And The Winner Is.....
Ok everybody, take a seat, the announcement of the lucky winner who would dress the First Lady for the second inaugural ball was announced today, reports the "New York Post" (January 15, 1997). Envelope please! And the winner is ......Oscar de la R
enta! The gown was choosen from de la Renta's spring 1997 ready-to-wear line. It's a slim, gold-embroidered, T-shirt shape (presently with short sleeves will be lengthened for Mrs. Clinton) reported "Women's Wear Daily." "It's the perfect dress for no
w. It's very modern and very '90s. It's clean and simple, but the fabric is beautifully ornate with really rich embroidery," says "Vogue" magazine senior fashion editor Lauren Martinez. The cost of the gown is probably in the thosands, but neither
the White House nor de la Renta are talking. Mrs. Clinton will be paying for the dress herself, we're told, so if she wants to spend the dough, hey it's hers to spend. The next fashion question on everybody's minds now is, "What type of hat is she going t
o wear to the President's swearing-in?" Over the years, we've seen some pretty funky ones. Lady Bird Johnson's comes to mind. But hey, anything's better than one of Queen Elizabeth's bonnets!
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