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Home · Celebrity

Michelle Obama Repeat Fashion Moments

Check out how Mrs. O reuses hot pieces from her wardrobe — an easy way to stay eco-chic.

By · June 29, 2010October 29, 2020
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MIchelle Obama

When Mrs. O rose up from the audience at the final Presidential Debate at Lynn University in Florida, we did a double take. This was the same Thom Browne dress the First Lady wore just a month earlier at the DNC in North Carolina – this time accessorized to the “T.” With a black ribbon belt and brooch, Mrs. O brought the dress back even stronger. Bravo!

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Michelle Obama

The Democratic National Convention in North Carolina was where we first spotted Michelle Obama donning Thom Browne’s lace frock. This particular time she allowed the dress to shine on it’s own without adding any accessories.

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Michelle Obama

This past Easter, the First Lady attended Sunday service in a lovely jacquard Thakoon sheath dress with a cropped 3/4 sleeve cardigan, Schreiner brooch and patent leather kitten heels.

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Michelle Obama

Three years earlier in 2009, Mrs. Obama visited with French President Nicholas Sarkozy wearing the same perfectly tailored Thakoon dress.

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Michelle Obama

The matching pussybow coat to the Thakoon dress in a separate photo with her husband and the Sarkozy’s makes for a pretty set.

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Michelle Obama

Last week we spotted The First Lady arriving in Pittsburgh wearing a lovely lilac Jason Wu dress which she has worn twice before.

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On a state visit in 2009, Mrs. O debuted the A-line, knee length Jason Wu dress with a brooch and matching bracelets.

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Michelle Obama

Later that July Mrs. O repeated the dress with elegant pearls for a church with the family.

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Michelle Obama

In May 2011, Mrs. O wears a skirt suit by Preen in an appropriately regal shade matching the President’s tie as they land in Stansted, England to meet with Queen Elizabeth II and Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron.

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Michelle Obama

Seven months later, Michelle Obama arrives at the U.S. Department of Labor in the same stunning skirt set and silk blouse by Preen.

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Michelle Obama

In a purple tweed sheath dress, the First Lady tours the Disaster Operations Center of the American Red Cross in Washington, DC in January 2010.

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Michelle Obama

The tweed dress was so chic Mrs. O decided to wear it again at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC, on February 2, 2012.

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Michelle Obama

In February 2012, Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden sat pretty at the Pentagon. The First Lady donning a Moschino dress with a heathered cardigan, while Biden wore a brighter two-piece set.

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Michelle Obama

Back in November 2009, we remembered seeing Mrs. O in that same origami pleated Moschino dress (sans cardigan) with her husband at the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Awards ceremony.

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Michelle Obama

In February our First Lady made a pretty pastel appearance on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno wearing a high-waist jacquard pencil skirt by J. Crew.

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Michelle Obama

In Spring 2009, Michelle Obama wore that same skirt fabulously with an embellished cardigan, pearls and printed kitten heels during a presidential visit with Sarah Brown in London, England.

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Michelle Obama

Anyone would wear this beautiful printed dress twice. The first time Mrs. O did was to serve food to military personnel during an event honoring military families with Samantha Cameron, the wife of Britain’s Prime Minister, David Cameron.

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Michelle Obama

The second time was last month where she accessorized with simple pearls for dinner with the President and campaign contestant winners at Boundary Road in Washington, D.C.

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Michelle Obama

March of last year the First Lady wore a seasonally green Michael Kors dress, with matching chandelier earrings to the White House’s St. Patrick’s Day reception.

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Michelle Obama

This year, at the Minnesota Air National Guard base, home of the 133rd Airlift Wing, Michelle Obama wore the same gorgeous green dress, belting and pairing it with a lovely yellow cardigan.

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Michelle Obama

This year, at the Minnesota Air National Guard base, home of the 133rd Airlift Wing, Michelle Obama wore the same gorgeous green dress, belting and pairing it with a lovely yellow cardigan.

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Michelle Obama

Peter Som’s flower printed blouse brightened up the First Lady’s event with talk show host Kelly Ripa, Dean Karnazes and young runners in the LIVE with Regis and Kelly show in Washington.

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Michelle Obama

She wore the same Springy blouse earlier this month with wide leg trousers and a matching yellow cardi at
a pre-Easter celebration with military families and children in Bethesda, Maryland.

