when Helen Taft donated her gown from the inaugural ball to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Since then the museum has collected each inaugural ensemble for its First Ladies ...

Fans of the "First Ladies collection" have the late first lady Helen Taft to thank for its existence. By contributing her 1909 inaugural gown to the Smithsonian, she started what would become a ...

President Donald Trump was inaugurated on January 20. First ladies have worn tailored suits and glamorous designer dresses to inaugural festivities. Many first ladies' inaugural gowns are ...

Melania wore a floor-length white, strapless gown with a ribbon-like piece of black material wrapped around the dress ...

Melania Trump's best first lady looks balance professional style and chicness, but she has also worn some controversial ...

Exploring how First Lady fashion became political theater, from Jackie O to Melania Trump,revealing gender bias where women's style overshadows policy in public discourse ...

DENTON, Texas — For more information visit twu.edu/gown-collection.

Four years earlier, Melania Trump wore a Ralph Lauren cashmere dress and high-neck cropped ... collected each inaugural ensemble for its First Ladies collection, giving their sartorial choices ...