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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, 1-Piece 7 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)

Hello, Dolly Dress

Hattie Carnegie Original Two-Piece Dress

dress for a squirrel; dress on cardboard hanger

"Hippie" Dress or Shirt

Dress

Woman's Dress, 2002

1-piece dress

dress with matching belted raincoat

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

1-piece dress

Mary Lincoln's Dress

Mary Lincoln's Dress

Quinceanera dress

Dress, worn by Ella Fitzgerald

costume, dress

Cocktail dress

Bonita dress

Woman's Dress, 1799

dress, 1-piece

Woman's Dress, 1911

Martha Washington's dress

Woman's Dress, 1862–68

Woman's Dress, 1842–50


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