{"id":408648,"date":"2010-03-09T17:19:26","date_gmt":"2010-03-09T22:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.popcrunch.com\/?p=95946"},"modified":"2010-03-09T17:19:26","modified_gmt":"2010-03-09T22:19:26","slug":"first-lady-michelle-obama-donates-inaugural-gown-to-smithsonian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/408648","title":{"rendered":"First Lady Michelle Obama Donates Inaugural Gown To Smithsonian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.popcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Obama-Donates-Inaugural-Gown-To-Smithsonians-First-Lady-Collection-500x422.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Obama-Donates-Inaugural-Gown-To-Smithsonians-First-Lady-Collection\" width=\"500\" height=\"422\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-95948\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First Lady Michelle Obama headed to the Smithsonian on Tuesday to donate the gown she wore to last year&#8217;s Inaugural Ball.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-95946\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href='http:\/\/www.popcrunch.com\/first-lady-michelle-obama-donates-inaugural-gown-to-smithsonian\/obama-13\/' title='First-Lady-Michelle-Obama-Donates-Inaugural-Gown'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.popcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/First-Lady-Michelle-Obama-Donates-Inaugural-Gown-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"First-Lady-Michelle-Obama-Donates-Inaugural-Gown\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/www.popcrunch.com\/first-lady-michelle-obama-donates-inaugural-gown-to-smithsonian\/obama-14\/' title='Obama-Donates-Inaugural-Gown-To-Smithsonians-First-Lady-Collection'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.popcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Obama-Donates-Inaugural-Gown-To-Smithsonians-First-Lady-Collection-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"Obama-Donates-Inaugural-Gown-To-Smithsonians-First-Lady-Collection\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/www.popcrunch.com\/first-lady-michelle-obama-donates-inaugural-gown-to-smithsonian\/obama-15\/' title='First-Lady-Donates-Inaugural-Gown-To-Smithsonian-Museum'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.popcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/First-Lady-Donates-Inaugural-Gown-To-Smithsonian-Museum-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"First-Lady-Donates-Inaugural-Gown-To-Smithsonian-Museum\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve never liked this dress, but Mrs. Obama continues a long tradition of First Ladies who have donated their inaugural gowns to be on display at the world-famous Smithsonian. So kudos to her. Obama&#8217;s gown &#8212; a one-shouldered, white chiffon number designed by Taiwanese fashionisto Jason Wu &#8212; will be the new centerpiece for the museum&#8217;s popular <a href=\"http:\/\/americanhistory.si.edu\/exhibitions\/exhibition.cfm?key=38&#038;exkey=1239\">&#8220;First Ladies of the Smithsonian&#8221;<\/a> exhibit. <\/p>\n<p>The new A First Lady&#8217;s Debut gallery will include 11 gowns worn by First Ladies from Mamie Eisenhower to Mrs. O. The two galleries that make up the Smithsonian&#8217;s First Ladies exhibition will feature a total of 24 dresses and more than 100 other artifacts.<\/p>\n<p><object type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" id=\"video\" width=\"500\" height=\"415\" data=\"http:\/\/www.myfoxdc.com\/video\/videoplayer.swf?dppversion=6494\"><param value=\"http:\/\/www.myfoxdc.com\/video\/videoplayer.swf?dppversion=6494\" name=\"movie\"\/><param value=\"&#038;skin=MP1ExternalAll-MFL.swf&#038;embed=true&#038;adSrc=http%3A%2F%2Fad%2Edoubleclick%2Enet%2Fadx%2Ftsg%2Ewttg%2Fnews%2Fdc%2Fdetail%3Bdcmt%3Dtext%2Fxml%3Bpos%3D%3Btile%3D2%3Bfname%3Dfirst%2Dlady%2Ddonates%2Dinaugural%2Dgown%2D030910%3Bloc%3Dsite%3Bsz%3D320x240%3Bord%3D213726850459352130%3Frand%3D0%2E8362674047239125&#038;flv=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emyfoxdc%2Ecom%2Ffeeds%2FoutboundFeed%3FobfType%3DVIDEO%5FPLAYER%5FSMIL%5FFEED%26componentId%3D131887912&#038;img=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia2%2Emyfoxdc%2Ecom%2F%2Fphoto%2F2010%2F03%2F09%2FMichelleObamaDress1%5F20100309151103%5F640%5F480%2EJPG&#038;story=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emyfoxdc%2Ecom%2Fdpp%2Fnews%2Fdc%2Ffirst%2Dlady%2Ddonates%2Dinaugural%2Dgown%2D030910\" name=\"FlashVars\"\/><param value=\"all\" name=\"allowNetworking\"\/><param value=\"always\" name=\"allowScriptAccess\"\/><\/object><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/mymZjasnP6gXrAxq7Qk8ZPF61CQ\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/mymZjasnP6gXrAxq7Qk8ZPF61CQ\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/mymZjasnP6gXrAxq7Qk8ZPF61CQ\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/mymZjasnP6gXrAxq7Qk8ZPF61CQ\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Lady Michelle Obama headed to the Smithsonian on Tuesday to donate the gown she wore to last year&#8217;s Inaugural Ball. 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