Michelle wore a slim pantsuit from Zero + Maria Cornejo (and a large plastic brooch) when she spoke to female leaders at the Diplomatic Room of the White House on March 19.
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The first lady was hands-on for Bo’s big debut on April 14, in cropped pants and an oversize anorak, which looks like it might have been pilfered from Barack’s closet.
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Michelle in a hand-sewn Jason Wu dress when she popped into the White House kitchen for a preview of the Governors’ Dinner on February 22.
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The first lady wore a custom-made Thakoon printed dress with kitten heels when she greeted German Chancellor Angela Merkel on April 3.
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Both mother and daughter looked casual—Michelle with a cardigan draped over her shoulders and a blazer—at the annual Easter Egg Roll on the White House South Lawn on April 13.
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Let’s hope those aren’t fancy pants. Michelle got down and dirty while planting herbs in the White House Kitchen Garden with students from Bancroft Elementary School on April 9.
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Arguably the most stylish (and tall) of the G-20 spouses, Michelle posed with her international counterparts during a visit to the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, on April 2. While everyone else appeared straight-laced, Michelle wore an avant-garde (and off-kilter) cardigan by Japanese designer Junya Watanabe.
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Michelle stood tall in a custom-made floral silk jacquard by Thakoon (next to the more plainly dressed Carla Bruni) at the Palais Rohan in Strasbourg on April 3.
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The first lady rolled up her sleeves—and sported a work-shirt-like jacket—to address employees of the Department of Homeland Security on April 14.
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Michelle, dressed in her signature studded belt and a sweater, palled around with the children of White House staff during Take Your Child To Work Day on April 23.
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Michelle glowed in a green plunging dress designed by Kai Milla, Stevie Wonder’s wife, at an event celebrating Wonder’s receipt of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize on February 25.
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The first lady wore a high-buttoned shirt and suit jacket to greet former servicewomen Alyce Dixon, 101, and Esther Cocoran, 103 at Arlington Cemetery on March 3.
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The hoop-earringed first lady threw her hands in the air to fire up the second graders at Capital City Public Charter School in Washington. The president, while also well-dressed, looked notably less excited.
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Michelle looked trim in a violet jacket belted over a green Lanvin blouse before going onstage at the signing of Sen. Ted Kennedy’s Serve America Act on April 21.
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The first couple disembarked Air Force One for the G-20 summit in London, Michelle in a short chartreuse Jason Wu dress under a Michael Kors jacket—belted, of course, with her signature Azzedine Alaia studded belt.
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The first lady wore an eye-catching Moschino blouse with a large white bow when she met Livia Klausova, wife of the Czech president, in Prague on April 5.
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The first lady paired a salmon sweater with a Liz Claiborne ruffled blouse—topping it all off with a wide plastic belt—while handing out meals at Miriam’s Kitchen in Washington on March 5.
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In an ivory and black tank dress designed by inauguration-favorite Isabel Toledo, Michelle led Barack out of dinner at Downing Street on April 1. But there had apparently no time to change before dinner—Michelle wore the same look (with a cardigan over it) earlier that day to meet the Queen, a fashion choice many deemed inappropriate.
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The first lady stunned in a Peter Soronen sequined gown and a Tom Binns pearl necklace at the black tie Governor’s Dinner at the White House on February 22. The president, meanwhile, seemed to appreciate his sparkling arm candy.
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Michelle strode into an event honoring African-American History Month in a J. Crew sweater and tweed pencil skirt ensemble on February 18.
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The first lady looked like she had stepped right off the runway in a bell-shaped Azzedine Alaia LBD and super-shrunken cropped jacket (bolero?) to dinner in Baden Baden in Germany on April 3.
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The first lady boarded Air Force One on March 31 in a custom-made white tweed coat from Thakoon, topped off with her signature double-string of pearls and a large red brooch.
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Despite all the fashion risks of her first 100 days, Michelle chose a classic look for her official White House portrait: a black racer-back Michael Kors dress, a Cartier Tank watch, and (of course) that double strand of pearls.
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