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Fug Girls: The Best and Worst of Inaugural Fashion

Photo: Getty Images

Sure, yesterday's inauguration was mostly about change, making history, and one mildly mixed-up oath of office — but let's face it, a day with no fewer than ten balls is also going to be about clothes. Expensive ones. We ogled every photo we could find of the celebrities who turned out to support the Obamas — as well as of the First Lady herself — and have compiled a list of our personal bests, worsts, and in-betweens of the Inauguration Day festivities. Spoiler alert: Don King shocks the nation by going slightly over-the-top.

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Writer
Amy Odell
Managing Editor
Jessica Coen
Fashion Editor
Amina Akhtar
Assistant Editor
Sharon Clott

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