Michelle Obama as Fashion Icon

Michelle Obama's Fashion Dresses
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Black History Month Event, Feb. 18, 2009
"Michelle Obama established her White House look right away, with appearances such as this one, in J.Crew and more casual outfits — a sweater, for example, instead of a jacket."

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