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Michelle Obama's evolving style

President Obama made headlines with his final State of the Union address on Tuesday, January 12, but it was Michelle Obama who was trending on Facebook afterward. The first lady wore a marigold dress by designer Narciso Rodriguez that sold out online before her husband's speech was over. Here's a look at some of her other fashion choices.

Michelle Obama's evolving style

Michelle Obama's evolving style

Michelle Obama's evolving style

For the Inauguration Night balls in 2013, Obama wore a ruby-colored chiffon and velvet gown by Jason Wu, the same designer who made her 2009 inaugural dress. Known for her continuous support of emerging designers, the first lady essentially made the Taiwanese-born designer a household name in 2009 by wearing his dress.

Michelle Obama's evolving style

For Inauguration Day in 2013, the first lady mixed "high" and "low" fashion with a belt from J. Crew, a coat and dress by Thom Browne, Reed Krakoff boots and a necklace by Cathy Waterman, the White House said. After the festivities, the outfit and accessories were to go to the National Archives.

Michelle Obama's evolving style

Michelle Obama's evolving style

Obama greeted the audience at the Kennedy Center Honors in December 2012 in a striking gold lam gown by Michael Kors, fashion consultant Mikki Taylor noted.

Michelle Obama's evolving style

At the final 2012 presidential debate in Boca Raton, Florida, Obama donned the same Thom Browne fog-gray dress with black lace overlay that she had worn at the Democratic National Convention, reworked this time with a black belt and a stone brooch, Taylor noted.

Michelle Obama's evolving style

The first lady worked the crowd at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, in a Tracy Reese sheath with pink suede pumps by J. Crew, according to Taylor.

Michelle Obama's evolving style

Obama wore a gown by Indian-American designer Naeem Khan at the White House Correspondents Dinner in April 2012 in Washington.

Michelle Obama's evolving style

Obama showed her right to bare arms in a Zac Posen sheath at a state dinner in honor of British Prime Minister David Cameron on March 14, 2012, at the White House.

Michelle Obama's evolving style

For a January 2012 lunch with Parklawn Elementary School students in Alexandria, Virginia, Obama wore an argyle sweater from J. Crew. The sweater has made multiple appearances since.

Michelle Obama's evolving style

The first lady wore a Vera Wang gown to the Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center in Washington on December 4, 2011.

Michelle Obama's evolving style

The first lady worked her signature elegance at the Congressional Black Caucus' Phoenix Awards in 2011, pairing a floor length, a double-face paillette fishtail skirt by Michael Kors with a black top and a Peter Soronen corset belt, Taylor said.

Michelle Obama's evolving style

The first lady made an entrance at the 2011 Medal of Honor ceremony in a brocade dress by Barbara Tfank that she has worn on multiple occasions since, Taylor said.

Michelle Obama's evolving style

Obama highlighted Naeem Khan's talents in a scarlet-hued gown with matte crushed sequins and abstract wind-blown roses on scarlet tulle at the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors, according to Taylor.

Michelle Obama's evolving style

At the annual Clinton Global Initiative in September 2010, the first lady played up her passion for prints with a Moschino Cheap & Chic multipatterned chemise that featured hothouse flowers on top and a digital print on the bottom, Taylor noted.

Michelle Obama's evolving style

Michelle Obama's evolving style

Michelle Obama's evolving style

Michelle Obama's evolving style

Public consensus approved of the ball gown Obama wore on inauguration night in 2009. The dress solidified the first lady's reputation as having a keen eye for emerging talent.

Michelle Obama's evolving style

Michelle Obama's evolving style

And the public's obsession with Obama's sartorial choices began with the Narciso Rodriguez sheath she wore when her family took the stage at Chicago's Grant Park after her husband's victory in the 2008 presidential election. Some lauded the choice as an eye-catching statement; others called it an eyesore.

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This is what Obama told his friend about Donald Trump ...

President Trump upon arriving in Saudi Arabia on Saturday did not bow to the Gulf leader as former President Barack Obama appeared to do-- a move interpreted as American weakness.

