First Ladies Fashion
Betty Ford donated one of her gowns to the First Ladies Hall at the Smithsonian on June 24, 1976. Betty is pictured here with Frankie Welch, the gown’s designer (at left), and S. Dillon Ripley, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
The princess line dress was produced at Ms. Welch’s studio in Alexandria, Virginia. Made from a pale green chiffon crepe embroidered with chrysanthemums that simulates fabric the First Lady had brought home from China, it also features a Chinese inspired high standing collar. Mrs. Ford had worn the gown at a few state functions, including White House dinners for the Shah of Iran and King Juan Carlos II of Spain.
“I’m delighted to have one of my favorite dresses in this very special collection,” Mrs. Ford said in her remarks. “When I brought visitors to this Hall, never in my wildest dreams did I expect to ever be here myself.”
-from the Ford Library
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