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

BARBARA BUSH

The 63-year-old first lady was as known for her snow-white hair as she was for her trademark triple-strand of pearls, which she paired with a royal blue Arnold Scaasi gown for husband George H. Bush's 1989 gala.