THE ONE-SHOULDERED, WHITE CHIFFON GOWN FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA WORE TO THE INAUGURAL BALLS WILL SOON BE GOING ON DISPLAY IN WASHINGTON DC. OBAMA IS DONATING THE STUNNING GOWN TO THE FIRST LADIES COLLECTION AT THE SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY. DOTTED WITH BEADS AND COVERED IN FABRIC PETALS, THE GOWN, BY DESIGNER JASON WU OF NEW YORK, WAS A STAR ATTRACTION AT 10 INAUGURAL BALLS HELD IN JANUARY 2009 TO CELEBRATE PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S SWEARING-IN. THE NEW ADDITION WILL SERVE AS A SHOWCASE FOR FIRST LADIES FROM MAMIE EISENHOWER, WHO SERVED FROM 1953 TO 1961, TO OBAMA, IN ONE OF THE MUSEUM'S MOST POPULAR ATTRACTIONS. ALL THE FIRST LADIES SINCE 1912 HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE VAST AND UNIQUE COLLECTION. THE SMITHSONIAN ASKS EACH ONE TO DONATE SOMETHING THAT REPRESENTS HER. WHILE DONATING THE INAUGURAL BALL GOWN HAS BECOME A LASTING TRADITION, IT IS NOT REQUIRED. THE COLLECTION ALSO HAS WHITE HOUSE CHINA AND OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS FROM PAST PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATIONS. THE EXHIBIT WILL SHOWCASE 24 FIRST LADIES' DRESSES, INCLUDING 12 INAUGURAL GOWNS.
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