Posted on 03/19/2022 1:39:41 PM PDT by simpson96
While the last few first ladies have reworn outfits to different official events, the practice used to be unacceptable. Rosalynn Carter committed this then-fashion sin when she wore an off-the-rack blue chiffon and gold-embroidered dress and matching coat to her husband President Jimmy Carter's inaugural ball in 1977.
What sent the media into a tizzy was that the first lady had worn that same dress twice before, including when her husband was elected governor of Georgia in 1971, according to Time.
"Rosalynn set fashion back on its ear," Edith Mayo, then-curator of the first ladies exhibit at the Smithsonian, told The Washington Post in 1997. "The industry really wanted her to wear a fashionable gown."
One of the Smithsonian's current curators, Lisa Kathleen Graddy, backed the first lady's decision, though, saying, "It enhanced the incoming Carter presidency's notions of modesty and frugality," according to Time in 2013.(snip)
In an April 1996 trip to Japan, [Hillary] Clinton's wardrobe "baffled the Japanese," according to an archived Washington Post story. Was she too immodest? Too flamboyant? No. She wore all black.
During the short visit, the first lady wore black on Air Force One, to a dinner with the prime minister, a state dinner at the Imperial Palace, and on a car dealership tour. Many felt this was out of character or symbolic, but her spokesman Neel Lattimore denied this to The Post.
Although black is a staple in women's wardrobe in the US, that is not the case for Japan. "Culturally, black, especially when worn alone or with white, represents mourning and misfortune (funeral attire…ring any bells?)," wrote the Washington Post in 2015.
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What sent the media into a tizzy was that the first lady had worn that same dress twice before, including when her husband was elected governor of Georgia in 1971, according to Time.
"Rosalynn set fashion back on its ear," Edith Mayo, then-curator of the first ladies exhibit at the Smithsonian, told The Washington Post in 1997. "The industry really wanted her to wear a fashionable gown."
Oh, the HORROR!!!!!!!!!
Could the “fashion industry” possibly be more shallow?
Amy looks like she is in a Harry Potter movie
Melania inappropriately looking too good...
Michelle trying to dress in women’s clothes...
they made sure to ding Melania Trump three times. One time for the shoes she wore ON THE WAY TO THE PLANE to a trip to disaster zone, she changed her shoes ON THE PLANE!
If you see someone kicking a leftist then join in. Shallow or profound.. kick ‘til your piggies hurt.
This is all so petty, IMO.
Killing Vince Foster.
Rosalynn was not alone in that White House.
Jimmuh wore a rented tuxedo when he met the Queen at a formal reception. His trousers were way short.
For a good time - put this into any image search engine:
michelle obama ugly dress
And, you are welcome.
Black also gives the illusion of trimness.
BINGO!!! ROTFLMAO
Surprised they didn't Photoshop a whip into her hands.
That’s another one of my favorites.
I know. With all the problems in the world right now, this does seem petty. But then, with all the problems in the world right now, we need some silly stuff to lighten up.
They missed what I remember as the worst one. Mrs Clinton we to see Pope John Paul II and tied her mantilla under her chin like a babushka. The Italian press had a ball with that.
no picture of the Mooch getting off AF1 in a wife beater and shorts??
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