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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. 


  • Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 26 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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Evening Dress

Evening Dress and Underslip

Child's dress

Kinematics Dress #4

from Fall / Winter 2013 collection

Voronoi Dress, Biomimicry Collection

Forest Parade

Dress

Dress

Dress

Child's dress

Dress

from Wilderness Embodied Couture collection

Evening Dress

Dress

Woman's dress

Dress

Dress

Dress

Dress

Dress

Twareg dress

Maxi dress

Mini-dress and 'Baby Bonnet'

Day Dress

Red Rose gown

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