A blue and gold checker, chiffon gown designed by Frankie Welch for First Lady Betty Ford. The floor-length gown features ruffles at its hem and long sleeves, a high collar with a second layer underneath the transparent chiffon, and a zipper up the back.
Note:
December 5, 1974 – Chancellor Helmut Schmidt of Germany
Link: http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/exhibits/dinners/dinners1974.asp#Schmidt