The inauguration is really about swearing in the next president, but first ladies throughout history have stolen the show with their inaugural gowns.

An exhibit about the first ladies reopens at the National Museum of American History, including dresses worn at inaugural balls. National Treasure: The Mold Behind the Miracle of Penicillin (04:55 ...

She’d worn the gown to his inaugural ball six years earlier when he was elected ... was inaugurated president,” Edith Mayo, then-curator of the First Ladies exhibit, told PBS in 2001. “But the fashion ...

First ladies traditionally donate their Inauguration Day looks to the National Museum of American History's exhibit of inaugural gowns, which dates back to 1912. Here's a look back at the stylish ...

Jackie Kennedy's gown for the inaugural ball was designed for ... then-curator of the First Ladies exhibit, told PBS in 2001. “But the fashion community distinctly did not get that and they ...

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 ...