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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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White dress with lace yoke and sleeves

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Wrapper Dress

Dress worn by Celia Cruz

Woman's dress

Woman's dress

Costume worn by Beyoncé as Deena Jones in the film Dreamgirls

dress

dress

Dress, worn by Ella Fitzgerald

dress

Dress

costume, dress

Dress

Cocktail dress

Bonita dress

Engagement Dress

Twareg dress

Woman's dress

Woman's dress

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Woman's dress

Maxi dress

Woman's dress

Woman's dress

Woman's dress

Woman's dress

Woman's dress

Woman's dress

Woman's Dress, 1799

dress, 1-piece

Woman's Dress, 1911

Martha Washington's dress

Woman's Dress, 1862–68

dress, 1-piece

Woman's Dress, 1842–50

Traditional Korean Child's Dress

dress, 2-piece

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