La collezione "First Ladies", ospitata al National Museum of American History, gestito dall'Istituto Smithsonian, compirà 100 anni il mese prossimo. Comprende gli abiti di molte first ladies americane, come Frances Cleveland, Lou Hoover, Jacqueline Kennedy, Laura Bush e Michelle Obama. Immagini tratte dal sito del Museo e da AP
Un secolo di first ladies
Twentieth century gown case in First Ladies Political Role and Public Image, 1992
The Blue Room, about 1970
First lady Michelle Obama's second inaugural gown in a storage area at the Smithsonian Museum of American History
First Ladies Hall, about 1960
First ladies’ gowns displayed in the Collection of Period Costumes exhibition, about 1930
First lady Michelle Obama's second inaugural gown in a storage area at the Smithsonian Museum of American History 2
President Barack Obama bows as he and first lady Michelle Obama