Michelle Obama Brings Back Some Oldies But Goodies (PHOTOS)

Our week wouldn't be complete here at HuffPost Style without a look at the outfits Michelle Obama wore.

The First Lady made a pair of appearances on Wednesday and we spent Thursday through now hoping for better pics...but we couldn't deprive you for too much longer, so here goes!

In the afternoon, Michelle spoke to students at Ballou High School wearing a floral-print Moschino suit that we were introduced to in October of 2009 when she met with Queen Silvia of Sweden:

And in the evening, FLOTUS hosted a Women's History Month celebration at the White House, donning a black and gray Jonathan Saunders frock from fall of 2008. She last wore the same dress in January, with a sweater underneath, to Sargent Shriver's funeral.

Which wardrobe repeat do you like best?

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Comments

[shopgirl152]

02:23 AM on 05/12/2011

Michelle Obama is killing it yet again! I love her!

[Meldy1]

01:40 AM on 04/10/2011

I adore this great LADY aside form being intellectual gorgeous.....

[4more]

08:14 PM on 04/09/2011

The black and gray dress, sans the sweater, looks stunning on the fabulous Mrs. O.

[NightEditor]

05:34 AM on 04/07/2011

I think Mrs. Obama is doing a fabulous job as FLOTUS.
The fact that she is doing so, brings out so many negative comments. She dresses like a normal person, looks healthy and must have incredible get-up-and-go in order to fulfill her busy schedule. She shows great interest in children, and we know she is a brilliant woman who had a good career prior to this position. Some of us should stop and think of things this family has sacrificed in order to offer service to the USA.

[Truley]

11:54 PM on 04/05/2011

Thumbs Down

[daviesmith84]

02:00 AM on 04/06/2011

Yes, thumbs down to your post.

[Meldy1]

01:41 AM on 04/10/2011

Thumbs UP for FLOTUS ...truley thumbs down to you...

[liyah623]

08:22 PM on 04/05/2011

I love mrs Obama's style. Just to mention that the colours she picks are perfect for her skin tonne. Some of you may not realise it but darker skin tones work best with bright colours. To be honest her choice in colour only exatuate her bright personality. I like that she wears florals. People have to realise that she often wears florals when she is meeting with kids. I can appreciate that since colour and florals make you kid friendly/
Alot of people forget that Mrs Obama is quite curvy so she has to be weary that some of the clothing she wears does not become to provocative or inappropriate. She is mother as well so she has to be weary of the example she sets for her kids.
Overall I say her style of dress is highly appropriat for her role as first lady, a mother and a professional.

[Lydia Enderle bell]

03:15 AM on 04/04/2011

Regarding the pearshaped figure comment - I have had this problem since my youth. No need for a personal tailor,although I sewed my designer clothes for years myself. Buy flared skirts with short-waist blazers, dresses and blouses in Empire, wrap, wide midriff style, pants that flare out at the bottom, dark colors at the bottom half, wide belts above the waistline, & voila, you suddenly appear much slimmer from the waist down than you are. Pair with black hose & black boots, a la Kate M, who is bringing back styles that suit our figures very well. She has great taste. One more, for our figure problems, avoid pencil & mini skirts, but if you wear them, make them long or dark, with same color hose, boots/shoes.
By the way, I think Michelle's taste in fashion s....s, although I admire her in other ways. Her so-called advisors aren't worth their pay, because most of what she wears makes her look frumpy & homely, despite the fact that she is a beautiful woman with a figure that is not hard to style to make her look terrific instead of frumpy.

[JKPHILLY]

12:11 PM on 04/04/2011

Agreed...

[daviesmith84]

02:02 PM on 04/04/2011

"Wear what you love." -Michelle Obama

[styledelights]

01:18 AM on 04/04/2011

Elegance and Grace personified!
http://style-delights.blogspot.com/

[ScarlettMocha]

11:44 AM on 04/05/2011

That's the American way, take every opportunity for self promotion.

