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For Immediate Release
Office of the First Lady
May 26, 2007

Mrs. Bush's Statement to the Media After a Tour of the Balenciaga Exhibit
The Meadows Museum
Dallas, Texas

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12:21 CDT

MRS. BUSH: Thank you all for coming out. I'm so excited to have this chance to see the Balenciaga show. I want to urge people across Texas to come to this show. It closes on June 16th, is that right? June 17th. And so they've extended the date so more people can come see the show. A lot of the women who either gave or loaned these dresses to the show are associated with Texas in some way. My dress that I loaned was my inaugural gown that Oscar de la Renta did, and Balenciaga was a huge inspiration to Oscar de la Renta. And so I want to urge people to come here to the Meadows Museum at SMU to see this great show. And thank you all very much also. Thanks for coming out.


Joined by Dr. R Gerald Turner, President of Southern Methodist University, and Myra Walker, guest curator, Mrs. Laura Bush looks at magazine covers that feature Balenciaga's dresses during a tour of The Balenciaga exhibition at the Meadows Museum Saturday, May 26, 2007, in Dallas. White House photo by Shealah Craighead END 12:22 CDT
Mrs. Laura Bush views the Balenciaga exhibit at The Meadows Museum Saturday, May 26, 2007, in Dallas. Said Mrs. Bush, "I'm so excited to have this chance to see the Balenciaga show. I want to urge people across Texas to come to this show." White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush looks at The Balenciaga exhibition at the Meadows Museum on Saturday, May 26, 2007, in Dallas. The exhibit features 70 original Balenciaga designs as well as 20 original creations by other designers, including Oscar de la Renta who designed the gown Mrs. Bush wore to the 2005 Inaugural Ball, and has loaned for the exhibition. White House photo by Shealah Craighead Printer-Friendly VersionPrinter-Friendly Version   Email this pageEmail This Page