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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. 


  • National Museum of American History 50 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Dresses (garments) 40 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Entire Body 29 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Main garments 28 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Dress, 1-Piece 15 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Dress, 1-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female 11 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • dress, 1-piece 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Dress, 1-piece 4 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Dress, 2-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female 4 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1-piece dress 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Dress, 3-Piece 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • African Americans 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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  • United States 28 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • New York 10 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • New York City 7 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • France 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Paris 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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  • Clothing & Accessories 34 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Family & Social Life 4 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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  • Chinese American 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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  • Clothing and dress 34 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Dress accessories 34 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Women 34 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Weddings 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Family 4 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Social life and customs 4 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Prom 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • African American women 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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  • Artifact Walls exhibit 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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Paper Dress, Campbell's Soup Company

Woman's Dress, 1789

Woman's Dress, 1936

Woman's Dress, 1968–69

Evening Dress, Oleg Cassini

Woman's Dress, 1750-1780

Woman's Dress, 1967

Woman's Dress, Wedding, 1847

Woman's Dress, 1860

Woman's Dress, 1945

Prom Dress

Circa 1930 Women's Gown (cheong sam)

Hattie Carnegie Original Two-Piece Dress

dress for a squirrel; dress on cardboard hanger

Woman's Dress, 2002

1-piece dress

dress with matching belted raincoat

1-piece dress

Quinceanera dress

dress

Cocktail dress

Bonita dress

Woman's Dress, 1799

dress, 1-piece

Woman's Dress, 1911

Woman's Dress, 1862–68

dress, 1-piece

Woman's Dress, 1842–50

dress, 2-piece

Dashiki

Woman's Dress, 1855–65

Woman's Dress, Wedding, 1956

dress, 1-piece

dress, 3-piece

dress, 1-piece


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