With a career spanning over six decades at the helm of the Dominican fashion house, the late fashion designer became synonymous with dressing the First Ladies of America. Oscar de la Renta ...

But, no one dared outshine the First Ladies, who stood by the sides of their husbands dressed in the most impeccable furs, hats, and designer garments. They say that behind "every great man is a ...

Since then the museum has collected each inaugural ensemble for its First Ladies collection, giving their sartorial choices additional longevity and gravity as they are kept on view for the public.

Niki Delis says it felt like the grief over a loved one's death when she closed down the hair salon her father started at London's Masonville Place four decades ago as one of its first tenants.