Mary Todd Lincoln is believed to have worn a ball gown with a crinoline skirt. Her dress featured ruffles and floret pattern. Elizabeth Keckley, born into slavery in Virginia, was the First Lady's ...

First Ladies' fashion choices at inauguration ceremonies have always made headlines. Melania Trump’s latest appearance in a wide-brimmed hat has sparked curiosity and continues this tradition. Notable ...

George Washington also had the shortest inaugural address ... served as Lincoln's private secretary and was given the ring by Mary Todd Lincoln. "The President today wore a quaint old gold ...

At that time, relatives of the late Mary Lincoln, who had been first lady ... That night she wore a violet beaded lace sheath gown with an iridescent blue velvet silk mousseline overskirt to the 1993 ...