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Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama debuted her Sophie Theallet dress during Fourth of July festivities at the White House.

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Michelle Obama

Mrs. O layers a cardigan over the same Theallet dress earlier this month when she returned to the White House with her husband and mom.

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Michelle Obama

In March 2009, the First Lady holds hands with daughter Malia wearing a patent leather blazer and knee length colorblocked dress.

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Michelle Obama

Mrs. O selects this same sleek patent blazer again during her trip to South Africa. This time she pairs it with a Duro Olowu knit top for maximum contrast.

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Perky Prints

This cheerful Duro Olowu top was the perfect print to liven up a black pencil skirt during a visit to an elementary school.

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Michelle Obama

On October 24, 2010 we loved how Michelle Obama paied metallic pointed flats with this beautiful printed Tracy Feith dress.

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Michelle Obama

On June 9, 2011, The First Lady wore the same pleated Tracy Feith dress again when she she announced her ’Let’s Move! Child Care’ event.

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Michelle Obama

Mrs. O debuted her Ports 1961 dress on November 10, 2010 for the first time as she and President Obama boarded Air Force One on return to the U.S.

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Mrs. O wears the same Ports 1961 dress for a speech on May 6, 2011, this time making a statement with a wide metallic silver belt and an Erickson Beamon flower brooch.

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Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama has a sweet spot for brooches. She speaks about her “Let’s Move” initiative wearing the same Erickson Beamon flower brooch with a matching cardigan.

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Michelle Obama

Here, Mrs. Obama accents her sleek teal v-neck dress with the Erickson Beamon brooch front and center.

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Michelle Obama

Mrs. O steps out with her Azzedine Alaia belt for one of the first times in May, 2009. It later became a favorite for the First Lady who loves to belt her ensembles.

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Michelle Obama

Mrs. O repeats the Alaia belts again later on that year with her favorite shade of purple.

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October 17, 2010.
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Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama’s closet must be overstocked with cardigans in every color of the rainbow. Here, she sports a blue version while at the opening of a new farmer’s market two blocks from the White House.

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Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama hula hoops in style wearing the same blue cardie paired with a silver-studded belt by Sacai. This is the same belt the First Lady wore on the cover of ESSENCE with her mom.

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Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama also sported a lively Etro cardigan belted with the same wide leather, studded Sacai belt at the annual meeting of Corporate Voices for Working Families.

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Michelle Obama

A health conscious Michelle Obama wears the floral Etro cardigan again, this time with a bright yellow J.Crew skirt belted with a clear Sonia Rykiel belt, which you can see if you look closely.

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Michelle Obama

First Lady Michelle Obama wore a red and white Talbots summer dress paired with a white cardigan and the same style Sonya Rykiel belt, this time with red buckle, to attend a school function for Sasha at the Sidwell Friends School.

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Michelle Obama

A month later, Michelle Obama dons the same sleeveless Talbots dress for her appearance at the Norfolk Naval Station. Opting for bare arms and accessorizing the versatile frock with an orange flower brooch.

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Michelle Obama

For a family trip to Moscow, Michelle Obama wore a wore a coral Narciso Rodriguez dress with a matching cover-up, cinched again with her favorite Sonia Rykiel belt.

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First Lady Michelle Obama speaks to gathered businesswomen and dignitaries at the 2010 Women’s Summit in Reno wearing the same cotton and silk crepe Narciso Rodriguez dress paired with a double strand pearl necklace.

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Michelle Obama

The First Lady arrives in Mexico City in a flirty indigo floral number by Tracy Reese with white arm candy.

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Michelle Obama

Two months later at a picnic for members of Congress on the South Lawn, Michelle Obama sports this pretty “garden party” style dress by Tracy Reese again.

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Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama and her family return from a morning service at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Her leopard print cardigan tied with a brown bow adds a dose of fun to her otherwise conservative Moschino skirt.

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Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama applauds during an event to kick off a White House leadership and mentoring initiative again wearing the leopard print cardi, updating the look with a leather eyelet belt.

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Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama is ladylike chic in a coordinating flower print skirt and jacket by Moschino.

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Michelle Obama

Celebrating breast cancer awareness with survivors, Michelle Obama sports a gray jersey top with the same flower printed Moschino pencil skirt previously worn.

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