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Born Anne Frances "Nancy" Robbins in New York ... To try to quell the controversy about the great cost of her fashion habit, Reagan sent a dozen designer outfits to Parsons School of Design ...

It was reminiscent of Dior's glamorous New Look, which ushered in a new era in fashion after the second ... which were worn by Nancy Reagan to both of her husband's inaugurations.