George Washington's Inaugural Coat on Display at Mount Vernon
Briefly

"Mr. Washington was a rich man, but the unadorned, single-breasted brown coat made of American wool does not suggest a longing to meet the tastes of London and Paris."
"He very clearly made the decision he wasn't going to be a monarch, said Summer Anne Lee, a historian at the Fashion Institute of Technology who is writing a book about presidential fashion."
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