion
Image Credit: Guy DeLort/WWD Rosalynn Carter poses for portraits in Plains, Georgia, during the fall 1976 presidential campaign.
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First Lady Fashion
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive First Lady Betty Ford greets guests during a campaign stop in Florida on Feb. 15, 1976.
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Betty Ford – Gown to Smithsonian
Image Credit: Guy DeLort/WWD First Lady Betty Ford arrives at The Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C., on June 28, 1976.
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First Lady Fashion
Image Credit: Guy DeLort/WWD First Lady Rosalynn Carter arrives for the Heart Association’s Luncheon in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 7, 1978.
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First Lady Fashion
Image Credit: Guy DeLort/WWD Barbara Bush photographed at the Smithsonian with her inaugural gown designed by Arnold Scaasi, in 1980.
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First Lady Fashion
Image Credit: Guy Delort/WWD Nancy Reagan in 1980, a short time before assuming the role of first lady, wearing an Adolfo purple quilted rainskirt and black turtleneck while standing in Blair House, the official guest residence of the president-elect before moving into the White House.
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First Lady Fashion
Image Credit: Guy DeLort/WWD President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hilary Clinton arrive for the White House Governors Dinner in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 31, 1993. Hilary Clinton wears a dress designed by Donna Karan.
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First Lady Fashion
Image Credit: George Chinsee/WWD First Lady Michelle Obama attends the reopening of the entrance to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s American Wing, in New York City, wearing a sheath and coat from pre-fall 2009 Isaac Mizrahi.
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First Lady Fashion
Image Credit: George Chinsee/WWD Melania Trump in 2017.
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First Lady Fashion
Image Credit: WWD First Lady Jackie Kennedy and guest arrive for a performance at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City on Sept. 23, 1962. The First Lady wears a dress designed by Oleg Cassini.
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“Every Eye is Upon Me” First Ladies Exhibit
Image Credit: Courtesy of NPG Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis by Boris Chaliapin.
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“Every Eye is Upon Me” First Ladies Exhibit
Image Credit: Courtesy of NPG Pat Nixon by Robert Vickrey.
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“Every Eye is Upon Me” First Ladies Exhibit
Image Credit: Courtesy of NPG Nancy Reagan by Aaron Shikler.
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“Every Eye is Upon Me” First Ladies Exhibit
Image Credit: Courtesy of NPG Eleanor Roosevelt by Yousuf Karsh.
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“Every Eye is Upon Me” First Ladies Exhibit
Image Credit: Courtesy of SmithsonianÕs National Portrait Gallery Michelle Obama’s Milly gown, designer: Milly, 2017. Cotton poplin. Loan courtesy of Michelle Obama.
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“Every Eye is Upon Me” First Ladies Exhibit
Image Credit: Courtesy of SmithsonianÕs National Portrait Gallery Mary Todd Lincoln’s Capelet, maker: Elizabeth Keckley, c. 1861. Lace netting, taffeta. National First Ladies’ Library.