Jill Biden donates inaugural wear, face masks to Smithsonian
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden’s Inauguration Day outfits are now at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. She says the two dresses — one blue, one white — with matching coats and face masks were her “voice” on one of the most important days of her life. First ladies typically donate their inaugural ball gown. But President Joe Biden had no such celebrations. He took office in Jan. 20, 2021, at the height of COVID-19, when large indoor gatherings were discouraged. So Jill Biden donated the blue tweed dress and coat she wore for the inauguration, and an ivory silk wool dress and cashmere coat she wore later in the day at the White House.
