Past Inaugural Gowns
The designer who made the First Lady’s inauguration day dress has been an underground fashion world darling for decades. Those days are over.

Harry S. Truman Library, National Archives, MCT / Newscom

Harry S. Truman Library, National Archives, MCT / Newscom

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