Hats off to first ladies

Nancy Reagan wore a red, braided chapeau to her husband's inauguration    VIDEO CNN's Jeanne Moos finds that, for better or worse, first ladies' hats attract attention Play video (QuickTime, Real or Windows Media)

From Jeanne Moos
CNN Correspondent

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Laura Bush will be following in the footsteps of many first ladies when she dons a hat for her husband's inauguration.

Her mother-in-law, Barbara Bush, was one of the few who went hatless on her husband's big day.

Jackie Kennedy's pillbox was considered the height of fashion, while Hillary Clinton's choice of chapeau was widely ridiculed.

CNN's Jeanne Moos talks to the man who designed Laura Bush's topper, and looks at other first ladies' hats.

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