StyleWatch Special50 Years of Gorgeous Inaugural Gowns
From Jacqueline Kennedy's couture to Michelle Obama's two Wus, see how far first lady style has come
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ROSALYNN CARTER
In keeping with the thrifty feeling of a country facing an economic slump in 1977, the 49-year-old (with daughter Amy, 9) repurposed a Mary Matise for Jimmae gold embroidered coat over a blue chiffon gown – the same one she had worn to husband Jimmy Carter's gubernatorial inauguration.
