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Sasha Obama's Style

Fashion watchers are now emulating the 9-year-old first daughter’s mixing and matching of layers and accessories. As Michelle takes the heat for their mother-daughter trip to Spain, Isabel Wilkinson reports on Sasha’s new influence.

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Sasha Obama met with King Juan Carlos of Spain and other members of the royal family on her trip to Marbella with her mom last week. She paired a J.Crew yellow tutu with a peachy linen tank top, and accessorized the look with fake pearls, a floral brooch, gold flats, and a blue ankle bracelet.

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The younger First Daugher frolicked on the beach in Estepona, Spain in a Gap Kids color-blocked bathing suit and flowing white skirt.

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Sasha and Michelle were joined by an entourage as they walked through the center of Ronda in Southern Spain on August 7. Sasha wore a striped Gap romper, purple Nike sneakers, and carried a multicolored kids’ travel case.

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Carrying a zebra-print travel bag as she and her father left the White House to head to Chicago for the weekend in May, Sasha matched the bag with a gray striped jumper, a pair of white leggings, and purple sandals.

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Even in January, she opts for bright colors. Walking across the White House lawn on her way to a vacation in Hawaii, she wore a fuchsia floral dress, maroon tights, suede boots, and a brightly colored bag.

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In Hawaii, she wore a headband adorned with a large flower, an oversized tank, and white spandex shorts with several necklaces.

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And coming through Honolulu last Christmas, Sasha wore a tiered orange linen dress and dark nail varnish.

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The 8-year-old fashionista got into the mood for Thanksgiving in an owl t-shirt from Gap Kids, which she wore to contemplate “Courage,” the turkey at the annual Presidential turkey pardon. The t-shirt became a bestseller for Gap.

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Arriving with her father at a local middle school last October, Sasha paired bright red jeans with Converse sneakers and a geometric coat.

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On a bike excursion with her family on Martha’s Vineyard last August, she wore a yellow “Peace” t-shirt and bright blue shorts.

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Sasha wore a grey floral dress and sweater with jeweled sandals as she arrived at Andrews Air Force Base last August.

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Arriving in Moscow last July, both of the president's daughters wore belted trench coats over patterned dresses. Sasha accessorized hers with a silk headband.

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At the White House Easter Egg Roll last April, Sasha layered several pieces: a white long-sleeved t-shirt, a purple top, and a bracelet-sleeved cardigan and pink leggings. She paired the look with high-top sneakers and a bright blue headband.

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On Inauguration Day on January 20, 2009, Sasha and Malia wore matching coats from J. Crew’s kid’s line, Crewcuts. Sasha belted her pink coat with an orange ribbon, and paired it with an orange scarf and red tights and shoes.

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On stage at Grant Park on Election Night, Sasha wore a $72 black dress by Gerson & Gerson which retails at Nordstrom and Dillard’s. The company reissued the dress immediately and called it simply The Sasha.

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