Article posted: 1/19/2013 5:00 AM

Michelle Obama lets wardrobe take back seat

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the North Portico of the White House in Washington during a State Dinner for China's President Hu Jintao. Michelle Obama is wearing a fiery red gown designed by Alexander McQueen.

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First lady Michelle Obama during the first Kids' State Dinner luncheon in the East Room of the White House. Obama has proved her fashion savvy time and time again since she was introduced to the country as first lady.

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Michelle Obama has proved her fashion savvy time and again since she was introduced as first lady in a yellow sheath and coat by Isabel Toledo on Inauguration Day 2009 — so much so that we don't discuss it nearly as much as we used to. Four years ago, there was a daily barrage in the media: Jason Wu gown! J. Crew gloves! Jimmy Choo shoes! It remained that way for months and even years. But she's figured out a way to largely move the focus from her style to her substance.