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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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Dress worn by Phyllis Diller on Circus of the Stars

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)

Cuban Flag Bata Cubana worn by Celia Cruz

Becky Sharp dress

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

Woman's ensemble

Black dress worn by Rachel Brosnahan in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Frances Cleveland's Floral chine skirt and two bodices

Esther

Evening Dress

Dress worn by Diana Ross

Evening Dress and Underslip

Dress worn by Dustin Hoffman in the Film Tootsie

Child's dress

Woman's dress

Woman's dress

Dress worn by Celia Cruz

Sequin Dress from Hulu series East Los High

Dress worn by Misty Copeland in "On the Town" for Broadway Debut

Kinematics Dress #4

Reneé Fleming's Gown

from Fall / Winter 2013 collection

Voronoi Dress, Biomimicry Collection

Forest Parade

Dress

Dress worn by Phyllis Diller

Concert Dress Worn By Phyllis Diller

Dress worn by Phyllis Diller in Hello, Dolly! on Broadway

Dress worn by Phyllis Diller in The Pruitts of Southampton

Woman's dress

Woman's dress depicting Hunkpapa Lakota battles with the Arikara

Dress

Dress

Cuban Rumba Dress

Child's dress

Feedsack Dress

Michelle Obama’s Inaugural Gown, 2009

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