I had forgot how horrible Carter looked. There is nothing worse than Hillary’s first inauguration daytime garb.
Jimmy Carter made her buy off the rack, lol. It’s impossible to find a photo of Pat Nixon in her ball gown. The only one found was a bad one from a ‘wax museum’.
Some interesting facts I dug up during my search;
Jackie Kennedy’s inaugural gown in 1961 was a concept by Mrs. Kennedy, made by Ethel Frankau at Bergdorf Goodman. It is described as off-white sleeveless gown in chiffon.
Pat Nixon wore a gold and silver gown made of mimosa silk satin, adorned with Austrian crystals, by Karen Stark.
Rosalynn Carter; The 1977 gown, made by Mary Matise.
Nancy Reagan 1981; Nancy Reagan wore a white, one-shoulder lace, silk satin sheath by James Galanos.
Barbara Bush; In 1989, she wore royal blue gown with velvet bodice by Arnold Scaasi.
Hillary Clinton in 1993; a violet beaded gown with blue-velvet silk overskirt by Sarah Phillips.
Mrs. Clinton opted for de la Renta in 1997 -sparkly gold-embroidered gown.
Laura Bush; in 2001, a Chantilly lace gown in ruby red by Michael Faircloth.
2005, Mrs. Bush opted for Oscar de la Renta - ice blue and silver embroidered tulle V-neck.