[styledelights]

03:12 PM on 04/05/2011

Thanks a lot!:-)

[Kimberly Christine]

12:40 AM on 04/04/2011

She is so beautiful and healthy looking, and I love the environmental and anti-materialistic message it sends when the first lady will wear dresses again in public. I do take issue at wearing a flowered suit to a funeral though. Seems like Easter brunch to me.

[Deanie1913]

02:42 PM on 04/05/2011

Kimberly, just to clarify...the flowered suit was not worn to the funeral, but rather the black & grey sheath with the turtleneck. However, I am from the old school and tend to wear black to funeral but the trend is tending toward "homegoing celebrations" lately and I see a lot more brights and whites at funerals now.

[Kimberly Christine]

06:36 PM on 04/05/2011

Oh, that's a relief! The outfit you mentioned is very appropriate. Traditional funeral colors of black and dark grey are most respectful in my opinion. Thanks!

[Hookedonfashion]

12:31 AM on 04/04/2011

I think Michelle's style is hit or miss. Sometimes she looks incredibly gorgeous while other times she looks a little frumpy. She does have incredibly beautiful arms, and if I were her, I would show them off a lot more than she does. The sheath looks much better wthout the turtleneck (love the earrings). I might have paired it with a tailored jacket instead.

[rowdiman]

10:29 PM on 04/03/2011

Brilliant, elegant, classy...I could go on & on: have you figured out I simply adore our First Lady:)

[ClaireDeLune]

07:06 PM on 04/05/2011

Can we admire her without wanting to look like her? She sometimes dresses beautifully, and appropriatley, but more often than not, her lack of basic style come out loud and clear. If one takes a look at her life before the White House, it clear that this whole "style icon" nonsense is very much a recent creation.....

[rowdiman]

08:10 PM on 04/05/2011

I couldn't look like her if I wanted to. I'm 5'2", white and have dog hair on most of my clothes:)

Her style before, was appropriate to her career as a student, lawyer and mom. Becoming the First Lady would change any woman's style dramatically due to the events and functions she is required to attend.

Some may find her a Style Icon, and others see Paris Hilton as one; personally, I'd prefer young women look to Michelle.

[daviesmith84]

01:59 AM on 04/06/2011

Not only do you not want to look like Michelle Obama, you don't like the woman as well.
J3alously just drips from each and every one of your posts.
And you just keep going on and on about it, which makes you look quite bitter.
Just sayin.

[KaLaPa111]

10:10 PM on 04/03/2011

That black dress fits her curves like a glove. Work it, honey!

[ClaireDeLune]

07:07 PM on 04/05/2011

Yeah, FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES....."work it" If you can't see the disrespect in that statement..

[daviesmith84]

01:57 AM on 04/06/2011

You don't know what the saying "work it" means. That saying is not disrespectful at all, and really is "giving props" to the First Lady in a very respectful way. Your statement shows a high level of cultural incompetency...Just sayin.

[Truley]

09:37 PM on 04/03/2011

I personally do not like her style in clothing, she has very few outfits that look nice, and needs to dress to fit her build.
I thought the gown she wore for the Presidental 2008 was ugly and tastless. Mrs Obama is no fashion icon or what you call a pretty lady.

[chiara12]

12:10 AM on 04/04/2011

Care to post a picture of your "style"?

I've seen her inaugural gown in person and it was absolutely lovely. You are obviously lacking in taste and should probably get back to reading the fashion pages of your Redbook......you know, the center of the fashion universe.

[Truley]

01:19 AM on 04/04/2011

Ditto

[Truley]

01:20 AM on 04/04/2011

AND

[Tiggy]

12:25 AM on 04/04/2011

I agree that I have seen few that really reflect her assets. She is an attractive lady and like all of us, should dress to hide our imperfections. Those dowdy floral prints do nothing for her figure nor looks. When she hits it, she nails it but when she misses it, she is out of the park.

