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A major part of Michelle Obamas legacy as First Lady will be her style. Whether she was at a state dinner, on the campaign trail, or out in the White House garden, the world tracked what she was wearing, and more often than not, fawned over it. Her husbands fashion choices, however, will most likely be forgotten (unless were talking about that tan suit. According to her, Barack Obama got away with a lot when it came to how he dressed, namely, wearing the same tuxedo for years during his presidency.

This is the unfair thing. You talk about Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers . . . no matter what we do, he puts on that same tux, she told the crowd at Apples developers conference in San Jose. People take photos of the shoes I wear, the bracelets, the necklacethey didnt comment [on] that for eight years. He wore that same tux . . . same shoes. And he was proud of it, too. He was like, Im ready! Im ready in 10 minutes. How long did it take you?

While no one commented on Obamas tendency to repeat outfits, Michelle Obama made headlines when she did. Many praised her style whether she was re-wearing clothing or wearing custom gowns, but the pressure was always on her to wear the right thing at the right time. She faced criticism when she didnt wear a designer from the home country of a visiting world leader and when she wore J.Crew to meet Queen Elizabeth in 2009, to which Oscar de la Renta commented, You dont go to Buckingham Palace in a sweater.

Double standards aside, Michelle Obama used her wardrobe to make political statements and encourage diplomacy and left the White House as a fashion icon. Barack Obama is just now transitioning out of dad jeans.

At the 2009 state dinner for India wearing Naeem Khan.

At the 2010 state dinner for Mexico wearing Peter Soronen.

At the 2011 state dinner for China wearing Alexander McQueen.

At the 2011 state dinner for Germany wearing Naeem Khan.

At the 2016 state dinner for Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden wearing Naeem Khan.

At the 2016 state dinner for Singapore wearing Brandon Maxwell.

At the 2016 last state dinner for Italy wearing Versace.

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At the 2009 state dinner for India wearing Naeem Khan.

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At the 2010 state dinner for Mexico wearing Peter Soronen.

By Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images.

At the 2011 state dinner for China wearing Alexander McQueen.

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At the 2011 state dinner for Germany wearing Naeem Khan.

Left, from Corbis, right, by Saul Loeb/AFP, both from Getty Images.

At the 2011 state dinner for South Korea wearing Doo.Ri.

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At the 2012 state dinner for the U.K. wearing Marchesa.

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At the 2014 state dinner for France wearing Carolina Herrera.

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At the 2015 state dinner for Japan wearing Tadashi Shoji.

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At the 2015 state dinner for China wearing Vera Wang.

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At the 2016 state dinner for Canada wearing Jason Wu.

By Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images.

At the 2016 state dinner for Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden wearing Naeem Khan.

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At the 2016 state dinner for Singapore wearing Brandon Maxwell.

Left, from Nurphoto, right, from Bloomberg, both from Getty Images.

At the 2016 last state dinner for Italy wearing Versace.

From A.P. Images.

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Michelle Obama Calls out Barack's Outfit-Repeating - Vanity Fair