The presidential inauguration has long been an opportunity for the first lady to make an immediate first impression — and they’ve often done so with statement-making looks during the day-to-evening affair.

From Eleanor Roosevelt to Jill Biden, first ladies have often made statements through what they wore on Inauguration Day and to the inaugural balls.

Over the years, the First Ladies of the United States have used the opportunity of the inauguration to show off their fashion sense.

They say that behind "every great man is a great woman," well I like to say "beside every great man, is an even greater, well-dressed woman."