For newly sworn-in President Jimmy Carter’s Inaugural Ball in 1977, First Lady Rosalynn Carter wore a gold, embroidered sleeveless coat over a gold-trimmed blue chiffon gown designed by Mary Matise for Jimmae Manufacturing. Mrs. Carter’s Inauguration gown is often remembered for the controversy it caused at the time: the gown was originally purchased through Jason’s in Americus, Georgia, back in 1971 for the ball celebrating her husband’s inauguration as governor of Georgia. At the time, Mrs. Ca