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Best Dressed: Fashion Trends and Famous Wearers

While the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is home to the renowned First Ladies' gown collection, dresses can be found throughout the Smithsonian's museums. These dresses reflect fashion trends, pop culture history, and their wearers. 

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Ensemble associated with Marian Anderson's 1939 Lincoln Memorial concert

Dance staff; Necklace; Woman's dress; Woman's moccasins; Woman's underdress/slip

Woman's Battle Dress, worn by female relatives of warriors of the Ton-Kon-Ga (Kiowa Black Leggings Society)

Tennis Dress, worn by Billie Jean King during the "Battle of the Sexes"

Woman's ensemble

Esther

Evening Dress, Oleg Cassini

Evening Dress

Evening Dress and Underslip

Child's dress

Woman's dress

Woman's dress

Reneé Fleming's Gown

Voronoi Dress, Biomimicry Collection

Woman's dress

Woman's dress depicting Hunkpapa Lakota battles with the Arikara

Dress worn by Denyce Graves in Washington National Opera's production of Carmen

Wedding dress worn by Lollaretta Pemberton with veil and headpiece

Child's dress

"Hippie" Dress or Shirt

Dress

Grey pinstriped dress and jacket designed by Arthur McGee

Dress

Woman's dress

Woman's dress

Costume for Glinda the Good Witch in The Wiz on Broadway

Woman's dress

Woman's dress

Gown worn by Ginger Rogers in Follow the Fleet

Costume gown, petticoat, and jacket for Addaperle in The Wiz on Broadway

Hillary Clinton's 1993 inaugural ball gown

Miss Starlett costume, worn by Carol Burnett on "The Carol Burnett Show"

Woman's dress

Woman's dress

Woman's dress

Woman's dress

Woman's dress

Woman's dress

Woman's dress

Woman's dress

Woman's dress

Woman's dress

South Bend Blue Sox Baseball Dress, worn by Betsy Jochum

Evening Dress

Sculpture

Jingle Dress

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