Presidential inaugurations are all about the commander in chief, but all eyes are also on the first lady, especially during the inaugural ball on the evening of the swearing-in. The tradition of an inaugural ball or multiple balls dates all the way back to President George Washington.
“That’s the photograph that’s going to follow her forever – that moment, [the] first moment on stage in that inaugural ball gown,” said Lisa Kathleen Graddy, curator of political history at the […]
First ladies' fashion takes center stage at inaugural balls – Spectrum News