Writer and author Burt Boyar of Los Angeles is a longtime friend of my radio program. He’s also one of the quiet conservatives (like actor Ed Ames) sprinkled among the liberal loons in La La Land. — From an earlier post

Last Thursday night Burt accompanied Nancy Reagan’s friend Betsy Bloomingdale to the opening of “Nancy Reagan - A First Lady’s Style”, the newest exhibit at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

Tonight Burt joins us to tell about the glamorous exhibit and the private dinner that followed with First Lady Nancy Reagan.

The LATimes reports on the exhibit:

A recent peek at the exhibit at the museum near Simi Valley co-curated by exhibition designer Rush Jenkins feels like a stroll through history. The chronological layout, organized in chapters that range from “White House Beginnings” to “Public Servant and Spokeswoman,” illustrates her roles and corresponding styles.

For the first presidential inauguration, Reagan — always a size 2 — wore a red Adolfo dress and coat bright enough to enrage a bull. During Cold War visits to the Soviet Union, she opted for muted, wool suits that reflected the stoicism of that country. For context, plasma screens show clips of the Reagans in action, and silk-screened quotes from designers, the former president and Reagan herself.

Certain pieces became staples. The Kelly green Galanos wool coat she first wore to the Iran hostage release ceremony in 1981 became the sartorial equivalent of eggnog, when she began modeling it every year at Christmastime.

For the afternoon wedding of Prince Charles to Lady Diana in 1981, Reagan smartly eschewed her primary color palette of red, blue and green for a soft peach silk blouse and skirt by Galanos, with a matching shirt-coat and chiffon scarf. The British press declared her “elegantly turned out.”

[…] The white, one-shouldered Galanos adorned with diamante daisies that she wore with long gloves as first lady of California to the gubernatorial ball in 1967. Many of her gowns — adorned with intricate beadwork — would glitter like crystal chandeliers in the right light.

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In 1988, the Council of Fashion Designers of America awarded Reagan a Lifetime Achievement Award for her loyalty to U.S. designers and devotion to fashion.

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The exhibit’s final room offers a poignant look at Reagan’s life after her husband’s death. A display of letters from the late president includes such endearing monikers as “Career Girl” and “Darling Wife.” But it’s the letter that opens with “Dear Glamour Puss” that feels fitting.

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