[daviesmith84]

11:25 AM on 04/04/2011

Says you? LOL!

[Stephen Stafford]

04:50 PM on 04/03/2011

I recently saw a few things in the news that featured women in prominent positions, and I took notice of how they dressed. Shapeless sack suity things, boxy and unimaginative. Muted colors or pastels, nothing ever interesting. Nothing interesting about their bodies or shapes below the chin. I was shocked.

Mrs. Obama is performing an act of liberation for women in the public eye who have the courage to be themselves. I am not sure that we have ever seen her in the two piece "don't notice me" suits women in public life have taken to, and I hope I never do.

One day she will be credited for demonstrating that a serious woman can be taken seriously, when she takes herself seriously and honors her own fashion senses while going about her business in the public eye.

Good lookin' out, Michelle. I mean that in the "SisterGirl" sense, which is akin to feeling that she is an honored member of my own family.

[Karama]

06:54 PM on 04/03/2011

"I recently saw a few things in the news that featured women in prominent positions, and I took notice of how they dressed. Shapeless sack suity things, boxy and unimaginat­ive. Muted colors or pastels, nothing ever interestin­g. Nothing interestin­g about their bodies or shapes below the chin. I was shocked."

...women in prominent positions... Hmmm!
You must have seen those 'few things' in the local (American) news, because if you say you saw those 'few things' in the international news, I could disagree with you!

You wanna get specific? What few things and who are you talking about?

[Stephen Stafford]

07:14 PM on 04/03/2011

I have not seen a lot of international news, and that was not my reference point. I am referring to American female legislators, business women, and past first ladies. I am talking about what they wear when they feel they are operating out of an "official capacity". Many seem given to some form of suit. I remember mulling the expression "corporate burkha" and considering using it.

Something about my post seems to have gotten your hackles up. Wonder what that is about.

[ClaireDeLune]

07:35 PM on 04/05/2011

This coming from a man, with a man's point of view? You are incorrect, IMHO, a true "act of liberation" for this young woman would mean we would first and foremost be talking about the First Lady's IDEAS, and accomplishments, with hardly a thought to her wardrobe....Think Hillary Clinton if you can't wrap your sexist mind around the concept... I'm not saying one should leave style behind, we all have a sense of style, at one level or another, I just look at Hillary, and you may call her dress boring (she is much older than the First Lady, in all fairness) I call her mode of dress awesome, because I can't even remember what she wore last time she made a statement, but I sure as heck remember what she SAID! You rock HC!

[daviesmith84]

02:03 AM on 04/06/2011

You call Hillary's dress awesome. You just revealed tons about exactly who you are and it ain't good.

[Stephen Stafford]

05:05 PM on 04/06/2011

Only a loon would take my comment about liberation and decide that I have a sexist mind.

I just checked. This story is in the Style section. Incidentally, I have oft noted that these pictures of her stylin' are usually captured when she is busy doing. Mrs. Obama has great ideas that she brings to fruition, and an incredible mind.

Liberation comes where liberation comes. It is not limited to your limited notions of women's issues, or what men need be expressing their views on.

[DeloresT]

03:18 PM on 04/03/2011

Michelle Obama will speak at my Alma mater (Spelman College) this spring. It's so upsetting that I won't be able to see her. The facility is too small and the school has already stated that there won't be room enough. The ladies of Spelman are soooooooooo lucky.

[Stephen Stafford]

04:27 PM on 04/03/2011

When? I would stand on the sidewalk just to view the car go by (well, I thought about it).

[Stephen Stafford]

05:08 PM on 04/06/2011

Just saw that it is graduation that she will be speaking at - I wouldn't take a spot Granny and the family need. I know how tight parking is at commencement time in the AUC.

[Pema]

10:32 PM on 04/04/2011

there may be receptions etc. maybe you know someone who can see if there is a different event you could go to. good luck!