Two of FLOTUS's ensembles, designed by Gabriela Hearst and Alexandra O’Neill, are now part of the Smithsonian’s popular First Ladies Collection.
—have joined the Smithsonian’s popular First Ladies Collection. Showcasing over two dozen gowns worn by first ladies throughout American history, the exhibition includes Jacqueline Kennedy’s white Oleg Cassini inaugural gown, a 1780s dress owned by Martha Washington, and the ethereal, one-shouldered Jason Wu ensemble that Michelle Obama wore to the inauguration ball in 2009.
“This day is so much more emotional than I imagined it would be,” Biden remarked in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, when the dresses were formally added to the collection. And truthfully, the attitude at the presentation was both joyful and more reflective than one might expect. Biden notably chose two young, exciting design talents to create her inaugural ensembles. As both Markarian’s Alexandra O’Neill and Hearst noted in their own remarks, they produced those looks in New York’s garment district. Hearst, the founder of her eponymous label and current creative director of Chloé, is a leader in the luxury sustainability space who honed in on the unifying message Biden wanted to project with her evening attire.
O’Neill described the feeling of seeing her design in the Smithsonian as “surreal,” adding that she hoped people would look at it and think about all the artisans who crafted it, especially those working in the garment district in New York throughout the pandemic. “It’s imperative that we support this community for future generations, otherwise we couldn’t do what we did, especially in the time that we did,” O’Neill said.
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