Badgley Mischka to Dress First Daughters For Presidential Inauguration NEW YORK, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Prestigious design house Badgley Mischka announced today that it will dress First Daughters, Miss Jenna Bush and Miss Barbara Bush for the Presidential Inaugural activities beginning on January 19th. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050111/NYTU057-a http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050111/NYTU057-b ) For Miss Jenna Bush, designers Mark Badgley and James Mischka created an emerald silk crepe gown with metallic leather details and jeweled insets. Miss Barbara Bush will wear a pale aquamarine silk chiffon gown with jeweled straps and a ruffle-seamed skirt. In the process of designing the made-to-order couture gowns, the First Daughters perused current and archive collections with Badgley and Mischka, choosing silhouettes and details that appealed to them. "Jenna considered several colors, but always leaned toward green. The emerald looked especially gorgeous with her hair color," Badgley explained. "Barbara loved the softness and femininity of chiffon, and chose this very icy, wintry aquamarine." "The Bush girls were wonderful to work with," added Mischka. "They are spontaneous and have so much energy. And they look beautiful and sophisticated in the gowns. It is a pleasure and an honor to dress them." About Badgley Mischka Badgley Mischka is owned by Candie's, Inc., which is in the business of licensing its trademarks on a variety of women's apparel, footwear, beauty and fashion products. Based in New York City, Badgley Mischka is known for its luxury evening wear sold through the most prestigious stores in the United States, including Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Nordstrom. Founded in 1988 by designers Mark Badgley and James Mischka, Badgley Mischka has been named one of the "Top 10 American Designers" by Vogue magazine, and has dressed numerous celebrities, including Madonna, Halle Berry, Catherine Zeta- Jones, Jennifer Lopez, Sarah Jessica Parker and Ashley Judd. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050111/NYTU057-a http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050111/NYTU057-b http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Badgley Mischka CONTACT: Evelyn Dallal of Ogan/Dallal Associates Inc., +1-212-840-0888, ext. 17, ; or Maria Dolgetta of Candie's, Inc., +1-212-819-2084,

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