StyleWatch Special50 Years of Gorgeous Inaugural Gowns
From Jacqueline Kennedy's couture to Michelle Obama's two Wus, see how far first lady style has come
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JACQUELINE KENNEDY
In 1961, the then-31-year-old earned her fashion icon status from the beginning, stepping out with John F. Kennedy in a white gown and cape she designed herself, with the help of Bergdorf Goodman's Ethan Frankau.