In 2009, Obama appeared to bow to then Saudi leader King Abdullah at a G-20 summit in London.

Videos show Obama bending at the waist toward the king. The White House at the time purported denied that the president had bowed, with a source saying Obama was taller than the king, so he had to lean.

Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia marks the start to his nine-day, overseas tour that will also take him to Israel and Europe. The international trip is Trumps first since taking office in January.

Trump was greeted at the Saudi airport with an elaborate ceremony, punctuated by a military flyover and a handshake from Saudi King Salman.

First lady Melania Trump wore a black pantsuit with a golden belt and did not cover her head for the arrival, consistent with custom for foreign dignitaries visiting Saudi Arabia.

The 81-year-old King Salman greeted Trump at the airport. The two leaders exchanged pleasantries and Trump said it was "a great honor" to be there.

Two things need to happen, Zuhdi Jasser, founder of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, told Fox News on Saturday about Trumps trip. President Trump needs to shore up our alliance with the Sunis who feel abandon. And that starts with Saudi Arabia. And in the short-term, he needs to create a coalition that will decimate and defeat ISIS.

Obama critics said the former president suggested several times in 2009, just after getting elected, that the United States owed the Arab world an apology.

There have been times when America has shown arrogance even dismissiveness, Obama said that year in France.

Upon Trumps arrival Saturday, Several jets then flew overhead leaving a red, white and blue trail.

Saudi Arabia offered Trump the elaborate welcome ahead of his two-day stay. Billboards featuring images of Trump and the king dotted the highways of Riyadh, emblazoned with the motto "Together we prevail."

Trump's luxury hotel was bathed in red, white and blue lights and, at times, an image of the president's face.

Trump and the king met briefly in the airport terminal for a coffee ceremony before the president headed to his hotel before the day's other meetings.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Regarding Obamas calculated life, Carlos LozadasMay 7 Outlook reviewof Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama by David J. Garrow:

I doubt we need the books 1,400 pages to learn what we already know: Most exceptionally successful people in politics, business,the arts, the military, athletics are extremely ambitious, or they would not achieve their level of success. Very ambitious people often compartmentalize their lives; often, their personal lives are affected. This applies to relationships of manyextremely successful people. Obama is in good company with millions of others.

When it comes to primary romantic relationships, such as Obamas serious girlfriend before he met Michelle Robinson (now Obama): Who among us, highly successful or not, has not had various factors damage or end such relationships such as ambition, pressures from family of origin, geography,racial/ethnic issues or just being immature, no matter our age at the time we ended one relationship, and later began another that ended in marriage? From what we know, the Obamas have an excellent marriage, so he is managing that part of his life better than many highly ambitious people.

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She packs her own lunch, and he still isnt allowed to drive. Subscribe now for all about Michelle and Barack Obamas lives after moving out of the White House only in PEOPLE!

After eight years of living at the epicenter of a tightly controlled bubble,BarackandMichelle Obamaseem to savor the little things most now that their historic White House tenure has ended.

For Michelle, its the chance to pop into a Soul Cycle class, pack her own bag lunch (turkey chili is a favorite) and eat with her staff while laughing over viral videos in their new work space in D.C.s West End, where her office is painted the same warm salmon pink of her old East Wing digs.

For Barack, its the opportunity to dust off the leather jacket that stayed hidden in his closet for years because he didnt think it was presidential enough to wear while in office.

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Imagine putting on a suit and tie almost every day for eight years. I think he enjoys not having to do that, Baracks chief of staff, Anita Breckenridge, tells PEOPLE in this weeks issue, which offers an inside look at the former first couples post-White House life.

But exclusive images of the former president and former first ladyalready making quiet visits to Washington, D.C.schools, and speeches on higher education and health careshow that neither one is ready to retire.

Says longtime friend Marty Nesbitt, who now chairs the Obama Foundation: They had always been engaged citizens working to help improve the lives of the people around them and the presidency was a part of that continuum. Their lives dont end after his presidency ended and so they energized by the opportunity to be private citizens again.

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