The First Ladies Exhibit at the Museum of American History in Washington DC

This April I was lucky enough to visit Washington DC, and see some great museums. One of my favorite exhibits in the Museum of American History was definitely the First Ladies Exhibit. At this exhibit many of the first ladies' dresses were displayed from inaugurations. Along with dresses, shoes, bags, and other belongings were displayed with the collection. I really enjoyed this exhibit, it was a really great experience for a fashion lover, and you could actually take hours going through everything here. The gowns were incredibly beautiful, and of course made by the best designers in the world as they are good enough for a first lady. It was a really interesting experience to go and learn a little bit about the personality of all of these first ladies, as you can tell a lot about a woman from her choice of clothing in my oppinion. Mamie Eisenhower stood out to me as a very well dressed woman with her clothes being so characteristic of the time that she wore them, and absolutely gorgeous. The sillhouettes were so typical of the 1950s from what I have studied of fashion history. They were gorgeous, and made me want to try on the clothes. All of the clothing were displayed beautfully and the exhibit was well organized, some of the items perhaps needed to be labeled more clearly because some were hard to keep track of what belonged to who. It wasn't a horrible problem for the dresses, just for some of the smaller objects in the collection. Also perhaps they should add in the year that the dress was worn, although this should be somewhat general knowledge, it is hard to keep track of the inauguration year of every president.
The exhibit also contained some great information on the side walls that told a little history of the first ladies. This seemed to be good and not too wordy. It was concise, but also with enough detail. There were a few videos that you could also watch off to the sides to learn a little bit more about the women who wore the dresses as well as the making of the dresses.
I would say the biggest problem with the exhibit was the crowd. It was extremely crowded and really hard to get through. If there were less people there it would have been easier to see everything and read everything, however it wasn't really their fault, it's a popular exhibit, and it's popular for a reason- because it's great.
One of the highlights of the exhibit was seeing Michelle Obama's inauguration dress. As I find Michelle a great role model for women as well as a beautiful person with excellent taste in clothing, this was very exciting for me. I also love the designer Jason Wu, and to see the precise detailing that he put into Mrs. Obama's gown was really fascinating. The dress was absolutely gorgeous. The exhibit as a whole was great and I would definitely reccomend seeing it.