Michelle Obama has donated her inaugural gown to the Smithsonian National Museum of History in Washington D.C. The dress was designed by fashion newcomer Jason Wu who has just showed his Irving Penn inspired Fall 2010 collection in New York Fashion Week. Michelle Obama has said that, "This gown is a masterpiece. It is simple, it's elegant, and it comes from this brilliant mind." What an amazing honour for the young fashion designer to have a piece in such a historical museum before the age of 28. The dress will be part of a showcase at the museum of eleven inaugural dresses. The collection of dresses began with Mamie Eisenhower, who became first lady in the 1950s. Even though every first lady since 1912 has donated something to the Smithsonian, not all of them could part with their inaugural dress.
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