Why the first American ladies never wear the same outfit twice
Model'ancienne chief of staff of Laura Bush explains how the presidential wives renew their look permanently.
By Christine winner
From the tailor Chanel by Jackie Kennedy to the Gala dresses of Michelle Obama via the jill Biden jacket in the G7 last June, the outfits of the first ladies of the United States went to scrutinize by the public.Beyond their service to the nation, they must therefore be always drawn at four pins.But behind these impeccable looks hides a very special strategy to avoid repetitions.In an interview with Insider, this Friday, December 10, Anita McBride, chief of staff to the former First Lady Laura Bush between 2005 and 2009, revealed how the latter was always perfectly dressed for each official event.
Dresses that finish exposed
"During the presidency Bush- and I think that other assistants did it [before]- on each outfit that had already led a label indicating where and when she had been put by the first lady [in]trace, ”she explained.While presidential wives can generally wear their everyday clothes more than once, putting a dress for a public appearance is a faux missing fashion.Thus, according to Anita McBride, the gala dresses are mostly given to the national archives as well as the official documents, gifts or other objects belonging to the Head of."It is more difficult to put an already worn dress because they are noticed more than ordinary outfits or pants tailors," said Anita McBride."They (dresses) are the subject of a much more in-depth examination, because they are linked to the main events of the White House or to the Kennedy Center Honors," she said.
A controlled wardrobe
However, errors are sometimes made.The former chief of staff remembered that once Laura Bush had to exchange her shirt in urgency with his press secretary, before an interview on the Fox News channel.Indeed, one of the assistants had noticed that the wife of George W.Bush wore the same blouse as in an official photo."[Sometimes] you cannot follow something as simple as a blouse and pants," she said.
To control the wardrobe of the first ladies, their teams select their outfits in a meticulously ordered dressing room.They collaborate in particular with designers to design tailor-made and unique pieces so as not to be dressed as a guest.In 2006, at the reception at the White House before the Kennedy Center Honors gala, the worst almost performed.Laura Bush had chosen an elegant red dress signed Oscar de la Renta, when she saw three women with the same outfit.To remedy the crisis, the native of Texas rushed into her room to put on black lace dress."She was more worried about these other women and did not want them to be embarrassed in public," she said.
