![Justin Hart on X: "5/ Barbara Bush, Inaugural Gown, 1989 Royal-blue gown with velvet bodice and asymmetrically draped silk satin skirt, designed by Arnold Scaasi. Barbara Bush wore her trademark costume pearls Justin Hart on X: "5/ Barbara Bush, Inaugural Gown, 1989 Royal-blue gown with velvet bodice and asymmetrically draped silk satin skirt, designed by Arnold Scaasi. Barbara Bush wore her trademark costume pearls](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FsiL1KwWIAIPK3r.jpg:large)
Justin Hart on X: "5/ Barbara Bush, Inaugural Gown, 1989 Royal-blue gown with velvet bodice and asymmetrically draped silk satin skirt, designed by Arnold Scaasi. Barbara Bush wore her trademark costume pearls
![File:President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush Attend the Inaugural Ball at the DC Armory.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush Attend the Inaugural Ball at the DC Armory.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/President_George_H._W._Bush_and_Barbara_Bush_Attend_the_Inaugural_Ball_at_the_DC_Armory.jpg)
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![First lady Barbara Bush presents her inaugural gown to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 1989, where it will be displayed along with the collection of the gowns from First lady Barbara Bush presents her inaugural gown to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 1989, where it will be displayed along with the collection of the gowns from](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NFERHG/first-lady-barbara-bush-presents-her-inaugural-gown-to-the-smithsonian-institution-in-washington-on-tuesday-jan-9-1989-where-it-will-be-displayed-along-with-the-collection-of-the-gowns-from-previous-first-ladies-man-at-left-is-unidentified-ap-photobob-daugherty-2NFERHG.jpg)
First lady Barbara Bush presents her inaugural gown to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 1989, where it will be displayed along with the collection of the gowns from
![Barbara Bush wore this exquisite blue velvet and taffeta gown for her husband's inaugural ball. GORGEOUS! #first #lady's #fashion Barbara Bush wore this exquisite blue velvet and taffeta gown for her husband's inaugural ball. GORGEOUS! #first #lady's #fashion](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/42/15/47/421547f50c6ad6a32fe3767f4e757279.jpg)
Barbara Bush wore this exquisite blue velvet and taffeta gown for her husband's inaugural ball. GORGEOUS! #first #lady's #fashion
![Designer Arnold Scaasi, whose creations were worn by Laura Bush and Barbra Streisand, dies aged 85 – New York Daily News Designer Arnold Scaasi, whose creations were worn by Laura Bush and Barbra Streisand, dies aged 85 – New York Daily News](https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2015/08/05/2GYBIPSGBFS35UIOUIAMWAULKU.jpg)