10 best inauguration ball gowns: From Michelle Obama to Mamie Eisenhower
10 best inauguration ball gowns: From Michelle Obama to Mamie Eisenhower Naomi May When Dolley Madison, wife of the fourth President, James Madison, hosted the first Inauguration Ball in 1809, she sported a scoop-necked, hand-embroidered cream velvet gown with a long and winding train. According to one attendee, Madison’s ensemble “answered all my ideas of royalty.” In the years since First Ladies have followed in Madison’s footsteps, embracing the grandeur of the Ball while also setting the tone of their agenda by painting a visual narrative of the incoming administ...
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