Michelle Obama as Fashion Icon

Michelle Obama's Fashion Dresses
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State Dinner: Mexico, May 19, 2010
"Another glamorous state dinner dress, this one from Peter Soronen, who is a fantastic dressmaker and knows how to build a statement dress from the inside out, lots of corsetry. The color of this dress and the shimmer in the fabric was also a nice surprise."

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