50 Years of Inaugural Gowns

From Jackie Kennedy to Laura Bush, look back at what the first ladies have worn on their big nights – and what Michelle Obama has to live up to!
By Melissa Liebling-Goldberg

  • HILLARY CLINTON  photo | Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton

Credit: Shayna Brennan/AP

Updated: Thursday Jan 15, 2009 | 09:50 AM EST

HILLARY CLINTON

The 45-year-old former first lady of Arkansas decided to support a hometown designer for husband Bill Clinton's 1993 inauguration, selecting a shimmering purple lace gown by Little Rock's Sarah Phillips. For Clinton's second inauguration, she wore a lace gown by Oscar de la Renta.