Julia Gardiner Tyler
John Tyler tried to court her many times, but with no success. An explosion on the USS Princeton resulted in her father’s death, and after that, she turned to John for comfort, and later that year, they were married. Tyler was considered the first woman in the White House to be the equivalent of a celebrity. Departments stores would pay to have her in ads, and that brought in more customers. She was also known as a fashionista and a social maven because she would garner newspaper coverage. At one event, she wore a long-trained gown with a peacock-feathered headdress.
Julia Gardiner Tyler
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She earned the name “Democratic Queen,” and she is overjoyed to be the acting first lady. And she inspired many people with her look from the beginning. Isn’t it true that everyone enjoys anything scandalous? Her inaugural gown was just that. It was a low-cut European-style gown with a flower garland going down her breast and diagonally over her hips. People fell in love with the outfit the moment they saw it. Mary Todd Lincoln even replicated it four years later.
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