The inauguration is really about swearing in the next president, but first ladies throughout history have stolen the show with their inaugural gowns.
January 21, 2013: Michelle Obama wore a collarless blue-checkered coat with J. Crew shoes to President Obama's second inauguration.
Betty Ford wore a blue skirt suit for his swearing-in ceremony. Rosalynn Carter's blue chiffon inaugural gown, designed by Mary Matise for Jimmae, was the same dress that she wore to Jimmy Carter ...