Museum visitors can glimpse Michelle Obama’s sweeping, ruby-red chiffon gown from the 2013 inauguration beginning Tuesday, but designer Jason Wu’s white, one-shouldered dress worn by the first lady at the previous inauguration will be temporarily under wraps.
The red gown, which has velvet touches and a distinctive cross-halter strap neckline, goes on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
It’s not common for a first lady’s gown from a second inauguration to go on exhibit in Washington, since recent tradition has these dresses given to presidential libraries, said Lauren Meegan, a public affairs assistant at the museum, Chicago Tribune informs.
