At a visit to a school in London, Michelle Obama dazzled in a Jason Wu cocktail dress with an argyle cardigan by Junya Watanabe. Her double strand of pearls offered a more traditional, sophisticated spin on the otherwise funky look.
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Following a dinner at Downing Street, Michelle manages to look understated and elegant while still showing off her famously toned arms in a satin Isabel Toledo tuxedo tank dress, low black heels, and her ubiquitous pearls.
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Michelle tossed a black Azzedine Alaïa cardigan over her sleeveless Isabel Toledo dress for her first meeting with Queen Elizabeth II.
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Michelle donned a $298 bead and rhinestone J. Crew cardigan and $158 mint green gingham pencil skirt on her way to Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre, rendering the style of the prime minister’s wife, Sarah Brown, dull by comparison.
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Michelle didn’t appear the slightest bit rumpled from her plane ride to Essex and emerged glowing in a chartreuse dress designed by Jason Wu. Her black sweater jacket was cinched with her favorite studded Azzedine Alaïa belt.
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The first lady left the White House earlier this week in a black shift dress by Michael Kors and covered up in a tulle tweed coat with grosgrain ribbon designed especially for her by Thakoon Panichgul.
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