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Pictures: The Inaugural Ball Gowns You Didn’t Know You Wanted to See

Jan. 22, 2013 10:19am

It might not be the Golden Globes, Grammies or Academy Awards, but the inauguration balls that took place in Washington, D.C., Monday evening are still worth noting from a fashion standpoint — even if it’s really only first lady Michelle Obama’s gown that anyone truly cares about.

Obama went with designer Jason WuΒ again for President Barack Obama’s ball celebrating his inauguration into a second term. Instead of a demure white though, she went for a shimmery ruby color the second time around. In fact, red seemed to be the color of the night by other attendees as well.

Before getting to the pictures, it’s worth mentioning the observations made by NPR’s Linda Holmes that the gowns making an appearance at the inaugural balls are a bit odd given the lack of glamour of the setting (the one attended by Holmes was at the Washington Convention Center, which she describes as an “enormous concrete cavern”):

Why? Seriously … why? What is it about this particular formal event that people decide they’re still willing to turn out for?

It seems as you watch the women lined up at the mirror in the bathroom, tugging up tops of dresses and pulling down bottoms of dresses, adjusting lipstick and hair, moving parts of themselves to where they’re supposed to be, and scattering when the lady comes through to bellow the reminder that you need to keep everything clean and move on, that they’re here because they want this experience. They want this particular experience β€” the ball experience, the formal experience, the inauguration experience β€” enough to simplyΒ decideΒ to have it. The floor is unimportant, the fact that they can’t see the band is unimportant, the overpriced drinks are unimportant, and the acres of exposed concrete are unimportant,Β even thoughΒ these might be the same things they wouldn’t like about some other party on some other day.

We’ve pulled together some photos of the gowns worn by VIPs and other attendees:

Let us know what you think of Michelle Obama’s dress compared to her first inaugural ball gown by taking our poll.

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  • RightUnite
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 11:27am

    Wey all de wite wimen at??

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    • cdn1979
      Posted on January 22, 2013 at 12:16pm

      blaze goes out of its way to form your opinion for you. they only show the black guests to make you think that only black people attended. it’s racist. don’t even try and argue its not.

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    • WTFurnuts
      Posted on January 22, 2013 at 12:56pm

      Spanish ballons?

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    • spirited
      Posted on January 22, 2013 at 12:57pm

      Where are the WET photos?

      >No, really. There is a WET, isn’t there?

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    • felixkatt
      Posted on January 22, 2013 at 2:20pm

      I agree, I wonder where were all of the white ladies.
      I use “ladies ” on purpose

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    • GO-FOR-LIBERTY
      Posted on January 22, 2013 at 4:42pm

      Where is Hill? I want to see her band-aid and I have a “few” questions for her. Billy boy time to scope out something new.

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      GO-FOR-LIBERTY  
  • ghostlyspirit
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 11:26am

    The day America died for the second time :( please visit my website http://www.godandspirit.com ty GOD SAVE THE REPUBLIC :)

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    • majasdad
      Posted on January 22, 2013 at 1:50pm

      The inclusive, good America looks vibrant and alive to me…. your America, on the other hand, smells a little… off.

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  • SamIamTwo
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 11:20am

    Diverse, no doubt!

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  • geomann
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 11:19am

    I actually though Mrs. Obama looked sharp this time around. Not just the gown, but the pinstriped suit as well. Maybe it was the new haircut, but she looked like she has lost some weight too.

    Now back to my regular Obama bashing…

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  • Al J Zira
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 11:17am

    It’s so nice to see such a diverse crowd.

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    Al J Zira  
    • honeydijon13
      Posted on January 22, 2013 at 11:32am

      I think Liz Chlamydia jest be jealous.
      YOU DON’T GO GIRL!

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    • barber2
      Posted on January 22, 2013 at 11:53am

      Guess who Honey used to be ?! Let’s play: How Many Names Can A Troll Assume….

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  • shorelineliz
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 11:13am

    Omarosa Manigault? Wasn’t she FIRED from Donald Trump about a gazillion years ago? That was the funniest thing ever! I do love the faux fur collar. Alicia Keys dress is quite modest. She has class. The lady in white like a tulip looks nice. I am not a fan of the other dresses too much. Let the BET people have their night of ball gowns and fun. They get to go on up in these very important buildings in Washington DC and feel important for a night. This is all about being or trying to be a celebrity. They get one night to feel important. Then it is back to the grind of the real world. This is all they have so let them have their one night of fun. It won’t last long as nothing does. 5 minutes of fame. Enjoy it while you can cause Judgement Cometh. Soon.

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  • Hotconchick
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 11:05am

    The guy with the purse is a whole lot of awesome. Ugh!!!

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  • noslave
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 11:02am

    the goal is to raise others to the white intelligent level??an organ grinders monkey in a suit dosent make it human??

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  • AvengerK
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 11:01am

    I prefer Michelle’s green outfit she wore as Zira in Planet of the Apes. She wore the same wig that year too.

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  • FreeUsAll
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 11:01am

    I doubt it. We’ve seen what corruption gets you in this world – if not outright praise and worship, then perhaps an honorable mention I the history books. There will be no roost, so it makes no difference what the hell the chickens do.

