Michelle Obama’s Dress Was the Second Best Thing at the SOTU

Being the first lady comes with a lot of responsibility. And while being a trendsetter certainly pales in comparison to the weight of attempting to curb the childhood obesity problem in the United States or getting kids moving, dressing fashionably is part of the job. A few years into her husband’s presidency, Michelle Obama has already set herself apart from her predecessors, bringing a modern edge — and even J. Crew — to the White House. She’s also a political dresser, conscientiously picking labels to fit with occasions, from wearing a custom Vera Wang gown for a state dinner hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Tadashi Shoji when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe came to Washington to Missoni in Italy and Preen in England. 


Michelle Obama in Narciso Rodriguez at her husband’s last State of the Union on January 12, 2016. 

The Obama family arrives back at the White House wearing their winter clothes following a vacation to Hawaii. 

Michelle Obama waves goodbye to Hawaii from Air Force One at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu.