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Jill Biden's Fashion

She may not have Obama's star wattage, but Dr. Jill Biden has become a style sensation. Isabel Wilkinson on how the second lady dresses "sexy," the economics of "The Biden Bump," and how Jill borrows her family's clothes.

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At the State Dinner to honor Chinese President Hu Jintao at the White House on January 19th, Dr. Jill Biden wore a dark blue gown by Reem Acra, accented with jewel straps. She paired the look with diamond earrings and a blue bangle bracelet.

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Dr. Jill Biden, in a black Susana Monaco dress with buttons, joined Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Chinese President Hu Jintao at a State Luncheon in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the State Department on January 19, 2011.

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Dr. Biden wore a blue Diane von Furstenberg dress with bracelet sleeves to accompany her husband on Larry King Live on Nov. 18.

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Dr. Biden wore an orange and gold dress by Reem Acra and a shimmering stole at the state dinner on the South Lawn of the White House on May 19.

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Biden looked radiant in a purple Reem Acra gown to meet His All Holiness Bartholomew Archbishop of Constantinople New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, at the Naval Observatory, Nov. 4, 2009.

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At Thanksgiving dinner for military families at the vice president's residence at the Naval Observatory on Nov. 22, Biden wore a structural boat-necked dress with pearl drop earrings.

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Onstage at a political fundraiser for Sen. Barbara Boxer, Biden wore a deep purple cap-sleeved dress and subtle gold jewelry.

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In an electric blue dress and capelet, double string of pearls and aviator sunglasses, Biden took Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh Airport by storm before a meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in June.

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In low-top Chuck Taylors, khakis, and a white blouse, Biden met with Haitian Prime Minister Rene Preval and his wife, Elisabeth Delatour Preval, on a visit to Port au-Prince with Michelle Obama in April.

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Dr. Biden wore a blue and red Michael Kors dress to meet the American Olympic Biathlon team in the Green Room of the White House on April, 21.

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In March, Biden wore a peach-colored tweed dress to meet with Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on a tour of a YMCA in Jerusalem.

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In a pin-striped shirt, cropped white pants, and silver Tory Burch flats, Biden appeared onstage alongside Michelle Obama and Feed's CEO Vicki Escarra at the Capital Area Food Bank on April 29, 2009.

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Biden stole the show at the Inaugural Ball on Jan. 20, 2009 in a red strapless Reem Acra gown.

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Biden borrowed her daughter-in-law's high heeled boots, which she paired with a Milly dress and red tweed coat (and no stockings) for a walk down Pennsylvania Avenue on Inauguration Day.

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