Nancy’s Closet: Slideshow
As first lady, Nancy Reagan was both lauded and lambasted for her lavish, designer-donated wardrobe. Now 86—but, as she proves, still steely beneath her diplomat’s demeanor—she is putting those glamorous Galanos gowns and neat Adolfo suits on display.
Nancy Reagan in her signature hue
In Galanos at Versailles in 1982
In an Yves Saint Laurent suit at a 1986 charity tennis match
In Galanos with the president, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Denis Thatcher, at the first Reagan state dinner on February 26, 1981
Nancy Reagan with Cher at the White House in 1985
Dressed in Valentino with Japan’s Crown Princess Michiko in 1987
Trimming the White House Christmas tree in 1982
At Windsor Castle with Queen Elizabeth II, the president and Prince Philip in 1982
In costume after her “Second Hand Clothes” performance
The new 40th president and his Galanos-clad first lady on January 20, 1981, on their way to a record-setting 10 inaugural balls.