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  • FreeUsAll
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 10:58am

    Ridiculous. The very idea of these people must be similar to some of the individuals who partied while the Titanic sank. This is disheartening.

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    FreeUsAll  
  • banjarmon
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 10:52am

    I just threw up in my mouth a LOT!!

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    banjarmon  
    • majasdad
      Posted on January 22, 2013 at 1:44pm

      And I’ll bet you swallowed it right back down again, didn’t you, relishing every drop.

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  • txannie
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 10:50am

    Can anyone imagine how much trouble there would be if there was a “WET – White Entertainment Television” – channel? But, then again, we might need to ask why there is ” BET -Black Entertainment Channel” – and it’s ok, but it’s not ok to have WET channel….Do they REALLY want a REAL discussion of race relations in America? It sure doesn’t look like it from here.

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    • 65Mustang
      Posted on January 22, 2013 at 7:19pm

      Thanks for the WET definition, wasn’t sure what those letters meant when I read them in an earlier post.

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  • FoxRules
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 10:45am

    Sure it’s Ball Gowns we’re talking about, but lets face it, it was the only Balls there.

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  • wildwood
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 10:44am

    A burlap sack whould have done the trick!!!!!

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  • SpankDaMonkey
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 10:37am

    .
    You can only put so much make-up on “Pigs”……..

    And them it’s a good waste of Make-Up……….

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    • KOCHLEFFEL
      Posted on January 22, 2013 at 10:53am

      Are you jealous ? To me, they all look beautiful and elegant!
      White folks should not making those nasty comments.
      People, it is what it is, so get used to it!

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on January 22, 2013 at 11:04am

      really “white folks” shouldn’t make those comments? We’ll just leave the insults like rolling your eyes at the speaker of the house who’s talking to your husband to black people then?
      You know where you can shove your protected classes don’t you?

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    • FreeUsAll
      Posted on January 22, 2013 at 11:04am

      While they do look great, that isn’t the problem. America is dying! They are partying! Oh well, if I look at it from an existential perspective it is all part of the same Aric and matters not to God or the natural universe.

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      FreeUsAll  
    • civilwarcometh
      Posted on January 22, 2013 at 11:04am

      KOCH: How do you know he is white? You racist……

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    • SpankDaMonkey
      Posted on January 22, 2013 at 11:06am

      .
      You need to go to the Optometrist. Oh sorry I mean you need to go to the Eye Doctor. I know how big words confuse you people. It is what it is……..

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    • AntonW
      Posted on January 22, 2013 at 11:44am

      Kochleffel, Spankdamonkey is Asian.

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      AntonW  
    • JCMJCNJ
      Posted on January 22, 2013 at 12:13pm

      I can’t imagine what the room smelt like with all that jerri-curl going on.
      Glad I wasn’t invinted,but hey, after all I’m white…..

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      JCMJCNJ  
    • KOCHLEFFEL
      Posted on January 22, 2013 at 3:54pm

      ANTONW, that is even worse.

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      KOCHLEFFEL  
  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 10:37am

    Ugh, I have lost my appetite for life.

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    Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}  
  • RIGS
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 10:35am

    Who cares what they wear. PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEE GIVE US SOME WORTH WHILE NEWS!!

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    RIGS  
  • frogg
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 10:35am

    It’s nice to see at least some one is making money now. I should have become a gown designer for Pinko Communists then I would have a job!

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    frogg  
  • Gonzo
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 10:35am

    From Wikipedia:
    Amidst a fiscal crisis, the common people of France were increasingly angered by the incompetency of King Louis XVI and the continued indifference and decadence of the aristocracy. This resentment, coupled with burgeoning Enlightenment ideals, fueled radical sentiments, and the French Revolution began in 1789.
    See any similarities?

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    • momrules
      Posted on January 22, 2013 at 11:00am

      I see the similarities but in America the aristocracy (the government/liberals/communists) have over half of America being fed, clothed and furnished housing. That just leaves the others, us, who provide these perks to get riled up and we are being marginalized more and more every day.

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  • wrshpn
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 10:32am

    Where are the white people?

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    wrshpn  
  • thegreatcarnac
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 10:32am

    I didn’t watch this sham of an innauguration. I could not stand looking at the mob that has taken over the white house. Looking at the pictures it seems that white people were not invited ()except for the Bidens. I see BET was there. WHere was the all-white-network? Oh yeah..this is America….whites are legally discriminated against here.

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 10:28am

    Come on Blaze. Do you all secretly want to work for “People Magazine”?

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    Gonzo  
    • momrules
      Posted on January 22, 2013 at 10:42am

      I agree Gonzo. I could not care less about who wore what to anything. The world is falling apart and someone thinks this is important?

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      momrules  
  • ADNIL
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 10:27am

    Why does this remind me of the PROM? I must be getting old.

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    ADNIL  
  • civilwarcometh
    Posted on January 22, 2013 at 10:25am

    You have lost it. This is what you think people come to the blaze to see and learn about? Glenn you have lost your way! I don’t know who Glenn is anymore…….

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