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First Ladies' Fashions

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  • Mamie Eisenhower in Inaugural Gown

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    Mamie Eisenhower in a Nettie Rosenstein design.

    Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
  • Gerald and Betty Ford Talk with Fred Astaire

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    Betty Ford in a Frankie Welch design.

    Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
  • President and Mrs. Carter Dance at their Inaugural Ball

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    Rosalynn Carter in a Mary Matise design.

    Library of Congress
  • Pat Nixon in Karen Stark

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    Pat Nixon in a Karen Stark design.

    Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library and Musem/NARA

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  • Jacqueline Kennedy Ann Lowe Wedding Dress

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    Jacqueline Kennedy in an Ann Lowe design.

    Library of Congress

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  • President and Mrs. Kennedy Arrive at Inaugural Ball

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    Jacqueline Kennedy in an Ethel Frankau design.

    John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum/NARA

Our Digital Library exhibit, "Glamour and Innovation: The Women Behind the Seams of Fashion at the White House," which highlights historic designers of some of the first ladies' most iconic designs. Explore this gallery to see the first ladies sporting some of these designs for weddings, inaugural balls, and more.

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