White House Style: The First Lady’s Fashion

This combo image shows first lady Michelle Obama as she arrives at the Inaugural Ball in Washington on Jan. 21, 2009, left, and Jan. 21, 2013, right. Michelle Obama made it a fashion tradition Monday night, wearing a custom-made Jason Wu gown to the inaugural balls. The ruby-colored dress was a follow-up to the white gown Wu made for her four years ago when she was new to Washington, the pomp and circumstance, and the fashion press. (AP Photos/Jacquelyn Martin, Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
This cover image released by Vogue shows first lady Michelle Obama on the cover of the April 2013 issue of Vogue. The issue was available on newsstands on March 26. (AP Photo/Vogue, nnie Leibovitz)
First lady Michelle Obama waves as the presidential inaugural parade winds through the nation's capital on January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
In this April 8, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, daughters Malia, right, and Sasha walk across the square from the White House to St. John's Episcopal Church for Easter service in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Barack Obama, George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush, Barbara Bush, Laura Bush President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama stand with former Presidents George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush, and their wives, former first ladies Barbara Bush, and Laura Bush amd bow their heads in prayer at the dedication of the George W. Bush presidential library on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Thursday, April 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
In this photo provided by the Hern family, first lady Michelle Obama, right, visits with Aaron Hern, lower left, his parents Alan and Katherine, and sister Abby, all of Martinez, Calif., at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston Thursday, April 18, 2013. Aaron Hern, 11, was among those injured by one of the bomb blasts near the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, . (AP Photo/Hern Family)
Michelle Obama, Jill Biden, Prince Harry Prince Harry, center, enters an event in honor of military families during a surprise visit, accompanied by Jill Biden, left, and first lady Michelle Obama, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
First lady Michelle Obama arrives at a ceremony to award the 2013 National Medals for Museum and Library Service in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk from the White House with their daughters Sasha Obama, second from left, and Malia Obama, right, on their way through Lafayette Park to St. John's Episcopal Church for Easter services, Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
First lady Michelle Obama talks to children from Willow Springs Elementary School in Fairfax, Va., after they performed part of a play at the Decatur House, a National Trust for Historic Preservation Site and home to the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History, in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The events were part of an announcement of a major philanthropic effort to preserve the Decatur House. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Barack Obama tweeted this photo of the first lady, via Instagram. The photo was taken at the president's first official campaign rally for re-election.(Instagram Photo)
Michelle Obama, Jack Nicholson First lady Michelle Obama, appearing on screen from Washington, and actor Jack Nicholson present the award for best picture during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Michelle Obama First lady Michelle Obama, right, waves as she arrives to take her seat for the Memorial Day Observance at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, May 27, 2013, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
First lady Michelle Obama signs copies of her book "American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Garden Across America" at the Politics & Prose bookstore in Washington, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
In this Jan. 20, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama dance at the Commander in Chief Inaugural Ball at the National Building Museum in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
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