The former secretary of state, 74, ascended the iconic steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art into the Costume Institute Gala Monday evening in an off the shoulder, long sleeve burgundy gown by Joseph Altuzarra with a secret detail. Embroidered across the fold-over neckline and hem of the custom design were the names of 60 famous women in American history who inspire Clinton today, Vogue reported.
"When someone like Hillary goes to The Met, it's not just, like, 'There's Hillary at The Met and she's wearing a dress.' It has a lot of significance," Altuzarra told the outlet of dressing the former first lady and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate. "I felt like I had to be very thoughtful about what the dress would mean to the theme and to the occasion."
The girl-power group includes Rosa Parks, Lady Bird Johnson, Clara Barton, Harriet Tubman and Clinton's mother, Dorothy Rodham, as well as lesser-known names like Elizabeth Blackwell and Rebecca Lee Crumpler.
