![]() ![]() ![]() Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images A focus on fashion is not newįirst lady Helen Taft was the first to give her clothing to the Smithsonian Museum, helping establish the first ladies’ fashion collection in the early 1900s. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama deliver remarks at the White House on July 4, 2011. “It’s kind of surprising, I think, how much commentary is made about what I wear or if I put my hair in a scrunchie,” Jill Biden told Vogue in August 2021.Īs a researcher of women in politics, from political candidates to first ladies, I think that Presidents Day this year offers a chance to better understand the meaning of first ladies’ fashion – and the potential missteps of focusing too much on their style choices. ![]() The colorful flourishes on Jill Biden’s white inaugural outfit, for example, paid homage to the United States with embroidered flowers, representing all of the country’s states and territories.īut Jill Biden’s office, as a policy, even before she became first lady, generally has not addressed her clothing, except for particular moments – like when she wore boots that said VOTE ahead of the November 2020 elections, or when she had a sunflower – the national flower of Ukraine – sewn on her dress to show support for the country shortly after the Russian army invaded Ukraine in 2022. First ladies’ fashion choices over the years have often been laced with multiple meanings – representing both their husbands’ administrations and politics, and what was happening in the country at the time. ![]()
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