See What First Ladies Wore For Inauguration Day

Michelle Obama's Inauguration Day Style

For Barack Obama's first presidential inauguration in 2008, Michelle wore a custom Isabel Toledo dress and coat. Four years later, she cinched her Thom Browne coat with a J.Crew belt and purple leather gloves.

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Laura Bush's Inauguration Day Style

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In 2001, Laura walked proudly alongside her husband George W. Bush as he was sworn in. She chose a bright blue coat, reminiscent of the shade Rosalynn Carter had chosen for Inauguration Day. In 2005, she opted for winter whites in this embellished Oscar de la Renta coatdress.

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Hillary Clinton's Inauguration Day Style

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Hillary Clinton's oversize black wool coat was cinched with a printed scarf and embellished with ribbon at the sleeves in 1993. In 1997, she completed this pink coat with a brooch, dainty box bag, and taupe pumps.

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Nancy Reagan's Inauguration Day Style

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Nancy completed her coats with matching hats for both of her Inauguration Day outfits, but in 1985 she piled on the jewellery and even cinched her waist with a chainlink belt to match the buttons on her teal jacket.

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Rosalynn Carter's Inauguration Day Style

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Cerulean blue is certainly a favourite of first ladies past, with Rosalynn Carter choosing the shade in the form of a dress with a silk pussy-bow necktie in 1977. She had a matching overcoat too, which she'd wear with brown leather knee-high boots.

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Pat Nixon's Inauguration Day Style

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Pat Nixon's peacoat was bright pink! She finished the look with a furry hat and stole in 1969.

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Lady Bird Johnson's Inauguration Day Style

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Claudia Johnson, often called Lady Bird, wore this red felt coat with a matching hat. It had a velvet tie-sash at the collar and she wore it with a chainlink purse, leather gloves, and pumps in 1964.

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Jackie Kennedy's Inauguration Day Style

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Jackie Kennedy's fashion forward sensibility led her to this collarless coat with round, retro buttons. She wore white gloves, pearl earrings, and a furry muff in 1961.

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Eleanor Roosevelt's Inauguration Day Style

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First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt had the pleasure of dressing for three inaugurations. Here she is during a fitting in 1941 wearing a vermilion wool dress that she finished with a bird's feather hat.

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