when Helen Taft donated her gown from the inaugural ball to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Since then the museum has collected each inaugural ensemble for its First Ladies ...

It is unclear if Melania's daytime inaugural outfit will join the Smithsonian's First Ladies Collection, which she previously donated to in 2017 ...

Melania wore a floor-length white, strapless gown with a ribbon-like piece of black material wrapped around the dress ...

Since then the museum has collected each inaugural ensemble for its First Ladies collection ... according to the Smithsonian, first lady Caroline Harrison made a tacit declaration when she ...